B6 nationalpost.com ARTS & LIFE NATIONAL POST, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2013 Nervous lips synch national anthems: Beyoncé bungle-proofs ‘Banner’ According to the London Times, pop singer Beyoncé’s INAUGURAL STALL the Post. “We performed, live, the rendition of The Star Spangled Banner at U.S. President band. But we received last-minute Barack Obama’sinauguration on Mondaywas pre-recorded. play: Beyoncé decided at the last minute to lip-synch, per- word that Beyoncé was going to A spokesperson for the Marine Corps Band, which accom- haps rather than risk pulling off a sub-par rendition of the use the pre-recorded vocal track. panied Beyoncé’s performance, told the Times and the New U.S. national anthem at such a momentous event. “All music Those were the instructions we York Post that it is standard procedure to record a backing is pre-recorded for the ceremony because there are so many were given. We don’t know the track. However, it wasn’t the plan all along to have the track eventualities and conditions that day,” Kristin DuBois told reason why.” National Post

ARTS REPORT ‘COMEDY’ ‘YOU ARE HELPING OUR PEOPLE PROSPER’ Trippedfrom So says B.C. Premier Christy Clark, who on Tuesday announced that Vancouver will host the inaugural Times of theheadlines India Film Awards. The Times is the largest media organ- ization in India and reaches 90 million people. Clark called that a “tremendous opportunity” for people in India to SHINAN GOVANI’S SCENE Can you separate RLANCE learn about the tourism and business opportunities in B.C. nationalpost.com/shinan fact from This Is Shortly before the announcement, famed Bollywood per-

PA former Shiamak Davar, who also has a home in North Van- That fiction? couver, entertained the crowd with a performance by his dance troupe. “I take a lot of pride standing here today,” BY TRISTIN HOPPER said Indian actress Chitrangada Singh, who is visiting Van-

THE couver for the first time. “I am looking forward to a great In its February issue, Harper’s time.” The awards will be held in April. Postmedia News Magazine published a brief re- port about a Canadian student who was suing her university for failing to accommodate 6,045 The number of times U.S. radio stations her “visual allergies.” Then played Justin Timberlake’s new single, Suit & Tie, during the U.S. magazine’s editors the second week of January, setting a record for the most sheepishly retracted the story first-week plays in the Billboard chart’s history. Previous after realizing it had first been record-holders include Lady Gaga’s Born This Way, with broadcast on CBC Radio’s sa- 4,602 spins. Suit & Tie came in at No. 14 on the chart, also tirical program This Is That, making it the highest ever entry for a male artist. The track hosted by comedians Pat Kelly is Timberlake’s first single in six years after the musician and Peter Oldring. EDITION took a break to concentrate on acting. The Daily Telegraph The episode provided This Is That’s producers with ample 33.33million The number of Twit- opportunity to boast on Twit- ter users who follow Justin Bieber’s account, making the ter (full disclosure: the Na- Canadian the king of the social media network, topping tional Post has also published This Is That headlines as real). fellow pop star Lady Gaga. Data from TwitterCounter.com But in a media landscape

JUSTIN showed that the 18-year-old singer jumped into the lead filled with legitimate stories with 33.33 million followers, topping Lady Gaga’s 33.32 mil- involving “moisturizing jeans” lion and ending her two-and-a-half year rule of the micro- and fake dead girlfriends, are blogging site. A spokesman from TwitterCounter.com said This Is That’s tales of makeup- Lady Gaga has held the top slot on Twitter since August wearing referees and pay-per- 2010 when she overtook Britney Spears. Singer Katy Perry use parks all that outlandish? is now in third with 31.49 million followers. Spears has Below are 10 This Is That since slipped to sixth place. Reuters headlines and 10 real-life headlines. Can you tell the real world from CBC’s “satir- NUMBERS: ical send-up of public radio”? (Answers at the bottom.)

1. Montreal bylaw requires THE GEORGE PIMENTEL; GEORGE PIMENTEL; BRYAN SCHLOSSER / POSTMEDIA NEWS; AARON LYNETT / NATIONAL POST dogs to understand com- The Walrus gala guest list includes, clockwise from top: Jian Ghomeshi, Margaret Atwood, mands in both official

BY John Irving and Bay president Bonnie Brooks, who will bring a canoe for the occasion. languages 2. Hamilton teachers no long- er allowed to award students 100% 3. Avril Lavigne or Sir John A. Macdonald to get statue in Director Igor Drljaca’s latest film Krivina opens Jan. Napanee 25. (Diary kept Nov. 11, 2010) It is only autumn, but it is THEY ARE 4. Ottawa man ticketed for already far too cold. We think that this might be our last parking on his own property day of filming. We are using a construction site that my 5. PETA wants Manitoba road- parents are managing to film Miro’s construction job. The side memorial for dead cows shoot in Toronto has been harder than planned, because 6. Toronto neighbourhood I have been fine-tuning Miro’s characterization as we go THE WALRUS tries to ban children 7. Spider scares family out of Y along. I have been struck by how I am piecing together my own unresolved feelings about my immigration process Magazine bash draws CanCon boldfaces — Western Newfoundland home with those of my actors (Goran and Jasmin), close friends, and family. The myths that I was exploring in the Bosnian section of at least one of whom will leave with a canoe DIAR the film are coming into focus again, Labrador City standing alongside myths about life in gets limousine Canada, and its many promises; prom- omeone will be taking jammed, and we are all gala ises which seem inconsequential when SCENE! THE home a canoe. And wallahs, so to speak. And have faced with death. My mom’s cancer many will, if not make I mentioned how I’ve never HEARD! 8. Logger hauls away sculp- has returned, and the need to finish love in a canoe — as really had that much of an ture mistaken for wood pile the project is becoming that much S once famously attraction to the word “gala”? 9. Shania Twain Centre in Pierre Berton MEANWHILE: more pressing. I hope that I can quipped was the birthright of Benefit is so much better. And Samuel L. Jackson gave Timmins set to close, may soon get this film into a pre- the ideal Canadian — at least considering that everything is Galen Weston and gang the become gold mine sentable shape. National Post enjoy a cocktail or two under- a “gala” these days, what really best publicity money can’t 10. Labrador City gets neath one. is ... y’know? I feel about the limousine buy. In Toronto last week to Doubling as both auction word “gala” the way I do about 11. Family shocked to learn wrap up his part in the Supernatural airs at 9 p.m. on The CW. It sounds item as well as party decor on the word “gown.” It all seems pet dog was a wolf Robocop reboot that’s been astounding, but the fantasy drama Supernatural — fol- Wednesday is a bespoke vessel so unnecessary. 12. Protesters demand lowing the demon-slaying exploits of two unreasonably courtesy of Bonnie Brooks, But that was a digression. shooting here, Jackson got to Calgary Stampede remove attractive brothers — has now been on for eight seasons. president of the Hudson’s Bay And, I’m afraid, not that quick. know President’s Choice brand “stampede” from its name While we’ve only caught the show sporadically during its Company. The striped canoe But now I’m done. of salted caramels, which he 13. Meet Ganuk, Canada’s then sent out a rave about on

TCH run, we admit we got a kick out of stars Jensen Ackles and is expected to hang from the Wednesday night’s Walrus newest polar bear artist Jared Padalecki, pictured, as well as the series’ rather ceiling at the Fermenting Cel- g-a-l-a — an event marking the Twitter. These sweets, the star 14. Toronto bans kite flying in ambitious fifth season, which involved Lucifer himself. lar, in the Distillery District, 10th anniversary of the glori- told his two million or so fol- city park

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