* Strong $80.3 mln opening in U.S., Canada * Domestic debut is biggest so far in 2013 * International sales for 'Oz' add $69.9 mln By Lisa Richwine and Andrea Burzynski LOS ANGELES, March 10 (Reuters) - There was no place like "Oz" at the weekend box office.

Classical Chinese painters were masters of rocky mountains, but Liu Dan, one of a group of contemporary artists putting a new twist on a thousand-year tradition, sticks with just the rock. Liu's minutely detailed "Scholar's Rock," a large-scale, almost photographic exploration of a single gnarly, eroded stone at once pays homage to the classical tradition of scrupulous ink and brush skills, while turning the notion of soaring landscapes on its head.

Rock star Bono embraced his inner nerd on Tuesday as he made a case that extreme poverty could be eliminated by the year 2030 with the help of technology. "Forget the rock opera, forget the bombast," Bono told a rapt audience at a prestigious TED gathering in Southern California. "The only thing singing today is the facts. I have truly embraced my inner nerd." He playfully put his trademark tinted glasses on upside down to highlight his point. "Exit the rock star," he said. "Enter the evidence-based activist. The factavist."

LOS ANGELES, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Anne Hathaway sang and starved her way to her first Oscar on Sunday with an emotionally raw portrayal of Fantine in "Les Miserables," the sweeping yet intimate film adaptation of the stage play based on French writer Victor Hugo's epic 1862 novel.