Arts & Culture
Stephane Hessel dies at the age of 95
Writer Stephane Hessel, the former French Resistance fighter whose 2010 manifesto Time for Outrage inspired social protesters, has died at the age of 95. Stephane...
Cleotha Staples of gospel group The Staple Singers dies aged 78
Cleotha Staples, a member of the chart-topping gospel group The Staple Singers, has died at the age of 78. The family group had eight US...
Magic Slim dies in Chicago at the age of 75
American blues guitarist and leading figure in the Chicago blues scene Magic Slim has died at the age of 75. Magic Slim had more than...
Hilary Mantel attacks Kate Middleton branding her a plastic princess
British author Hilary Mantel, a double Booker Prize winner, whose latest books are set in the Tudor court, dismissed Kate Middleton as a “machine-made”...
Pablo Neruda exhumation ordered in Chile
A Chilean court has ordered the exhumation of the remains of poet Pablo Neruda, as part of an inquest into his death in 1973. Pablo...
Liberty Leading The People, Delacroix iconic painting, vandalized at Louvre Museum
French police have detained a woman accused of defacing iconic Delacroix painting Liberty Leading The People at a branch of the Louvre Museum. The woman...
Picasso portrait of mistress Marie-Therese Walter sold for $45 million at Sotheby’s
Femme Assise Pres d'une Fenetre (Woman Sitting Near a Window), one of Picasso's portraits of his mistress, Marie-Therese Walter, has been sold for £28.6...
Wesley Daniel’s head on fire as he tries to breathe flames at the Lyric Opera of Chicago
Fire-breathing stilt-walker Wesley Daniel has been severely burned after his head caught fire during a dress rehearsal at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Wesley Daniel,...
Mongolia wins 2013 Breckenridge International Snow Sculpture Championships
Fifteen teams from around the world competed in the 23rd edition of Breckenridge International Snow Sculpture Championships, and Team Mongolia won both the Artist's...
Svetlana Lunkina flees Bolshoi Ballet over threats
Bolshoi top ballerina Svetlana Lunkina has revealed she has moved to Canada amid claims of threats to her husband. Leading soloist Svetlana Lunkina told a...
Vladimir Tretchikoff’s original painting of Chinese Girl to go on sale in London
Vladimir Tretchikoff's original painting of the Chinese Girl, believed to be the world's most reproduced print, is to go on sale in London. Russian artist...
Goettingen: The song that changed the world
The reconciliation between France and Germany after WWII was enshrined in Elysee Treaty signed 50 years ago. But many believe a song, Goettingen, recorded...
John Naper banned portrait The Queen goes on public display after 60 years
The Queen, John Napper’s controversial portrait, which was hidden from view for 60 years because it looked nothing like Queen Elizabeth II, has finally...
Sergei Filin, Bolshoi Theatre artistic director, burnt by acid attack
Sergei Filin, artistic director of Russia's Bolshoi Theatre, is being treated in a Moscow hospital for severe burns to his face after a masked...
Dan Brown to release new book Inferno in May
Dan Brown, the bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code, is to release new book Inferno in May. Inferno it will be the fourth novel...
Kumbh Mela 2013 begins in Allahabad with Indian holy rivers plunge
Hundreds of thousands of people have been bathing at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers at Allahabad in India, on the opening...
Christian Grey voted the perfect fictional gentleman by one in 10 women
Thanks to the popularity of international best seller Fifty Shades Of Grey, one in ten women between the ages of 25 and 54 consider...
Sally Frith sees musical Les Miserables 957 times
Sally Frith from Gloucestershire, UK, is a massive fan of musical Les Miserables. In 25 years Sally Frith has notched up 957 visits to see...
Kate Middleton’s first official portrait unveiled at London’s National Portrait Gallery
The first official painting of the Duchess of Cambridge has been unveiled this morning and provoked a dismayed reaction. It was painted by the artist...
Simon Rattle to leave Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra after his contract expires in 2018
Simon Rattle has announced that he will leave as chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra after his contract expires in 2018. Sir Simon Rattle,...
Stolen Henri Matisse’s Le Jardin found in London after 26 years
Le Jardin, a Henri Matisse painting stolen in 1987 and valued at $1 million, has been found by an art recovery specialist in London. Le...
Alice Springs ghost gum trees torched
Two ghost gum trees made famous by the work of Australian Aboriginal artist Albert Namatjira have been found burnt in Alice Springs. Officials in the...
Why writers go anonymous? A Belle de Jour analysis.
While we may not know their names, anonymous writers have long shaped our worldview, says Brooke Magnanti, who wrote as blogger Belle de Jour. How...
Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy becomes subject of a course at American University
E.L. James bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey took the world by storm, selling more than 3.2 million copies up to now. Now, the novel is...
Marist Poll reveals the most annoying words of 2012
The annual Marist Poll has revealed the most annoying words or phrases used in conversation in 2012. “Whatever” headed the list, cited by 32% of...
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