Arts & Culture
Statue of Liberty closed indefinitely after Superstorm Sandy
The Statue of Liberty officially reopened last weekend to huge fanfare after a $30 million refurbishment, but it has now been closed indefinitely after...
Torre Argentina cat sanctuary faces eviction
There is growing pressure on well-known Roman cat sanctuary Torre Argentina to leave its home in the heart of the ancient city. The head of...
Warsame Shire Awale, Somali poet and songwriter, killed by unknown gunmen in Mogadishu
Somali poet, playwright and songwriter Warsame Shire Awale has been killed in the capital, Mogadishu by unknown gunmen near his home on Monday evening. Warsame...
Penguin and Random House agree on merger
Publisher Pearson announces agreement with German media group Bertelsmann to combine their Penguin and Random House businesses. Under the terms of the deal, the two...
Composer Hans Werner Henze dies aged 86
Famous German composer Hans Werner Henze has died at the age of 86, his publisher Schott Music has said. "Hans Werner Henze, one of the...
Beethoven hymn uncovered in Berlin after 192 years
A previously unknown Beethoven arrangement for an ancient hymn has been uncovered in Berlin after 192 years. The composer wrote a harmony for the Gregorian...
Sunil Gangopadhyay, Bengali poet and novelist, dies aged 78
Bengali poet and novelist Sunil Gangopadhyay has died in the Indian city of Calcutta aged 78. Sunil Gangopadhyay died early on Tuesday morning following a...
Car made from painted human bodies by Emma Hack
This car is made of 17 naked men and women who have been painted and positioned to create this bizarre work of art. Body-painting artist...
Fifty Shades Of Grey becomes fastest selling book in French history
The French translation of British erotic novel Fifty Shades Of Grey was only released on Wednesday, but has already become the fastest selling book...
Pianist Fazil Say in court for insulting Muslims values
World-famous Turkish pianist Fazil Say has appeared in court in Istanbul charged with inciting hatred and insulting the values of Muslims. Fazil Say is being...
Marie Antoinette’s slippers auctioned for 50,000 euros
A pair of Marie Antoinette's slippers has been auctioned for 50,000 euros ($65,600) on the anniversary of the French queen's execution. The auction house Paris...
Kunsthal Museum in Rotterdam sees largest art theft in years including Picasso, Matisse and Monet
Paintings by artists including Picasso, Matisse, Monet, Gauguin and Freud have been stolen from Kunsthal Museum in Rotterdam. Police in the Netherlands said the works...
Abstraktes Bild by Gerhard Richter owned by Eric Clapton sold for $34 million
Oil painting Abstraktes Bild by the German artist Gerhard Richter has sold for £21 million ($34 million) - an auction record for a work...
Mo Yan wins 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature
Chinese author Mo Yan has been awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize for literature. A prolific author, 57-year-old Mo Yan has published dozens of short stories,...
Columbus Day Parade 2012 in NYC
Of many celebrations that still mark the discovery of America, the biggest ones for consumers are the annual Columbus Day sales by major retailers...
Columbus Day 2012
Columbus Day, which is annually on the second Monday of October, remembers Christopher Columbus' arrival to the Americas on October 12, 1492. In 2012, Columbus...
Bosnia’s National Museum closed because of political splits and lack of funds
Bosnia's National Museum, which survived two world wars and the 1990s siege of Sarajevo, has closed because of lack of funds and political splits. The...
The Casual Vacancy, JK Rowling’s first adult book, to be published on Thursday
JK Rowling said her next novel would be for adults and it seems she has succeeded. Days before its official launch, excerpts from JK Rowling’s...
“O’zapft is!” Oktoberfest 2012 starts with beer and rain
Oktoberfest 2012, the 179th edition of the world's most famous beer festival, has begun on September, 22, at the Theresienwiese fairground in Munich (München),...
Poet Louis Simpson dies at his New York home aged 89
Poet Louis Simpson, a Pulitzer Prize-winner whose work often explored the darker side of life in the US suburbs, has died at his New...
Edvard Munch’s The Scream goes on display at MoMA for six months
A version of Edvard Munch's The Scream, which became the most expensive artwork sold at auction earlier this year, is to go on display...
Van Gogh’s Flowers In A Blue Vase damaged by chemical compound
Belgian researchers have spotted a never-before-seen chemical effect in Vincent Van Gogh's Flowers In A Blue Vase that is dulling the work's vibrant yellows. It...
Kennedy Center Honors: Led Zeppelin and Dustin Hoffman to be honored at December gala
Dustin Hoffman, rock band Led Zeppelin and talk show host David Letterman are to be honored by Washington's Kennedy Center. The performance hall will give...
Venice Film Festival 2012 Winners Full List
The 69th Venice International Film Festival, organized by La Biennale di Venezia, has run at Venice Lido August 29th through September 8th, 2012, directed...
Venice Film Festival 2012: South Korean film Pieta wins Golden Lion
South Korean film Pieta has won the Golden Lion award at the 69th edition of Venice Film Festival. The best actor award was split between...
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