Arts & Culture
Elvis Presley bible sold for $94,000 in UK
A bible which once belonged to Elvis Presley has sold for $94,000 at auction in Greater Manchester, UK. The 1,600 page book was given to...
Renoir painting Paysage Bords de Seine bought at a flea market with $50
An artwork by French master Pierre-Auguste Renoir bought at a flea market in the US may turn out to be a rare bargain. The painting...
Philip Roth rebukes Wikipedia over The Human Stain edit
American novelist Philip Roth has criticized Wikipedia after he was unable to convince the site to change an entry about one of his novels. Philip...
Paul McCartney decorated with France’s Legion of Honour for services to music
Paul McCartney has been given France's highest award, the Legion of Honour, for services to music. Sir Paul McCartney was decorated by President Francois Hollande...
Giant girl head sculpture by Jaume Plensa unveiled on Botafogo beach in Rio de Janeiro
A giant sculpture by Jaume Plensa representing the head of a 14-year-old girl has been unveiled on the famous Botafogo beach, in the Brazilian...
Brooklyn Labor Day Parade 2012: Caribbean Carnival schedule and practical info
The West Indian American Day Parade & Carnival celebrates its 45th anniversary in 2012. The party starts on the Thursday before Labor Day, August 30th,...
Brooklyn Labor Day Parade 2012: West Indian American Carnival celebrates its 45th anniversary
Catch all the color and excitement as millions of Brooklynites & New Yorkers line up along Eastern Parkway for the Brooklyn Labor Day Parade...
Richard Bach, author of short novel Jonathan Livingston Seagull, seriously injured in plane crash
Richard Bach, author of 1970s short novel Jonathan Livingston Seagull, has been seriously injured in a plane crash. Richard Bach, 76, was reportedly trying to...
Burning Man Festival ten principles
Burning Man Festival is a week-long annual event held in the Black Rock Desert also known as “the playa” in northern Nevada, US, taking...
Burning Man Festival 2012 theme is Fertility 2.0 in honor of the female form
Burning Man Festival, the annual art, music, experience and everything else event held in the middle of the Nevada desert, is underway with more...
Greta Garbo estate goes under the hammer in Los Angeles
An extraordinary collection of items belonging to Greta Garbo is to go under the hammer at Julien's Auctions in December. It is not only designer...
Rembrandt etching Writing-Master lost in the post by Norway gallery
Soli Brug Gallery in Greaaker in Norway has admitted losing a Rembrandt etching worth up to $8,500 in the post, after trying to save...
Ecce Homo fresco by Elias Garcia Martinez botched by amateur restoration
An elderly parishioner has stunned Spanish cultural officials with an alarming and unauthorized attempt to restore a prized Jesus Christ fresco. Ecce Homo (Behold the...
Nina Bawden, Carrie’s War author, dies aged 87
British children's author Nina Bawden, who was best known for writing the book Carrie's War, has died aged 87. Publisher Virago said Nina Bawden died...
Is Alice in Wonderland a story about drugs?
Alice in Wonderland fans have been marking the 150th anniversary of the fateful boat trip that saw the genesis of the children's tale. Alice's Adventures...
Rare Picasso glass artwork found in Evansville Museum of Art storage
A rare piece of art believed to have been inspired by Pablo Picasso in an Evansville museum, actually turned out to be an original...
Picasso’s Child With A Dove in export bar
British Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on Picasso's Child With A Dove, in the hope that money can be...
Ukraine chocolate museum opened in Akmescit
History of chocolate is being re-told in Akmescit, capital of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea in Ukraine, where a chocolate museum was opened. Opened in...
Brussels Flower Carpet 2012 in African designs on the Grand Place
A flower carpet using designs from Africa has been created on the main square of the Belgian capital, Brussels. Hundreds of thousands of flowers were...
Composer Marvin Hamlisch dies in Los Angeles aged 68
Composer Marvin Hamlisch, who wrote the scores for films and shows including The Sting and A Chorus Line, has died in Los Angeles, aged...
Art critic Robert Hughes dies in New York at 74
Influential Australian art critic and writer Robert Hughes has died in New York after a long illness aged 74. Robert Hughes made major contributions to...
Mihaela Ursuleasa, award-winning Romanian pianist, found dead in Vienna aged 33
Romanian pianist Mihaela Ursuleasa was found dead in her apartment in Vienna, Austria. The 33-year-old international musician was found dead in her apartment in Vienna,...
Vertigo named as Greatest Film of All Time
Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo has usurped Orson Welles's Citizen Kane as the greatest film of all time in a poll by the British Film Institute's...
North Korea Arirang Mass Games 2012
Arirang Mass Games will be held in North Korean capital Pyongyang from August 1st until September 9th, 2012. Mass Games takes place in the one of the...
Polish catholic groups protest over Madonna’s MDNA show in Warsaw
Catholic and veterans groups in Poland are protesting against Madonna’s concert in the Polish capital because it falls on the anniversary of the Warsaw...
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