Arts & Culture
International German Beard and Moustache Championships 2012 in Bad Schussenried
The 2012 International German Beard and Moustache Championships have been held in Bad Schussenried. Beards from around the world have travelled to Bad Schussenried and...
Olympics 2012: olympic torch wins Design of the Year Award
Barber Osgerby, the British creative team behind the London Olympic torch, has won the prestigious Design of the Year award 2012. The aluminum torch is...
Thomas Kinkade planned to marry Amy Pinto-Walsh after finalizing divorce from Nanette Kinkade
Self-proclaimed Painter of Light Thomas Kinkade left behind some warring women when he died nearly three weeks ago. Though Thomas Kinkade had separated from his...
Thomas Middleton is co-author of Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well
William Shakespeare’s All's Well That Ends Well has a co-author, according to a research from Oxford University academics. Thomas Middleton has been revealed as the...
Nanette Kinkade files restraining order against Thomas Kinkade’s mistress Amy Pinto-Walsh
Nanette Kinkade, the ex-wife of Thomas Kinkade, the successful Painter of Light who died earlier this month, has filed a restraining order against his...
Casoria Contemporary Art Museum in Naples burns artworks in protest at budget cuts
Casoria Contemporary Art Museum in Naples, Italy, has started burning its artworks in protest at budget cuts which it says have left cultural institutions...
Dickens and Tolkien descendants join for two new fantasy books for children
Poet Michael Tolkien, the eldest grandson of JRR Tolkien, and Gerald Dickens, the great-great grandson of Charles Dickens, are to collaborate on two new...
Original cheque that bought Superman comic character sold with $160,000
The original cheque used to buy the Superman comic character from its creators Jerome Siegel and Joe Shuster has been sold in an online auction...
Thomas Kinkade died into his sleep as he had relapsed into alcoholism
Painter of Light Thomas Kinkade battled alcoholism over the past several years and had a relapse just before his death at his home in...
J.K. Rowling announces her first adult novel “The Casual Vacancy”
J.K. Rowling, the Harry Potter author, has announced her first adult novel will be called The Casual Vacancy. J.K. Rowling revealed in February that she...
Cezanne’s Boy in a Red Waistcoat stolen from a Swiss museum recovered in Serbia
Serbian police has recovered a Cezanne painting stolen in a raid on a Swiss museum in 2008. Authorities have not named the painting, but local...
Thomas Kinkade, the Painter of Light, died at 54
Thomas Kinkade, the Painter of Light, one of America’s most popular artist, died from what appear to have been natural causes at 54. Nanette, the...
Rare Paul Cezanne watercolor artwork worth $20M found in Texas after 59 years
A rare watercolor artwork of Paul Cezanne missing since 1953 is expected to sell for as much as $20 million at auction in May,...
Four paintings worth $1M stolen from a New York gallery uncovered in Germany after 24 years
Four contemporary artworks worth $1 million stolen from a New York gallery have been recovered in Germany 24 years on. A total of six artworks...
Earl Scruggs, the pioneering banjo musician, has died at 88
Earl Scruggs, the pioneering banjo player who is credited with helping create modern country music, has died in Nashville aged 88. Earl Scruggs died of...
Turin Shroud: new theories by Thomas de Wesselow
Cambridge art historian Thomas de Wesselow came with a new theory about the Turin Shroud, being convinced that it is real and did touch...
Mozart composition uncovered in a notebook in Austria
A previously unknown Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart piano composition, believed to have been written when he was as young as 10, has been uncovered in...
How the world’s first ever rock concert, the Moondog Coronation Ball, was about to end in turmoil
Moondog Coronation Ball, the world's first rock concert, was staged in Cleveland in 1952 by two men whose passion for music bridged the racial...
Van Gogh’ Still Life With Meadow Flowers and Roses is deemed genuine
Still Life With Meadow Flowers and Roses, a painting once thought to be by Vincent van Gogh but later dismissed has now been confirmed...
World’s largest book “This is Muhammad” on public display at IBN Battuta Mall in Dubai
The world's largest book has been put on public display in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s Dubai at IBN Battuta Mall. The book, named "This...
International Pop Music Festival Crystal Star begins online registration!
The International Pop Music Festival for Children and Youth "Crystal Star" begins registrations! Starting on March 15, 2012, talented children and young singers, aged between...
Wallis Simpson hated Marilyn Monroe for being on the front page, revealed Charles Pick’s memoirs
The late literary agent Charles Pick's memoirs revealed why Wallis Simpson hated Marilyn Monroe alongside other encounters with 20th century icons, including the Duke...
Encyclopaedia Britannica ends its printed edition after 244 years of tradition
Reference book firm Encyclopaedia Britannica has decided to stop publishing its famous and weighty 32-volume print edition after 244 years of tradition. Encyclopaedia Britannica will...
Paul Kuczynski – Satirical illustration
Polish born Pawel Kuczynski (Pawła Kuczyńskiego) was born in 1976 in Szczecin. He graduated the Fine Arts Academy in Poznan with specialization in graphics. You can...
Vegetable Orchestra created by Chinese brothers Nan Weidong and Nan Weiping
Nan Weidong and Nan Weiping, two brothers from Beijing, have carved out an unusual career - making musical instruments from carrots, potatoes and other...
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