Arts & Culture
Possible Leonardo Da Vinci fresco found in the Palazzo Vecchio
Italian art researchers say they may have found traces of a Leonardo Da Vinci work hidden under a Florentine fresco. Tiny probes, sent through drilled...
Fist fighting broke out at Chicago Symphony Orchestra Hall
Concert-goers at Orchestra Hall in Chicago were all stunned Thursday because of two men who were fist fighting in one of the boxes during...
Moebius, the French comics artist Jean Giraud, died at 73 in Paris
Moebius, as Jean Giraud, one of France's leading comics artists, was known, has died in Paris at the age of 73 after a long...
Jimmy Ellis, Disco Inferno hit singer, died at 74
Jimmy Ellis, the lead singer of Philadelphia-based funk band The Trammps, which rose to fame with its top 10 hit Disco Inferno, has died...
Tate Modern bought Ai Weiwei “sunflower seeds”
London gallery Tate Modern bought Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's "sunflower seeds", a work made up of 10 tons of porcelain seed replicas. Tate Modern has...
Whitney Houston’s earrings donned in The Bodyguard at Hollywood Legends auction
A pair of pearl-drop earrings worn by Whitney Houston in the 1992 film “The Bodyguard” is to be sold in an auction of the...
Davy Jones, The Monkees’ lead singer, has died at 66
Davy Jones, the lead singer of 60’s band The Monkees, has died aged 66, his publicist has confirmed. The Monkees, who included musicians Micky Dolenz,...
Oscars 2012: How Meryl Streep was transformed into Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady
The men behind the Meryl Streep's transformation into Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady are about to find out if they have won an...
Oscars: the glamour of the old Hollywood iconic stars
The A-listers are currently sweeping into Hollywood as the biggest event in the movie industry calendar looms tonight, Oscars 2012. For all the star quality...
Oscars 2012: Full Nominees List
BEST PICTURE War Horse The Tree of Life The Artist Moneyball The Descendants Midnight in Paris The Help Hugo Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close BEST DIRECTOR Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist Alexander Payne - The Descendants Martin...
Oscars 2012: The Artist, the silent black and white French film, leads the race
The silent black and white French film The Artist is the clear favorite to take the coveted best picture prize as the final countdown...
Early comic books collection featuring Batman and Superman sold for $3.5 million
A collection of early comic books has been sold for $3.5 million at auction in New York. The trove of 345 comics had been bought...
Whitney Houston’s most prized possessions are set to go up for an auction next month
Whitney Houston's most prized possessions are set to go up for an auction next month, it has emerged today, two days after the singer's...
Yosemite Firefall, the rare February spectacle of Horsetail Fall
Nature photographers wait at Yosemite National Park until the moment when the sun and earth align to create a fleeting phenomenon, the firefall. This marvel...
Whitney Houston’s burial: private ceremony at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, New Jersey
Whitney Houston’s family is to attend the singer’s private burial in Westfield, New Jersey, later. Whitney Houston is to be laid to rest beside her...
Cordao do Bola Preta 2012 gathered 2.2 million revelers in Rio de Janeiro
Cordao do Bola Preta parade, one of Rio de Janeiro's oldest and most popular carnival street parties has attracted a record 2.2 million revelers,...
Whitney Houston’s last days described by Clive Davis while he paid emotional tribute to the star
Clive Davis, the Sony mogul and Whitney Houston’s mentor and guide of her career for decades, paid an emotional tribute at the star’s funeral...
Pope Benedict XVI recognizes 22 new cardinals
Pope Benedict XVI has recognized 22 new cardinals - his closest aides - at a ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica at Vatican. The new "princes...
Armed robbery at Ancient Olympia museum in Greece
An armed robbery took place at a museum in Ancient Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympics, from where dozens of artefacts have been stolen, Greek...
Whitney Houston and her exceptionally vocal technique, melisma
The legendary singer Whitney Houston will be always remembered as a master of "melisma". What is melisma and why did it influence a generation of...
Grammy Awards 2012: Full List of Winners
GRAMMY AWARDS 2012: THE WINNERS Record of the Year – Rolling In The Deep, Adele Album of the Year – 21, Adele Song of the Year –...
Grammy Awards 2012: Adele was the big winner with six prizes
British singer Adele was the big winner at the Grammy Awards 2012 in Los Angeles, winning six prizes including record, song and album of...
Did King Juan Carlos have an affair with Princess Diana?
In a new book by Spanish author Pilar Eyre is claimed that Princess Diana was just one of the many young ladies King Juan...
Mimi Alford, ex-White House intern, described her 18-month affair with JFK in a new explosive book
An explosive book claims that John F. Kennedy took the virginity of a White House intern in a side room, just feet away from...
Gerard Depardieu will star as DSK in a new film about the New York sex scandal
US director Abel Ferrara announced that French legend Gerard Depardieu is to star as Dominique Strauss-Kahn in a film about the sex scandal that...
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