Arts & Culture
Ernst Fuchs Dies Aged 85
Austrian artist Ernst Fuchs, co-founder of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism, has died at the age of 85. The painter’s son, Tillmann Fuchs, said...
Picasso’s La Gommeuse Breaks Auction Record at Sotheby’s
Pablo Picasso’s blue period portrait La Gommeuse has achieved a record $67.5 million at Sotheby's in New York, as part of their Impressionist &...
Italian River Cruises Show You Old and New Culture Alike
If you want to have a real choice of different river cruises, then you simply must consider Italy. It is a favorite European destination...
Is Contemporary Music a Style in Its Own Right?
‘Contemporary music’ is a very vague term. It means different things to different people. In fact, governments around the world have actually brought specialists...
Eoin Colfer Teams up with Marvel to Write New Iron Man Novel
Irish children’s books author Eoin Colfer is teaming up with Marvel to write a new Iron Man novel for young adults. Eoin Colfer, famous for...
Amazon Books: Amazon Opens First Physical Bookstore in Seattle
Amazon Books is the very first mass market bookstore the company has ever launched. It opens on November 3 in Seattle and will stock thousands...
Placido Domingo to Undergo Gallbladder Removal Surgery
Placido Domingo has been forced to cancel his conducting engagements at New York's Metropolitan Opera as he will undergo surgery to have his gallbladder...
Marlon James Wins Man Booker Prize 2015
Jamaican novelist Marlon James has won this year’s Man Booker Prize for A Brief History of Seven Killings, a novel inspired by the attempted...
2015 Nobel Prize in Literature Awarded to Svetlana Alexievich
This year’s Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to the Belarusian writer and journalist Svetlana Alexievich "for her polyphonic writings, a monument to...
Renoir Sucks Protest at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts
A group of protesters have demonstrated outside Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) that is showing work by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, complaining that the French...
Henning Mankell Dies of Cancer Aged 67
Swedish author Henning Mankell, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most famous creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander, has died at the...
Jackie Collins Dies of Breast Cancer Aged 77
Joan Collins’ sister, best-selling novelist Jackie Collins, has died of breast cancer at the age of 77, her family announced. "It is with tremendous sadness...
And Then There Were None Named World’s Favorite Agatha Christie Novel
And Then There Were None has been named the world's favorite Agatha Christie novel in an online poll run by the author’s estate. The 1939...
Palmyra’s Temple of Bel Destroyed by ISIS, UN Satellite Images Confirm
According to the United Nations, a satellite image confirms that Palmyra’s Temple of Bel in northern Syria has been destroyed. There had been earlier reports...
Stolen Pablo Picasso’s La Coiffeuse Returned to France
Pablo Picasso’s oil painting La Coiffeuse (The Hairdresser) that was stolen from Paris' Centre Georges Pompidou 14 years ago has been returned to France. The...
Chicago’s Bean Sculpture Copied in China
British-Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor has complained of plagiarism following reports that a sculpture similar to Cloud Gate he made for Chicago has been constructed...
Go Set a Watchman Released in 70 Countries Simultaneously
Harper Lee’s novel, Go Set a Watchman, has gone on sale around the world. The book is set 20 years after the events of Harper...
Harper Lee Planned to Write More Novels After To Kill A Mockingbird
Harper Lee had plans to write a string of novels after To Kill A Mockingbird, a letter the author wrote before the book was...
James Salter Dies at the Age of 90
Novelist James Salter has died on June 19 at a gym near his New York state home, his publisher said. He was 90. James Salter...
Grey: EL James’ New Book Released on Christian Grey’s Birthday
E.L. James has released her new novel, Grey, that re-tells the events of Fifty Shades of Grey from the perspective of its antagonist, Christian...
Edgar Degas’ Little Dancer Aged Fourteen to Be Auctioned in London
One of Edgar Degas' most famous works, Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans (Little Dancer Aged Fourteen), is to be sold at Sotheby’s auction in...
Grey: Manuscript of EL James’ Upcoming Fifty Shades Stolen from Publisher
The manuscript of E.L. James's upcoming Fifty Shades of Grey novel, Grey, has been stolen from publisher Random House ahead of its publication. Police has...
James Last Dies in Florida Aged 86
German-born composer and big band leader James Last has died in Florida on June 9 at the age of 86. James Last's manager said he...
Ludvik Vaculik Dies in Prague Aged 88
Czech novelist and dissident Ludvik Vaculik, who wrote the Two Thousand Words manifesto during the 1968 Prague Spring, has died at the age of...
The Hobbit First Edition Sold for $206K at London Auction
The UK 1st edition of The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien fetched £137,000 ($206,000) at Sotheby’s in London. The 1937 book, a gift from JRR Tolkien...
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