Arts
Replica of razed Chinese palace opens, but some prefer ruins
China already has its own copies of London’s Tower Bridge and the Eiffel Tower.
Cumberbatch hoping TV Bafta will make up for Oscars disappointment
Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch can make up for his Oscar disappointment and carry off a Bafta award for his portrayal of the master detective at tonight’s...
Oldest copy of Ten Commandments on rare display in Israel
The 2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scroll, from a collection of the world’s most ancient biblical manuscripts discovered near the Dead Sea east of Jerusalem,...
Russian ballerina great Maya Plisetskaya dies at 89
Maya Plisetskaya, considered one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century, died in Germany on Saturday at the age of 89, the director of the Bolshoi,...
Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires is world capital of bookstores
All across Argentina’s capital, lodged between the steakhouses, ice cream shops and pizzerias, is an abundance of something that is becoming scarce...
Avengers stars Evans, Renner apologise for ‘slut’ Black Widow comments
Actors Chris Evans and Jeremy Renner have apologised for making “tasteless” and “juvenile” comments in which they called their...
Model for Rockwell’s Rosie the Riveter painting dies at 92
Mary Doyle Keefe, the model for Norman Rockwell’s iconic 1943 Rosie the Riveter painting that symbolized the millions of American women who went...
Prosecutor ties reputed mobster to unsolved Boston art heist
A “mobster” arrested last week on gun charges told an undercover FBI agent he had access to world-renowned masterpieces stolen 25 years ago...
Goebbels’ estate sues Random House for diary royalties
Random House is being sued by the estate of Adolf Hitler’s propaganda chief, Joseph Goebbels, after the publisher used extensive extracts from the...
Günter Grass warned of ‘sleepwalking’ into world war in final interview
Germany’s Nobel-winning author Günter Grass said he feared humanity was “sleepwalking” into a world war in the last interview he...
Toil and trouble: research links Shakespeare to disputed play
A play called “Double Falsehood” published in 1728 by a man who claimed it was based on a lost Shakespeare play but has long been dismissed...
A door-able: Gaza police seize Banksy artwork bought for just $172
Police in Gaza have confiscated a bombed-out doorway bearing a Banksy artwork from a graffiti artist after its original owner complained he had been tricked...
‘Lady Death’ WWII sniper film aims for hit in Russia, Ukraine
A Russian-Ukrainian film about a legendary Soviet sniper nicknamed “Lady Death” is aiming to be a hit on the silver screen in both nations...
Postage stamp to honour Maya Angelou has another writer’s words
The iconic poet Maya Angelou might well be one of America’s greatest literary figures.
Buy, buy Miss American pie: Don McLean’s lyric notes on the auction block
It was written “a long, long time ago” but the original manuscript for Don McLean’s American Pie is up for auction today.
The story and staying power of ‘Strange Fruit’
April 7 marks the 100th birthday of American jazz singer Billie Holiday. Her life and early death at age 44 have been the inspiration for generations of...
Skype meets theatre in Syria twist on Romeo and Juliet
Mixing traditional theatre with modern technology, a new Syrian version of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” is offering a unique twist...
Study of WWI graffiti in French caves sheds light on soldiers’ experience
Naours’ underground city is a 3-kilometre (2-mile) -long complex of tunnels with hundreds of chambers dug out over centuries in the chalky Picardy...
At Jordan site, drone offers glimpse of antiquities looting
At a sprawling Bronze Age cemetery in southern Jordan, archaeologists have developed a unique way of peering into the murky world of antiquities looting:...
Look familiar? Groundhog Day musical to open on Broadway in 2017
It’s going to be “Groundhog Day” on Broadway. A musical version of the story about an arrogant weather forecaster forced to live the...
Banksy bust-up: Palestinian man says he was ‘tricked’ into selling artwork
A 33-year-old Gaza man says he was duped into selling a valuable work by British graffiti artist Banksy for less than $200.
'China’s Outer Lands' – a look at the plight of ethnic minorities in China
Q. Sakamaki’s ‘China Outer Lands’ photographs are a poetic scrutiny of cultures sidelined in China’s race for prosperity.
Sheets of cash: Emin’s £2.54m unmade bed goes back on display at Tate
Artist Tracey Emin wiped away tears as she unveiled her £2.54 million unmade bed - complete with discarded condoms - on its return to its “home”...
Sheets of cash: Emin’s $3.77m unmade bed goes back on display in the Tate
Artist Tracey Emin wiped away tears as she unveiled her £2.54 million ($3.77m) unmade bed - complete with discarded condoms - on its return to its...
Jobs’ biographer Walter Isaacson stays out of legacy fray
In the last couple of weeks, there’s been a lot of buzz about a new biography of Steve Jobs — called “Being Steve Jobs.” The biography...
Sound of Music stars reunited for 50th anniversary screening
Julie Andrews has said it feels like a “big joke” that The Sound Of Music has celebrated its 50th anniversary. The 79-year-old actress...
Oldest evidence of breast cancer found in 4,200-year-old Egyptian skeleton
A team from a Spanish university has discovered what Egyptian authorities are calling the world’s oldest evidence of breast cancer in the 4,200-year-old...
Art of escape: Filipina maid captures dreams through photography
From her poverty-stricken roots in a Philippine backwater, via domestic service in Hong Kong to acclaim in New York, Xyza Cruz Bacani’s inspirational...
Italy shows off restored Pompeii villa as EU deadline looms
Italy unveiled the restored crown jewel of the ancient city of Pompeii on Friday, showing off a rare success story as it races to shore up the site marred...
Picasso’s electrician found guilty of stealing 271 works ‘that were given to him’
A former electrician and his wife who hid 271 Picasso works in their garage for decades have been given a two-year suspended sentence. A court in...
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