Arts
Say hello to my little friend - again: Scarface remake gets green light
A remake of iconic crime movie Scarface - to be set in modern-day Los Angeles - has reportedly been agreed. Universal has commissioned Straight Outta...
Remains of ‘Don Quixote’ author Cervantes found in Spanish convent
Spain on Tuesday unearthed the apparent remains of Spanish literary giant Miguel de Cervantes in a Madrid convent almost 400 years after his death.
Better late than never: Richard III to be reburied 500 years after his death
Final preparations are under way for the reburial of Richard III more than 500 years after his death in battle.
Asterix artwork raises 150,000 euros for Charlie Hebdo victims
An original page of artwork from the 1971 comic “Asterix and the Laurel Wreath” was auctioned yesterday for $157,000, and all proceeds will...
Glamour over gloom as Baghdad hosts fashion show
Leggy models in designer clothes strutted down a catwalk in front of Baghdad’s high society Friday for a fashion show that tickled one generation’s...
'India’s Daughter': The true story behind the banned film
The news of Jyoti Singh’s brutal gang rape and murder in Delhi in 2012 sparked worldwide outrage and galvanized a movement to end the culture of...
The End: ‘Discworld’ author Sir Terry Pratchett dies of Alzheimer’s at age 66
Author Sir Terry Pratchett has died at the age of 66 following a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Sir Terry enjoyed stellar success with his Discworld...
Paris museums, palaces move towards ban on selfie sticks
Bad news for selfie-stick lovers. Museums in Paris, the most touristed city in the world, are moving towards banning the popular devices because of the...
War photographer’s memoir on track for major motion picture
Warner Bros. has won a bidding war for the movie rights to “It’s What I Do: A Photographer’s Life of Love and War”, a memoir by Lynsey...
Yasar Kemal, Turkey’s literary giant, dies at 92
Yasar Kemal, who was one of Turkey’s most celebrated writers, a traditional storyteller with a social conscience and an outspoken champion of the...
Street artist Banksy goes undercover to make Gaza ‘travel advert’
Banksy has released a video of a satirical travel advert for Gaza after travelling to the area undercover. The film, posted on the elusive artist’s...
Hidden sketches by French painter Cezanne found during restoration work
Unfinished sketches by the famed French artist Paul Cezanne have been found hidden on the backs of two of his watercolours, a Pennsylvania-based art foundation...
Neurologist writes moving essay on learning he’s near death
Oliver Sacks, the British neurologist and best-selling author of numerous books, including “Awakenings,” said Thursday that he has been diagnosed...
Formula for Oscars success: a 140-minute film with 45-year-old male star
Researchers have developed a recipe for Oscar success: Cast a 45-year-old actor and a 38-year-old actress in a 140-minute film. The figures, collated...
Recently discovered Dr. Seuss book coming out in July
More than 20 years after his death, there is still plenty of news about Dr. Seuss.
Banned Iranian director Panahi’s ‘Taxi’ wins Berlin’s Golden Bear
Banned Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s “Taxi”, which shows a cabby driving an odd assortment of people around Tehran but is really a...
America’s ‘Last Days in Vietnam’ surface in Oscar-nominated documentary
In her latest documentary, “Last Days in Vietnam,” director and producer Rory Kennedy takes viewers on a 98-minute, riveting journey about the final...
Casablanca gets its big-screen release in Qatar - 73 years after it came out
73 years after iconic Hollywood movie ‘Casablanca’ was released, Qatar audiences will get to see it for the first time on February 28.
Image of Russian gay couple wins World Press Photo
An image of a gay couple locked in a tender embrace in Russia won the prestigious World Press Photo award on Thursday, highlighting the plight of sexual...
Picasso’s electrician on trial for ‘stealing’ 271 artworks he says were a gift
A former electrician and his wife who kept 271 works of art by Picasso in their garage for close to 40 years went on trial in France on Tuesday accused...
Tahitian beauties: Gauguin painting becomes most expensive ever sold
An oil painting of two Tahitian girls by French artist Paul Gauguin has become the most expensive work of art ever sold.
World’s most expensive artwork: Gauguin’s Tahitian girls sells for nearly £200m
An oil painting of two Tahitian girls by French artist Paul Gauguin has become the most expensive work of art ever sold.
Acclaimed anti-apartheid author André Brink dies aged 79
Celebrated South African author and outspoken critic of apartheid André Brink has died aged 79, local media said Saturday.
Gauguin’s Tahitian beauties become most expensive painting ever sold
An oil painting of two Tahitian girls by French artist Paul Gauguin has become the most expensive work of art ever sold.
'Sleeping beauties': Rare collection of antique cars under the hammer in Paris
An ultra-rare Ferrari that once belonged to actor Alain Delon and was discovered rusting under a pile of old magazines on a French farm fetched $16.2 million...
Iconic Tintin cover fetches near-record $2.8 million
The original cover design for Tintin adventure “The Shooting Star” has been sold for $2.8 million in a near-record for a work by the boy detective’s...
Iconic Tintin cover fetches near-record 2.5 mn euros
The original cover design for Tintin adventure “The Shooting Star” has been sold for 2.5 million euros ($2.8 million) in a near-record for...
800 years on, Magna Carta originals reunited in Britain for year-long celebration
The four surviving original Magna Carta copies go on display together for the first time from Monday as Britain kicks off 800th anniversary celebrations...
Gaza music school shines in “Arabs Got Talent” spotlight
Students and teachers from a music school in Gaza will be glued to their TV screens when “Arabs Got Talent” begins airing the finals on February...
#MyOzObituary: Paper hammered on Twitter for ‘Thorn Birds’ author obit
Australia’s largest newspaper is facing sharp criticism over its obituary of the nation’s most famous author, whom it has described as plain...
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