Arts

Theater takes center stage in Colombian women’s prison
A group of handcuffed female inmates file onto a dark stage as prison guards carrying assault rifles watch nervously from the sparsely filled seats of...
'On the Road' inspiration letter to go up for auction
The 16,000-word letter, written by Jack Kerouac’s friend, Neal Cassady in 1950, was thought to have been lost for more than 60 years.
Swiss museum accepts Nazi-era art treasures while it looks for their owners
A Swiss museum said Monday it would accept a German recluse’s bequest of a spectacular trove of more than 1,000 artworks hoarded during the Nazi...
Watercolour by ‘failed artist’ Hitler fetches $161,000 at German auction
History defines Adolf Hitler as a failed artist, but not too many failures can say one of their paintings sold for $161,000.
Baghdad ballet school hums along in spite of war
The Baghdad School of Music and Ballet has managed to survive decades of turmoil, a feat that speaks to the resilience of Baghdad’s residents through...
Mike Nichols, director of The Graduate, dies aged 83
Hollywood director Mike Nichols, who won an Oscar for The Graduate, has died aged 83.
'It's free and it's got sex in the title': London's first study of sex show opens
Scientific discovery mingles with stimulation in Britain’s first exhibition about the study of sex, with pioneering sex aids, ancient phallic charms...
Whited out: Prague wall dedicated to John Lennon painted over
Prague’s colorful wall dedicated to the memory of John Lennon has been painted over, leaving just a single message: “Wall is over!” The...
Spared in war, Italy’s ‘greatest picture’ saved again by benefactor
An Italian Renaissance masterpiece that English novelist Aldous Huxley once described as “the greatest picture in the world” is now facing...
Meet the ancestors: Exhibition reveals faces of prehistoric humans
Her clothes are made from fur, hemp and nettle and for decoration she sports ivory and bone beads.
Warhol’s portraits of Elvis and Marlon Brando sell for more than $151 million
Two iconic Andy Warhol paintings sold for more than $151 million at auction at Christie’s New York, shattering pre-sale estimates by several million...
Greece holds its breath as skeleton found in Alexander-era tomb
Archaeologists are holding their breath that a skeleton found in a mysterious, richly-decorated tomb from the time of Alexander the Great will solve the...
Jon Stewart’s directorial debut focuses on true story of jailed Iranian-Canadian
Jon Stewart has a simple explanation for selecting Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal to portray Maziar Bahari – an Iranian-Canadian journalist he hardly...
Jasper Johns flag piece sells for record $36 million
One of contemporary artist Jasper Johns’ well-known pieces depicting an American flag sold at auction for a record $36 million, far exceeding predictions...
Anything but a flying circus: Comic Cleese says U.S. politics can be ‘dangerous’
In an interview with Yahoo News at his hotel bar, British comedian John Cleese delved into the backstories behind “So, Anyway,” his 375-page...
Robin Williams suicide: Autopsy found no illegal drugs
Robin Williams’ autopsy found no alcohol or illegal drugs were in his body when he killed himself at his Northern California home in August, sheriff’s...
Manet painting sells for $65 million at NY auction
A stunning 1881 masterpiece by Edouard Manet sold for $65 million at Christie’s auction house in New York on Wednesday.
Rare van Gogh painting, Giacometti sculpture fetch $162.8 million at NY auction
A rare piece of artwork painted by Vincent van Gogh weeks before his death sold for $61.8 million Tuesday at a sale kicking off New York City’s fall...
Man on a ‘Mission’: Tom Cruise films death-defying stunt at 1,500m
Tom Cruise has been spotted filming a stunt on a military aeroplane – at 1,500 metres (5,000 feet) in the air – for Mission: Impossible 5.
Don’t take umbrage: The secret behind the wicked witch of Hogwarts
Just in time for Halloween, J.K. Rowling has given fans a glimpse of what makes a wicked witch tick.
Sistine Chapel revived with cutting-edge air, lighting technology
The Vatican on Wednesday unveiled new high-tech, energy-saving lighting and air purification systems to protect Michelangelo’s delicate Sistine Chapel...
Jack Bruce, bassist with rock legends Cream, dies at 71
Jack Bruce, who formed influential British rock band Cream in the 1960s with guitarist Eric Clapton, has died aged 71, his family said on Saturday.
End of a blue period for Paris’s embattled Picasso museum
Paris’s Picasso museum reopens its doors on Saturday amid the fallout from a fraught $71-million renovation.
'Pure s***': U.S. architect Gehry shares his thoughts on the world's buildings
Architect Frank Gehry, known for some of the most unique structures, flipped off a reporter when asked how he responds to people who say his work is “architecture...
'It's why I became an actor': Bradley Cooper to play Elephant Man on Broadway
Bradley Cooper is heading to Broadway to play the Elephant Man, a man he says he has thought about every day since he was 12.
Oscar de la Renta, designer of gowns for America’s first ladies, dies at age 82
The award-winning couturier, who died after a long battle with cancer, became famous in the 1960s for designing clothes worn by Jacqueline Kennedy.
Paris vandals pull the plug on ‘sex’ sculpture
A giant inflatable green sculpture was reduced to a flaccid heap on one of Paris’s swankiest squares on Saturday after vandals attacked the work...
Billion dollar cubism collection donated to NY museum
One of the finest cubist collections in the world, painstakingly pieced together by a U.S.
Rare collection of Christian-themed Sudanese art, rescued from floods, re-imagined
Warsaw’s National Museum has added state-of-the art multimedia and installed new settings to enhance Europe’s only exhibition of Christian-era...
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange hacks the fashion world
Julian Assange, who’s been living in political asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London for the past two years, is planning a licensed fashion line,...

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