T.R. Knight, Brendan Fraser bow out on Broadway
2010-11-28 11:05:16
T.R. Knight, Brendan Fraser, Patrick Stewart, David Hyde Pierce and Mark Rylance are among the high-profile actors whose Broadway season has ended rather abruptly.
Stephen King's vampire is anti-'Twilight' and evil
2010-11-23 10:25:48
Skinner Sweet's his name, but the long, lean drifter is anything but.
Patti Smith wins book award; Tom Wolfe honored
2010-11-18 16:13:18
Rocker Patti Smith was among the major winners of the U.S. National Book Awards on Wednesday for her memoir "Just Kids," choking up with tears before urging book publishers not to let technology kill traditional books.
New book takes a fresh look at Cleopatra's life
2010-11-17 15:41:09
The book injects the Egyptian queen with a complexity and humanity that has long since been forgotten.
One of earliest books on King Arthur up for sale
2010-11-12 09:21:34
A unique 14th century book that combines all the tales of King Arthur's legendary court in one manuscript, illustrated throughout with dazzling hand-painted pictures, is expected to fetch 2 million pounds ($3.23 million) at auction next month.
UK museum urged to stay out of isolated Latam area
2010-11-11 09:36:23
Campaigners have urged London's Natural History Museum to halt a botanical research expedition to a remote area in Paraguay, warning it would be "like genocide" for isolated indigenous groups in the region.
"Pink champagne" diamond star lot at Geneva sales
2010-11-11 09:35:11
A rare pink diamond could set a world record next week in a revived international market chasing strong prices for top quality jewels, auction firm Sotheby's said on Wednesday.
Vatican library opens white-gloved show on treasures
2010-11-10 09:02:32
Lovers of ancient books, parchments and illustrations can simulate being real-life researchers touching some of the world's rarest documents at a new exhibition on the treasures of the Vatican Library.
Curator, top Warhol boost Phillips de Pury NY sale
2010-11-10 09:02:21
Auction house Phillips de Pury invited an outsider to curate their "Carte Blanche" contemporary art sale in New York this week, and the experiment paid off with the company's biggest ever auction.
Bono's Spider-Man musical on Broadway delayed again
2010-11-07 10:28:39
Broadway's most expensive show in history has been delayed yet again.
Matisse bronze wins record $48.8 mln at Christie's
2010-11-05 09:08:21
A monumental Matisse sculpture broke the artist's auction record on Wednesday, drawing $48.8 million at Christie's sale of Impressionist and modern art.
London's Canary Wharf scoops corporate art prize
2010-11-05 09:02:50
London's Canary Wharf has won the Christie's award for best corporate art collections and programs handed out at the 2010 International Art & Work Awards in Barcelona on Thursday.