Arts

Anti-fascist sculptor Hrdlicka dies in Vienna - 12/06/2009

VIENNA - Sculptor Alfred Hrdlicka, an anti-war activist who was also one of the greatest 20th century Austrian artists, died Saturday in Vienna aged 81, gallery owner Ernst Hilger told the Die Presse...

Russia tycoon wants to save revolutionary 'party venue' Aurora - 12/06/2009

MOSCOW - Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov on Saturday offered to pay for the naval cruiser Aurora, whose gun signalled the start of the 1917 October Revolution, to be a museum rather than a...

Russian 'War and Peace' star Tikhonov dies at 81 - 12/05/2009

MOSCOW - One of Russia's most popular actors, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, best-known in the West for starring in an Oscar-winning adaptation of "War and Peace," died Friday aged 81, Russian news agencies...

Spielberg drops 'Harvey' remake - 12/05/2009

LOS ANGELES- Oscar-winning US director Steven Spielberg has dropped plans to remake the Hollywood classic "Harvey" after failing to find the right star to take on the lead role made famous by James...

Washington letter sells at record 3.2 million dollars - 12/05/2009

NEW YORK, Sebastian Smith - A four page letter in which the first US president, George Washington, urges adoption of the country's then brand new constitution sold for a record 3.2 million dollars at...

New Schoenberg score stolen in Hungary: report - 12/04/2009

BUDAPEST- Thieves on Thursday stole a laptop computer from Hungarian conductor Zoltan Kocsis containing his version of Arnold Schoenberg's unfinished opera "Moses und Aron", MTI news agency...

Cruz, Kidman, Dench hit red carpet in London - 12/04/2009

LONDON- Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman and Daniel Day-Lewis were among Hollywood stars who braved London's bitter cold on Thursday for the world premiere of their new movie "Nine". Wrapped in a full...

Sponsors stand by Woods after 'personal sins' - 12/03/2009

THOUSAND OAKS, Rebecca Bryan - Sponsors Nike, Gatorade and Gillette stuck by Tiger Woods Wednesday after the world's first billionaire sportsman admitted to "personal sins" amid reports of alleged...

Guantanamole anyone? Bush years in food art - 12/03/2009

WASHINGTON - Fancy trout a la waterboard or guantanamole with a side of Condoleezza Rice balls, followed perhaps by Wire Tapioca or Baba Rumsfeld? Those are just some of the menu options featured...

Apocalypse Cow: Can vegan celebs save the planet? - 12/02/2009

PARIS, Claire Rosemberg - On Ecorazzi.com, self-proclaimed provider of green gossip, Paul McCartney and other green celebs offer meat-free Christmas recipes while Cate Blanchett muses on the...
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