Arts

Works of Edward Hopper on display in Netherlands - 09/26/2009

THE HAGUE - Works by painter Edward Hopper and several early 20th century American contemporaries like Georgia O'Keeffe and Man Ray were put on display at a Dutch museum in Rotterdam on Saturday....

Row brews over Anglo-Saxon treasure trove - 09/25/2009

BIRMINGHAM, Frantzesco Kangaris - A stunning hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure went on show Friday -- but the golden trove's lustre was tarnished by a reported row between the two men who will share the...

Magritte painting stolen from Brussels museum: curator - 09/24/2009

BRUSSELS - Thieves stole Thursday a painting by Belgian surrealist Rene Magritte in broad daylight from a Brussels museum dedicated to his life and works, the museum's curator told AFP. The 1948...

Pakistan cinema returns to post-Taliban Swat - 09/24/2009

MINGORA, Lehaz Ali - More than a year after locking doors and ripping down racy posters because of Taliban threats, cinema is once again attracting excited men in Pakistan's Swat valley. Mingora,...

Anna Nicole Smith boyfriend facing more charges - 09/23/2009

LOS ANGELES - The former boyfriend of late model Anna Nicole Smith was hit with five more charges stemming from the late centerfold's 2007 death, court records showed Wednesday. Howard K. Stern...

Malkovich to star in 'Secretariat' racing drama - 09/22/2009

LOS ANGELES - John Malkovich is to star in a drama based around the Triple Crown-winning exploits of legendary US racehorse Secretariat, it was reported on Tuesday. Malkovich, 55, whose recent...

NFL: Former Super Bowl star Burress starts two-year prison sentence - 09/22/2009

NEW YORK- Plaxico Burress, the former Super Bowl hero who pleaded guilty to a gun charge after shooting himself in a nightclub, began a two-year prison term after a formal sentencing hearing on...

Swine flu sculpture unveiled in Britain - 09/20/2009

LONDON - A British museum has acquired an unusual new sculpture -- of the virus which causes swine flu, it said Friday. The Wellcome Collection in London will display the glass sculpture by Luke...

Experts celebrate French classic, with modern message - 09/19/2009

OXFORD - Literary experts from around the world gathered in Oxford this week to celebrate the 250th anniversary of French writer Voltaire's 18th century classic satire "Candide." The famous...

Ryan O'Neal son pleads no contest to drug charge - 09/19/2009

LOS ANGELES- The son of actor Ryan O'Neal and the late actress Farrah Fawcett pleaded no contest to a felony drug charge Friday and was ordered to a one-year drug treatment program. Redmond...
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