MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) " Joe Jonas, Kim Kardashian, Usher and a bevy of supermodels are making the party rounds in South Beach this week, with Art Basel Miami Beach gatherings drawing celebrities, art collectors and fashionistas from...
Friday, 5 December 2014
Father-and-son authors writing book on drug abuse
NEW YORK (AP) " Father-and-son best-selling authors David Sheff and Nic Sheff are teaming up for a young adult book about drug abuse.Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced Friday that the Sheffs' book, currently untitled, will come...
Greece outraged by British Museum sculpture loan
LONDON (AP) " One of the British Museum's much-disputed Parthenon Marbles was unveiled Friday after being sent in secret to Russia " a surprise move that outraged Greece, which has long demanded the return of the artifacts.The loan...
Janet McAllister: Thai spirit house sparks spirited debate
It's unusual for New Zealand critics to give any artist a public roasting. So last summer, when commentator Daniel Michael Satele severely criticised Tessa Laird and Tiffany Singh on prominent art site EyeContact for cultural arrogance...
CNN's Candy Crowley moving on after 27 years
NEW YORK (AP) " Veteran newswoman Candy Crowley is leaving CNN after 27 years.Crowley, the network's chief political correspondent and anchor of "State of the Union," will exit at the end of this month, she said Friday. Her final...
The Queen of the Upper Nile and other sour plum faces
"The storm clouds that have been gathering over Anna and Bates finally burst," the press blurb for Thursday's season finale of Downton Abbey promised. Hooray!I have been waiting many moons (or five seasons) for the storm cloud...
CNN's Candy Crowley moving on after 27 years
NEW YORK (AP) " Veteran newswoman Candy Crowley says she's leaving CNN after 27 years.Crowley, the network's chief political correspondent and anchor of "State of the Union," will exit at the end of this month, she said Friday....
Big and deep and huge
Lisa Reihana started In Pursuit of Venus , the video shortlisted for the Signature Art Prize, during the global financial crisis, when 7500 ships were anchored around Singapore waiting for world trade to start again."Everyone was...
Cilla Black speaks of pain of losing husband and battling arthritis as she collects award
SINGER and TV personality Cilla Black spoke of the pain of losing her husband and her battle with arthritis today after picking up an award honouring her 50 years in entertainment.
Andrea Bocelli to kick off US tour in Las Vegas
LONDON (AP) " Andrea Bocelli can't get away from opera, even when he's relaxing at home. His 2-year-old daughter, Virginia, prefers opera to traditional lullabies."My daughter ... likes every kind of music, but in particular there...
A test of body and mind
On January 21 Melati Suryordarmo will spend 12 hours at Singapore Art Museum grinding a roomful of charcoal to dust. It's in a city state that at one time banned performance art, which ensured the practice still has currency in the...
2015 Grammy Award nominees announced
Sam Smith, Taylor Swift and Iggy Azalea are among artists nominated for next year's Grammy Awards.The three acts are up for the coveted Record of the Year category alongside Sia for 'Chandelier' and Meghan Trainor with 'All About...
Crew clean up graffiti on Cosby's Hollywood star
LOS ANGELES (AP) " Crews are cleaning up Bill Cosby's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after it was vandalized by graffiti.A statement Friday by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce says cleanup work was underway on Friday morning.Houston...
Xbox One: Why Halo: Spartan Strike has been delayed until 2015
Halo: Spartan Strike will not be released until early 2015 because of ongoing issues with Xbox One title Halo: The Master Chief Collection, 343 Industries have announced.
Tender and intimate: Behind-the-scenes at Amal and George Clooney's Venice wedding
IT WAS the celebrity wedding of the year and now fans can have a nose around inside George Clooney's nuptials to Amal with these new pictures.
Police: Rapper Beanie Sigel shot inside home
PLEASANTVILLE, New Jersey (AP) " Authorities say rapper Beanie Sigel has been shot and is being treated for a "life-threatening injury."Police Chief Jose Ruiz told The Philadelphia Inquirer that Sigel was shot in the stomach inside...
Late financier's photo collection going to auction
NEW YORK (AP) " A selection of photographs amassed by the late mutual fund guru Howard Stein is going on the auction block.Sotheby's says the pre-sale estimate of $13 million to $20 million for the 175 works is the highest ever...
Jennifer Aniston opens up about controversial Horrible Bosses 2 cut sex scene
ACTRESS Jennifer Aniston has revealed how she found it "terrifying" to shoot a sex scene in her new movie Horrible Bosses 2
Bungie confirm date players can attempt Destiny's Crota's End Raid and new Iron Banner
BUNGIE have confirmed the date players can undertake the new Raid, Crota's End on the Dark Below, and when the new Iron Banner tournament kicks off.
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