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World’s top auction houses to put art market rally to testAuction houses pinching themselves after bumper 2011 sales are now turning their attention to 2012.
dailystar.com.lb | 07-Feb-2012 00:13
Thematic exhibitions, revolving doors
It was perhaps inevitable that, after so many uprisings sparked and crackled in the Arab world last year.
dailystar.com.lb | 06-Feb-2012 23:58
Clooney gets challenged for wrestling match
Actor George Clooney has been challenged for a wrestling match by Muppet character Miss Piggy at the British Academy of Film and Telivision Arts (BAFTA) Awards 2012.
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 23:10
Mortenson's hunger for acting came after elderly couple encounter
Lord Of The Rings star Viggo Mortensen felt compelled to be an actor after he had to transform into a different person while looking after a confused elderly couple in his early twenties. The actor ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 22:11
Gen. Cartwright joins Opera Solutions
Data analytics solutions company Opera Solutions LLC announced that a former vice chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff is joining its advisory board. As a member of the board, retired U.S. ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 22:08
National Ballet to premiere Carmen, Nijinsky
Piotr Stanczyk, Kevin D. Bowles, Tanya Howard and Heather Ogden appear in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, which will be staged in Toronto and Ottawa for the 2012-13 season. (Bruce ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 22:04
James Cameron's deep-sea collaborators killed in crash
Screenwriter-producer Andrew Wight, left, and filmmaker James Cameron attend an event for the film Sanctum 3D in Hollywood in 2011. Cameron paid tribute to Wight and fellow colleague Mike DeGruy, ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 22:04
Famed Montreal deli Schwartz's rumoured sold
Schwartz's Deli, famous for its smoked meat sandwiches, is rumoured to have been sold to a group of investors that includes Westmount-based businessman and Baton Rouge owner, Paul Nakis. ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 22:04
Gomez plays admirable TV hubby
Ian Gomez's character on Cougar Town is an inspiration to hen-pecked husbands everywhere. Yes, Andy is hen-pecked by his sharp-tongued wife Ellie, played by Christa Miller. But at the end of ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 22:04
Twilight's Rathbone to be a dad
Twilight star Jackson Rathbone is set to be a first-time father. The actor/musician's girlfriend Sheila Hafsadi is due to give birth later this year. Rathbone's rep tells UsMagazine.com, ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 22:04
Schwimmer facing housing backlash
Former Friends star David Schwimmer is facing backlash from his New York City neighbours after tearing down his townhouse, which was slated for historical preservation as a U.S. landmark. The actor ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 22:04
Miley Cyrus defends Demi Moore
Teenage superstar Miley Cyrus has urged fans to stop speculating about Demi Moore’s personal troubles, insisting it's "nobody's business" what's going on in the ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 22:04
Kim K makes 'Last Man' cameo
What do Kim Kardashian and Tim Tebow have in common? Uh, maybe both of them have made a deal with someone - we won’t say who - to secure their fame? The more direct answer is that the ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 22:04
Tech legend Lowry leaves his mark
Hollywood tech legend John Lowry was to receive a special Technical Academy Award this week to recognize his work in restoring movies for DVD. ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 22:04
Edmonton’s Theatre Network offers a wild and bumpy ride in Moving Along
EDMONTON - A dozen years ago, in the basement of a big rented house just off 124th Street, 30 people pulled up a chair in the furnace room, newly swept out for the occasion. They were startled to ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 22:03
Stage collapse report to be released
Indiana State Police and authorities survey the collapsed rigging and Sugarland stage on the infield at the Indiana State Fair.(AP Photo/Darron ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 21:48
Kamila Kruk on capturing achievement on film assignment
A new assignment will be set on the last Friday of the month and we'll create a video of one of our photographer's interpretation of the brief, giving useful tips and advice. For the ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 21:42
Amanda Sebestyen on Dorothea Tanning, an artist 'determined to escape categorisation at all costs'
Dorothea Tanning was a forceful 79-year-old when I interviewed her for the New Statesman about her show of late work at the Runkel-Hue Williams gallery, in London, in October 1989. Feminists had ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 21:42
Daycares stage one-day strike Monday
More than 100 publicly funded daycares across Quebec are closed Monday, as unionized workers go on strike over what they say are slow contract talks. Only a fraction of public daycare centres in ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 21:34
Lin-Manuel Miranda pauses for a little Sondheim
In this June 7, 2009 file photo, Tony Award-winning actor Lin-Manuel Miranda arrives at the 63rd Annual Tony Awards in New York.
Topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 21:09
Tony Danza to hit Broadway in 'Honeymoon in Vegas'
Producers said Monday that the former "Taxi" star will play a Vegas wiseguy in the show, which makes its debut in November in Toronto. It is then headed to Broadway in the spring of ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 20:51
Gerhard's off the Richter scale
Works by Gerhard Richter, now considered the world's greatest living painter, look set to dominate at London's forthcoming contemporary art sales.
telegraph.co.uk | 06-Feb-2012 19:27
Christie's and Sotheby's reveal sales information for 2011
Colin Gleadell looks at the latest in the art market, including a pair of Victorian taxidermy chihuahuas which far exceeded Christie's estimates .
telegraph.co.uk | 06-Feb-2012 19:24
Evans strides world on her silent stage
FEW people ever win an Australian title, much less claim national championships in two different sports.Sugar Valley member Maree Evans joined an exclusive club when she won the women's ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 19:03
Rodarte duo leap into opera
Sisters Kate, right, and Laura Mulleavy are designers for Rodarte and are set to design costumes for the Los Angeles Philharmonic production of Mozart's "Don ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 19:00
Latin American Cinema in Berlin
Berlin, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) After winning the 2009 Golden Bear Award, Peruvian moviemaker Claudia Llosa will come back on Friday to the Berlin International Film Festival with the short film ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 18:55
Where Are Your Musical Blind Spots
Is there good music that somehow isn't getting through to you? Sure, the internet has made musical generalists out of us all, with everything from ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 18:54
Ra Ra Riot On Mountain Stage
. Founded in 2006 on the campus of Syracuse University, Ra Ra Riot quickly earned a loyal following on the strength of its innovative combination of energetic alt-rock and melodic chamber pop. After ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 18:54
Broadway hit 'Book of Mormon' coming to Toronto
TORONTO -; "The Book of Mormon" -- the smash Broadway musical from the creators of "South Park" -- is coming to Toronto next year. The show is part of Mirvish Productions' ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 18:34
Will the real Cindy Sherman please stand up?
Her self-portraits sell for millions and have made her a superstar of the art world, so why does photography's master of disguise crave anonymity?
telegraph.co.uk | 06-Feb-2012 18:19
Turing Test opera to embark on UK tour
The Turing Test, developed by mathematician and legendary wartime codebreaker Alan Turing to test a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behaviour, is the subject of an opera by Scottish ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 18:18
Paratroopers' anti-Putin protest song hits a chord
Former Soviet paratroopers perform a song lambasting Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at a massive protest against Putin's rule in Moscow on Saturday. The song became an instant hit and ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 18:16
Our Lady Peace hits the road
Our Lady Peace are getting back to the grind. The veteran Canadian rockers will return to the road next month on their Urban Grind Tour, hitting clubs in 10 Canadian cities along with several ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 18:16
Looks like trouble for 'Rosie'
Rosie O’Donnell’s new U.S. talk show has already taken a blow after 30 employees were reportedly axed. The comic/actress was hired by Oprah Winfrey to front her own chat show on the TV ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 18:16
Seal postpones Aussie tour
British singer Seal has postponed his upcoming Australian tour dates so he can film reality TV show The Voice. The Kiss from a Rose hitmaker, who split from wife Heidi Klum last month, joins Keith ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 18:16
Rapper Bow Wow on the run
Rapper/actor Bow Wow is officially on the run from the law after a Georgia judge released an order for cops to arrest the star on sight. In 2009, the hitmaker, real name Shad Moss, was ordered to ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 18:16
Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival moving to Denman Cinemas from Rio Theatre
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival, scheduled to open this Friday at the Rio Theatre, is being moved to Denman Cinemas in Vancouver's west end due to the Rio's ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 18:15
photographer to the young Queen Elizabeth II
Cecil Beaton to thank him for a book he had sent of photographs of the royal family."I find it nostalgic looking through the pages," she wrote. "The years telescope, and I suddenly ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 17:56
Best Dance Studios In San Francisco
Looking for something to uplift your body and soul?Whether you’d like to meetartists who arephysically adroit or want to learn how to be one yourself, visit a dance studioaround San ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 17:39
A New Album From Paul McCartney
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venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 17:02
David Shrigley: Brain Activity, Hayward Gallery, review
Alastair Sooke is entertained by an irreverent and very funny retrospective at the Hayward Gallery.
telegraph.co.uk | 06-Feb-2012 17:01
Boston Museum of Fine Arts trip - Sat 2/25 - $89.99
It contains over 450,000 works of art, making it one of the most comprehensive collections in the Americas.
Topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 16:50
Catalin Predoiu appointed Romania's acting PM
Romanian President Traian Basescu Monday named Catalin Predoiu as the country's acting prime minister after Emil Boc stepped down from the post while announcing his cabinet's resignation.
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 16:00
Rubicon Offers Spring Acting Classes
March marks the start of spring acting classes at the Rubicon Theatre (1006 E. Main St., Ventura). The courses are taught by working theater professionals and are offered to students ranging in age ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 15:23
Perry makes stage return
Katy Perry played her first U.S. concert since splitting from husband Russell Brand on Saturday when she took to the stage at a DIRECTV Super Bowl eve party in Indianapolis. The I Kissed a Girl ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 15:05
St. Pete movie shifts boundaries of cinema
A Russian documentary about St. Petersburg is following Peter Jackson's Hobbit in revolutionizing film. The new production is just the second ever to be shot at 48 frames per second, offering ...
venezuelastar.com | 06-Feb-2012 15:04