Oscars telecast: come for the music, stay for the …
Lady Gaga will perform in a sure-to-be eye-catching outfit, Tim McGraw adds a little country to Hollywood, Adam Levine brings…
The Whitworth reopens with Cornelia Parker exhibition following a £15 million expansion
The Whitworth, part of The University of Manchester, reopened its doors on 14 February 2015 following a £15 million redevelopment…
Pierre Huyghe Awarded Kurt Schwitters Prize
Pierre HuyghePhoto: The Art Newspaper Pierre Huyghe has won the 2015 Kurt Schwitters Prize, Hannoversche Allgemeine reported. The 52-year-old French…
A second Mona Lisa?
Some say Leonardo’s masterpiece has a twin – another portrait of the Florentine merchant’s wife, painted when she was younger.…
Here’s An Exclusive First Listen Of Van Morrison’s New Single ‘Real Real Gone,’ Featuring Michael Bublé
Van Morrison is back with a new studio album. RCA records will release "Duets: Re-working the Catalogue," featuring songs from…
“American Sniper” As American Rorschach Test
J. Hoberman: “While American Sniper has drawn a large and diverse audience there is no consensus as to what the…
In Performance: Luba Mason of ‘Pretty Filthy’
Ms. Mason sings a number from the new musical, from the troupe the Civilians, about people working in the pornography…
Prison Architecture and the Question of Ethics
Legality and morality are rising issues for architects who design solitary-confinement cells and death chambers.
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Google is going to end mobile wireless data charges for millions of new customers (GOOG)
Google is planning to end charges for data usage on Android apps in developing countries, according to a report from…
European Stocks Shrug Off Greece Fears – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street JournalEuropean Stocks Shrug Off Greece FearsWall Street JournalEuropean equity markets largely shrugged off the collapse of crucial negotiations…
Greece bailout talks collapse
Talks between Greece and eurozone finance ministers over the country's debt broke down on Monday when Athens rejected a proposal…
Princeton receives record $300 million donation in rare books
Princeton University just received the largest gift in its 269-year history: $300 million worth of rare books and manuscripts, including…
Oil Rises as OPEC Producers Signal Optimism Over Market Recovery
Futures advanced as much as 1.2 percent, gaining for the third time in four days. There's a sense of optimism…
Just How Explicit Will ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’ Be?
In just a few short days, audiences will pack themselves like sardines into our nation's movie theaters, eager to see…
Will Smith Thought After Earth Was a Failure, Too
Will Smith is not a fan of After Earth — and yeah, it's probably for all the reasons you're guessing.…
Celebrated butcher carves out niche in L.A.’s culinary scene
Wolfgang Puck remembers the time he brought his butcher to Cannes. It was 1976, and the chef was catering an…
Berlin: Peter Greenaway on Sergei Eisenstein, Homophobic Russians and the Death of Cinema
Peter Greenaway’s “Eisenstein in Guanajuato” had its world premiere in competition this week at the Berlin Film Festival (see here…