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Ming vase sells for record $22m in H.K.

TheaterOct 6, 2011

A blue-and-white vase from ancient China’s Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in Hong Kong. (Xinhua-Yonhap News)HONG KONG (AFP) ― A blue-and-white Ming vase fetched nearly $22 million in Hong Kong on Wednesday, setting a new record at auction for porcelain from the ancient Chinese dynasty.An unide
Paris Opera maestro to also head Vienna Symphony

MusicOct 6, 2011

VIENNA (AFP) ― Philippe Jordan, the youthful conductor of the Paris Opera, will also head the Vienna Symphony Orchestra from the 2014-2015 season, officials said on Wednesday.Jordan, a 36-year-old Swiss, will replace Italian Fabio Luisi at the helm of Vienna’s second-most prestigious ensemble, offic
U.K. songstress Adele bows out of U.S. tour

MusicOct 5, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Grammy award-winning soul diva Adele has been forced to cancel a planned U.S. tour for a second time due to a hemorrhage in her vocal chord, promoters for the British singer said Tuesday.The “Rolling in the Deep” and “Someone Like You” songstress had been set to launch almost a m
KBS’ ‘Glory Jaein’ looking to hit home run

TelevisionOct 5, 2011

Directing-and-writing duo Lee Jung-sub and Kang Eun-kyung scored a major success with KBS’ explosive hit series, “Bread, Love and Dreams” last year. Now, director Lee and scriptwriter Kang are looking to repeat history by returning to KBS with another ruggedly optimistic, down-on-luck drama, “Glory
Stein collection at Paris’ Grand Palais

TheaterOct 5, 2011

A member of the media looks at “Nu Bleu Souvenir de Biskra” a 1907 painting by Henri Matisse, on the eve of the opening of the exhibition, “Matisse, Cezanne, Picasso, L’aventure des Stein,” at the Grand Palais in Paris on Tuesday. (AP-Yonhap News)PARIS (AP) ― The lady with the crazy hat is back, 106
Baghdad film fest aims to break cultural isolation

FilmOct 5, 2011

BAGHDAD (AFP) ― The Baghdad International Film Festival, which runs all this week, is the latest effort by Iraqis to use an improving but precarious security situation to break their decades-long cultural isolation.The opening ceremony on Monday had all the glitz of a major film premiere. A huge cro
Annual New Yorker Fest has Shakespearean twist

BooksOct 5, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) ― To gab, perchance to argue. Ay, there’s the way to make New Yorker magazine fans happy.And so it was a delicious moment at the annual New Yorker Festival this past weekend when Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro mused to his co-panelist, Hollywood director Roland Emmerich: “I’ve long
Micro-breweries take on local flavor in China

Food&BeverageOct 5, 2011

BEIJING (AFP) ― In a poky room in a backstreet of Beijing, self-taught brewer Carl Setzer uses spicy Sichuan peppercorns, oolong tea leaves and cinnamon to invent beer flavors suited to Chinese tastebuds.The burly American runs Great Leap Brewing, one of a small but growing number of micro-breweries
Just ask yourself, what would Ruth Reichl buy?

Food&BeverageOct 5, 2011

Move over paper catalogs. Online retailers with products selected by experts and sometimes tailored ― by you ― to your specific interests are the new face of food marketing.Featuring celebrity “curators” like Padma Lakshmi and editorial superstars like Ruth Reichl, the sites aim to cut through the v
Chanel undersea set awes; McQueen returns to S&M

FashionOct 5, 2011

PARIS (AP) ― Before Britain’s royal wedding, when the identity of the designer behind the dress Kate Middleton would wear to the alter was still the best-kept secret in the kingdom, some in the fashion world cast doubt on the rumors pointing toward Alexander McQueen, saying the label’s aesthetic was
British home gets Sistine Chapel makeover

Arts&DesignOct 5, 2011

BRIGHTON, England (AFP) ― A retired British decorator has transformed his home by covering its interior in renaissance-style murals to emulate the Sistine Chapel after being inspired by a book about the Vatican.Robert W. Burns, 64, swapped his roller for a more delicate paintbrush after buying the b
Sondheim, dinosaurs combine for N.Y. charity gala

CultureOct 4, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) ― A treasure hunt devised by composer Stephen Sondheim prompted hundreds of people, including Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, to scamper through the dinosaur section of the American Museum of Natural History on Monday night.“That was a blast,” said Tony Award-winning actor
Harry Potter film tour to offer ‘muggles’ a magical insight

FilmOct 4, 2011

WATFORD, United Kingdom (AFP) - Harry Potter fans mourning the end of the boy wizard movies will have their spirits lifted by a new British attraction offering “muggles” a peek at the magic behind the films.The cameras have stopped rolling in the cavernous Great Hall, at the Quidditch pitches and in
Spain: Fugitive Basque separatist wins lit prize

BooksOct 4, 2011

MADRID (AP) ― A fugitive who escaped Spanish jail 25 years ago has been awarded one of the Basque country’s top literary awards, but told he cannot have the money that goes with it until he hands himself into authorities.The Basque regional government gave the award to Joseba Sarrionandia on Monday
Britain picks up 7 International Emmy nods

TelevisionOct 4, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) -- British television productions picked up a leading seven International Emmy nominations Monday, including acting nods for Christopher Eccleston in “Accused” and Julie Walters in “Mo.”Brazil had six nominations, all for TV Globo productions, including best actor and actress nominatio