- French police hold 2 suspects over Picasso theft
- The stolen Picasso artworks French police recovered this week appear to be in good condition, while two of the male suspects remain in police custody, officials said. more »
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- Pieces of a giant, detailed statue of the Roman emperor Hadrian have been unearthed at an archeological dig in the ancient city of Sagalassos, in south-central Turkey. more »
- Man pleads guilty in hammer attack on Samuel Johnson portrait
- A homeless man pleaded guilty in a London courtroom on Friday in a hammer attack on a valuable portrait of Samuel Johnson. more »
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- The Toronto International Film Festival will be spilling out of cinemas and into Toronto galleries and exhibition spaces this year. more »
- China's Terracotta Army to march into British Museum
- London's British Museum will soon host the largest collection of terracotta warriors ever to leave China. more »
- Samuel Johnson portrait attacked with hammer
- A suspect has been detained by police after a man attacked a painting of Samuel Johnson at London's National Portrait Gallery on Wednesday. more »
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- Three new additions to downtown Toronto's architectural landscape have been recognized for their innovative design. more »
- Gap founder to build San Francisco museum for his art collection
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- Picasso works stolen from artist's granddaughter recovered: reports
- Police have recovered three Pablo Picasso works stolen from the home of the Cubist master's granddaughter earlier this year, French media reported Tuesday. more »
Music »
- 50 Cent ready to drop solo career, issues challenge
- Rapper 50 Cent says he will give up his solo career if his new album, Curtis, fails to outsell Kanye West's latest effort, Graduation, both to be released Sept. 11.
- Stones want time on their side; Scorsese doc delayed
- Martin Scorsese's Rolling Stones documentary, Shine A Light, will not be released in September but in April 2008 to allow the band more time to promote the film.
- Anthony Wilson, man behind New Order and 'Madchester' scene, dies
- Anthony Wilson, the Manchester music impresario behind bands such as New Order and Happy Mondays, has died from a heart attack at the age of 57.
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TV »
- Corner Gas cast, Regina businesses rally for injured show carpenter
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- HNIC names new executive producer
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- Former Radio-Canada journalist named as a CRTC commissioner
- Former Radio-Canada journalist Michel Morin has been appointed as a new commissioner with the Canadian radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission.
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Books »
- Canadian poet Margaret Avison dies at 89
- Canadian poet Margaret Avison, described as "one of the great religious poets" of the 20th century, has died at age 89.
- Tintin in the Congo sparks Belgian legal complaint
- Controversy continues to dog a specific Tintin adventure, with a Congolese student taking legal action in Belgium this week against the publisher of the Hergé comic books.
- Neil Young's Greendale inspires anti-war, pro-planet graphic novel
- Outspoken singer-songwriter and political activist Neil Young is putting his anti-war and environmental convictions into a graphic novel.
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Media »
- Oops, she did it again: Britney car mishap on video
- A Los Angeles woman has paparazzi photographers and videographers to thank, after they revealed who had scratched her parked car without leaving a note: pop singer Britney Spears.
- National Post limits Atlantic sales to Halifax
- National Post readers across Atlantic Canada will now have to travel to Halifax if they want an actual print copy of the national newspaper.
- Former Radio-Canada journalist named as a CRTC commissioner
- Former Radio-Canada journalist Michel Morin has been appointed as a new commissioner with the Canadian radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission.
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Film »
- Noth's Mr. Big to hit big screen version of Sex and the City
- Actor Chris Noth is set to reprise his role as Mr. Big, character Carrie Bradshaw's love interest, in the big screen version of the TV series Sex and the City.
- Stones want time on their side; Scorsese doc delayed
- Martin Scorsese's Rolling Stones documentary, Shine A Light, will not be released in September but in April 2008 to allow the band more time to promote the film.
- Four accused in murder of filmmaker Joan Root acquitted
- A judge in Kenya has acquitted four men accused in the murder of nature filmmaker Joan Root, declaring the police investigation to be 'shoddy.'
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Theatre »
- Met HD opera simulcasts move into more cinemas
- New York's Metropolitan Opera is expanding its live high-definition simulcasts in cinemas after a successful launch of the experimental program last December.
- Man charged with murder in 1984 death of Quebec actress
- A 49-year-old man was charged Thursday with first-degree murder in the 1984 killing of well known Quebec actress Denise Morelle.
- Playwright Judith Thompson awarded $50,000 Canada Council prize
- Toronto-based playwright Judith Thompson has been named the winner of a $50,000 Canada Council for the Arts performing arts prize.
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