An Imperial Stamp, Protected by a Dragon, Sells for $1.3 Million at a Hong Kong Auction (ARTINFO)
September 7, 2010 by admin
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ARTINFO – Yesterday, ARTINFO ventured into the world of numismatics, discovering a strange and exciting land of niche collectibles. But today we are being even bolder, delving into what some might argue is an even narrower, more specific pursuit: timbrophily! Stamp collectors the world over received a jolt of excitement on Saturday when Hong Kong [...]
Angelina Jolie meets flood victims in Pakistan (AP)
September 7, 2010 by admin
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AP – American movie star Angelina Jolie met flood victims in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday and appealed to the international community to provide aid needed to help the country recover from its worst natural disaster.
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Vanessa Paradis brings “Heartbreaker” act to U.S. (Reuters)
Reuters – She is known as the significant other to one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, but Vanessa Paradis is a triple threat in France, where she has been singing, modeling and acting since her teenage years.
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Time capsule for Beatles fans (AP)
September 7, 2010 by admin
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AP – A new DVD about the Beatles’ initial appearances on “The Ed Sullivan Show” is like cracking open a time capsule.
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AOL teaming up with Ellen DeGeneres online (AP)
September 7, 2010 by admin
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AP – AOL is adding talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres to its family of Web properties as it looks for ways to draw more people to its sites.
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Carl Barat moves on with solo album, fatherhood (Reuters)
Reuters – Carl Barat is a busy but a happy man these days.
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Playboy board hires advisers to weigh Hefner bid (Reuters)
September 7, 2010 by admin
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Reuters – The Playboy Enterprises Inc special board committee tapped to evaluate Hugh Hefner’s offer to take the company private said on Tuesday it retained Raine Securities LLC and Kaye Scholer LLP as its financial and legal advisors, respectively.
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Jerry Hall’s art collection on auction block (AP)
September 6, 2010 by admin
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AP – Model Jerry Hall plans to auction some of her art collection next month, including a famous portrait by Lucian Freud that shows her nude when she was eight months pregnant, Sotheby’s said Monday.
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Critics give thumbs down to Dylan paintings (AFP)
September 6, 2010 by admin
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AFP – Art critics dismissed Bob Dylan as an amateur painter and said his work had no place in Denmark’s largest museum, after the American music icon’s new painting collection opened in Copenhagen.
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Bahamas drops charges in Travolta extortion case (AP)
AP – A judge in the Bahamas has dropped charges against two people accused of trying to extort money from John Travolta following the death of his teenage son in the island chain.
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