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A look at record art auction prices
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:24PM May 02, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — One of the art world's most recognizable images — Edvard Munch's "The Scream" — was auctioned for a record $119,922,500 at Sotheby's Wednesday. Only eight other works have sold at auction for more than $80 million.
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Teen charged in celeb car theft had weapons cache
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:58PM May 02, 2012 CommentSAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California teen charged in a drive-by shooting and the theft of a celebrity chef's Lamborghini kept an arsenal that included assault rifles, cellphone-jamming equipment and police gear, authorities said.
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Blaze hits backlot at Tyler Perry Atlanta studios
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:59PM May 02, 2012 CommentATLANTA (AP) — The cause of a fire that ripped through a simulated streetscape at the studios of Atlanta filmmaker Tyler Perry may never be known, Atlanta fire officials said Wednesday.
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Review: 'Marigold Hotel' offers safe escape
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:41PM May 02, 2012 CommentIn theory, seeing Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson and Bill Nighy share the screen should be a delight.
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Helm, stars salute Amnesty International in song
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:23PM May 02, 2012 CommentNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One of the last studio recordings by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Levon Helm was also one of the closest to his heart.
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Review: Wainwright goes pop with help of Ronson
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:15PM May 02, 2012 Comment"Out of the Game," Rufus Wainwright (Decca)
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Attorneys try to settle Zsa Zsa Gabor care dispute
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:56PM May 02, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Zsa Zsa Gabor's daughter and husband are attempting to settle a dispute over the ailing actress' care and finances outside of court, attorneys told a probate judge Wednesday.
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Turkey arts under pressure from conservative gov't
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:54PM May 02, 2012 CommentANKARA, Turkey (AP) — In a recent play in Turkey, two actors wore trench coats in their role as assassins posing as perverts planning to flash girls near a school.
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UK police: 6 arrested over Chinese art thefts
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:50PM May 02, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — Police in Britain have made a total of six arrests in connection with the theft of valuable Chinese artifacts from two university museums, authorities said Wednesday.
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1950s Hollywood leading lady Patricia Medina dies
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:36AM May 02, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — The actress who became a leading lady of Hollywood films in the 1950s opposite Glenn Ford, Alan Ladd, Karl Malden and Fernando Lamas has died in Los Angeles. Patricia Medina was 92.
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Jackson steps fully into Nick Fury in 'Avengers'
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:37AM May 02, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — After popping up in cameos during the credits of Marvel films as the authoritative, eye-patch-wearing Nick Fury, Samuel L. Jackson steps fully into his role as the head of peacekeeping agency S.H.I.E.L.D. in "The Avengers."
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DC adds 6 new titles, including modern 'GI Combat'
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:09AM May 02, 2012 CommentPHILADELPHIA (AP) — More than eight months after upending its universe of classic heroes and ongoing titles, DC Entertainment is bringing six more titles to readers, including a contemporary take on its vintage war comic, "G.I. Combat."
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Rare Cezanne watercolor fetches $19M at NY auction
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:36PM May 01, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — A rare watercolor study by Paul Cezanne believed lost for nearly 60 years fetched over $19 million at a New York City auction on Tuesday.
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Another celebrity is dismissed from 'Dancing'
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:17PM May 01, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Jaleel White can cross dance rehearsals off his to-do list: The 35-year-old actor is done with "Dancing With the Stars."
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Allman cleared in heart tests, starting book tour
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:34PM May 01, 2012 Comment (1)NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gregg Allman will begin a book tour next week after passing heart tests at The Mayo Clinic.
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Museum of Contemporary Art honors Annie Leibovitz
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:15PM May 01, 2012 CommentBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Annie Leibovitz has photographed practically every celebrity, rock star and politician over the past four decades, but when she was honored by the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, she showed a photograph of Niagara Falls.
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Tony nominations spread out but 'Once' leads
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:04PM May 01, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — There was something for virtually everyone to smile about on Broadway on Tuesday after 30 of 37 shows this season got at least one Tony Award nomination. The folks at "Once" had the most reason to celebrate tonight at their working bar on stage.
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Oscars to Stay in Same Theatre for 20 More Years
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:57PM May 01, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Oscars will be in Dolby.
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'Dancing With the Stars' leads ABC to strong week
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:44PM May 01, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — ABC danced to one of its best ratings weeks of the season.
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'Shaft' guitarist Pitts passes away in Memphis
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:06PM May 01, 2012 CommentNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Charles "Skip" Pitts, the longtime Memphis guitar player for Isaac Hayes whose distinctive sound helped define soul and make "Shaft" cool, has died. He was 65.
