YSL auction raises almost three times estimate
Reuters - Saturday November 21, 09:03 AM
PARIS (Reuters) - A second auction of art and furniture once owned by fashion guru Yves Saint Laurent has raised 8.9 million euros ($13.22 million), up to three times the estimated amount, auctioneers Christie's said on Friday.
Actress Audrey Hepburn's wardrobe up for auction
Reuters - Saturday November 21, 08:42 AM
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Audrey Hepburn once declared her look was "attainable" and an upcoming auction of some of the fashionable film star's wardrobe will make that possible.
Susan Boyle aims to turn celebrity into album sales
Reuters - Saturday November 21, 07:39 AM
LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish singer Susan Boyle, one of the biggest stars of the Internet age, seeks to turn global celebrity into record sales next week with the release of her debut album "I Dreamed a Dream."
Oprah Winfrey says ending TV show "feels right"
Reuters - Saturday November 21, 07:09 AM
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Oprah Winfrey said on Friday that she will end her popular TV show in 2011 because it "feels right in her bones" after 25 years, and urged viewers not to believe rumours of why she's quitting.
Sheryl Crow revisits first album
Reuters - Saturday November 21, 07:06 AM
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Back in early 1995 when Sheryl Crow won Grammy gold for her debut album, her bank account was hardly glistening.
Montreux unveils 2010 poster by Brazil's Britto
Reuters - Saturday November 21, 07:00 AM
ZURICH (Reuters) - Brazilian Romero Britto has created the 2010 edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival's poster, adding to a long list of striking images by famous artists that have made the posters desirable objects among collectors.
Italy collector finds Galileo's lost tooth, fingers
Reuters - Saturday November 21, 06:22 AM
ROME (Reuters) - An art collector has found a tooth, thumb and finger of the renowned Italian scientist Galileo Galilei who died in the 17th century, Florence's History of Science museum announced on Friday.