Arts
Centuries-old Ten Commandments tablet goes under hammer for $850,000
DALLAS A 1,500-year-old stone tablet with the earliest known chiseled inscription of the Ten Commandments was sold at a U.S. auction on Wednesday for $850,000.
Germany buys California house built by writer Thomas Mann
BERLIN Germany has purchased the California home that once belonged to Nobel Prize-wining author Thomas Mann for $13.25 million and plans to preserve the historic property, the real estate company that listed the house said on Thursday.
Swedish Academy says Bob Dylan won't attend Nobel prize ceremony
STOCKHOLM American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature last month, has decided not to attend the award ceremony in Stockholm, the Swedish Academy said on Wednesday.
Van Gogh museum dismisses claim discovered sketchbook authentic
PARIS The Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam has dismissed an art historian's claim that a collection of discovered sketches were drawn by the Dutch artist, saying they were imitations.
Frida Kahlo painting, unseen for 60 years, surfaces for sale
NEW YORK A Frida Kahlo painting that has never been publicly exhibited and whose whereabouts had been a mystery will be auctioned next week at Sotheby's in New York, the auction house said on Monday.
Aerosmith to say 'Aero-Vederci' with 2017 European tour
LONDON U.S. rockers Aerosmith, together for some 45 years, will embark on a "farewell" European tour next year, the group said on Monday, kicking off the series of shows in Israel. | Video
Bowie artworks fetch $30 million in first round of auction
LONDON A first auction of items from late rock star David Bowie's private art collection has fetched more than $30 million, with some going far above their estimated prices.
Touring 'Star Wars Identities' exhibition comes to London
LONDON The "Star Wars" universe comes to London this month as part of a touring exhibition where fans of the hugely successful sci-fi saga can get up close with the franchise's famous characters. | Video
Booker finalist Thien wins top Canada fiction prize
TORONTO Man Booker Prize finalist Madeleine Thien on Monday won Canada's Giller Prize, the country's richest fiction award, for "Do Not Say We Have Nothing", about a young woman's flight from China after the Tiananmen Square protests.
Meat Loaf serves up a glimpse of 'Bat Out of Hell' musical in London
LONDON Rocker Meat Loaf's 1977 breakthrough album "Bat Out Of Hell" has inspired a passionate love story for the stage, fusing the classic catalog of songs with some previously unreleased music. | Video