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14:06 • 15.06.16British artist irons fabric to create stunning ‘paintings’ (video)Shine sculpts, presses and pleats the huge single piece of tulle, whose transparent qualities give the portrait more texture and depth. By layering in this way ...
11:45 • 15.06.16Led Zeppelin appear in court over Stairway to Heaven disputeThe band's lawyer Robert Anderson insisted that the two men "created Stairway to Heaven independently without resort to Taurus or without copying ...
20:26 • 14.06.16Japanese artist hand-carves blocks of wood into seemingly edible delicaciesUnsurprisingly, Kawasaki’s masterpieces have been getting a lot of attention online, ever since he started posting them on his Twitter and Instagram accounts. His creations are regularly featured ...
19:58 • 14.06.16Tate Modern unveils pyramid towerAt Tuesday's launch event, Frances Morris, Tate Modern's new director, promised a weekend of "discovery and celebration" ...
14:23 • 13.06.16Armenian folk singer Ofelya Hambardzumyan dies at 91The sad new was announced by Eduard Sharmazanov, the vice speaker of Armenia's National Assembly on Monday. The parliament observed a moment of silence to respect ...
11:21 • 13.06.16Smash hit 'Hamilton' sweeps Tonys with 11 wins during somber ceremonyJessica Lange, winning her first Tony as morphine-addicted Mary Tyrone in "Long Day's Journey Into Night, said the honor "fills me with such happiness, even on such a sad day as this..."
13:03 • 11.06.16US singer Grimmie shot dead on OrlandoThe assailant - who was tackled by Ms Grimmie's brother - then shot and killed himself. The 22-year-old singer died in ...
11:22 • 10.06.16Mel Gibson planning 'Passion of the Christ' sequelWallace, who most recently directed and co-wrote the 2014 faith-based drama Heaven Is for Real, said he and Gibson began to get serious about a sequel to The Passion ...
21:40 • 09.06.16Akhil Sharma's Family Life wins International Dublin Literary Award"To be acknowledged by people I respect is a strange thing. I can't say I fooled them. I feel abashed by this honour," he said. Sharma is the third American author to win the prize in its 21-year history...
09:59 • 09.06.16Game of Thrones' season finale to be shows longest episodeWhile it's not quite as long as the finale, it's still going to crack the 60-minute mark, and its title suggests Jon Snow and Ramsay Bolton will have the Winterfell showdown ...
09:57 • 08.06.16Maryl Streep plays Donald Trump in 2016 galaStreep, 66, appeared at the Public Theatre 2016 Gala in Central Park, New York, as one of the city’s most recognisable ...
18:51 • 07.06.16Harry Potter fans asked to keep secrets ahead of Cursed Child premiere"So I'm asking you one more time to keep the secrets and let audiences enjoy Cursed Child with all the surprises that we've built into the story..."
12:34 • 07.06.16Ayvazovsky canvas fetches £195,000 at London auctionEarlier, two other canvasses by the artist were sold of £158,500 and £110,500. “The first round of Russian paintings’ sale has fetched ...
10:45 • 07.06.16Abba reunite for first concert in over 30 years“We’ve made this journey throughout our history. Benny and Björn in particular. It’s been very ...
17:00 • 06.06.16Surprise Kanye West concert canceled, leaving fans jammed in Manhattan streetWest had dropped hints about the gig when he made an unannounced appearance at another concert sponsored by a radio station ...