Celebrity online green sale raises $1 million (Reuters)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on May 7, 2010
Reuters - Australian actor Hugh Jackman has been bested by a Manhattan window dresser -- at least in an online green auction which raised about $1 million for the environment.
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Picasso piece sets record for art sold at auction (Reuters)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on May 4, 2010

Pablo Picasso's 1932 'Nude, Green Leaves, and Bust' is seen at Christie's auction house in New York April 16, 2010. The art market plummeted with the onset of the global financial crisis but experts, fund managers, collectors and auctioneers are rallying on signs the once-hot investment is on the verge of solid recovery.  REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS)Reuters - Picasso's "Nude, Green Leaves and Bust" sold for more than $106 million at Christie's on Tuesday, setting a record for art sold at auction.



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Picasso work sets world art-auction record (Reuters)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on May 4, 2010
Reuters - Picasso's "Nude, Green Leaves and Bust" soared to more than $106 million at Christie's on Tuesday, setting a record for a work of art sold at auction.
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New travel guides, from Lonely Planet to luxury (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on Apr 27, 2010

This book cover provided by Lonely Planet shows the cover of 'Discover Italy,' part of a new series from the travel guidebook publishing company Lonely Planet.  Lonely Planet's new series includes books  on Australia, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Spain and Thailand. The books are ideal for planning one- to two-week trips.     (AP Photo/Lonely Planet)  NO SALESAP - Spring is the time when many travelers plan their biggest vacations of the year: Leisurely road trips, family getaways with kids out of school, and travel abroad over the peak summer season. Here are some of the new guidebook releases from this season to inspire you and help plan your itineraries. They include titles from Lonely Planet, Frommer's, DK Eyewitness, a luxury hotel group, and Budget Travel.



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Budapest book fest honours Israel (AFP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on Apr 22, 2010

A general view of the main hall in the Millenaris Culture Center's International Book Festival (IBF) in Budapest in 2009. Budapest's annual book fair will welcome celebrated Israeli writer Amos Oz among its guests at the Hungarian capital's four-day event that kicked off Thursday.(AFP/File/Attila Kisbenedek)AFP - Budapest's annual book fair will welcome celebrated Israeli writer Amos Oz among its guests at the Hungarian capital's four-day event that kicked off Thursday.



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P&G signs media deal with Oprah Winfrey Network (Reuters)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on Apr 21, 2010

FILE - In this June 4, 2009 file photo, Chair and President Emerita of National Council of Negro Women Dr Dorothy Height speaks during the Uncommon Height Gala honoring Oprah Winfrey in Washington D.C. Height, who as longtime president of the National Council of Negro Women was the leading female voice of the 1960s civil rights movement, died Tuesday, April 20, 2010. She was 98.  (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)Reuters - Beauty and household care group Procter & Gamble, the world's biggest advertiser, said it has signed a multiyear media deal with OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, which is set to debut in January as Winfrey prepares to end her long-running syndicated television talk show.



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American Idol winner sparks smoking debate (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on Apr 20, 2010

In this photo taken on Sunday, April 17, 2010, a food vendor walks past a banner promoting a Kelly Clarkson concert sponsored by a cigarette brand L.A. Lights, in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. The world's fourth most populous nation allows tobacco companies virtual free rein to peddle their products, from movies to sports sponsorships and television shows. It also remains one of the last holdouts that has not signed the World Health Organization's tobacco treaty. (AP Photo/Margie Mason)AP - Just a few miles after passing a towering Marlboro Man ad, a second billboard off the highway promotes cigarettes with a new American face: Kelly Clarkson. The former American Idol winner invites fans to buy tickets to her upcoming concert in Jakarta, the nation's capital. The logo of her sponsor is splashed in huge type above her head — the popular Indonesian cigarette brand L.A. Lights. Similar ads also run on TV.



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Stuck in NY, life disrupted by volcanic ash event (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on Apr 16, 2010
AP - One man won't make it to his best friend's wedding, a woman is likely to miss the first day of her new job and an author may not get an opportunity to promote her latest novel at a London book fair.
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London Book Fair to go on (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on Apr 16, 2010
AP - Some book publishing officials have given up on attending next week's London Book Fair because of the volcanic ash from Iceland that has shut down major airports throughout Europe.
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Fed boss: Bone up on your financial know-how (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on Apr 13, 2010
AP - Americans would make smarter investment choices if they sharpen their financial know-how, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday.
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