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.Picasso piece sets record for art sold at auction (Reuters)
Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on May 4, 2010
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.
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.New travel guides, from Lonely Planet to luxury (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on Apr 27, 2010
AP - 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.
Budapest book fest honours Israel (AFP)
Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on Apr 22, 2010
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.
P&G signs media deal with Oprah Winfrey Network (Reuters)
Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on Apr 21, 2010
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.
American Idol winner sparks smoking debate (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on Apr 20, 2010
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 â the popular Indonesian cigarette brand L.A. Lights. Similar ads also run on TV.