Warhol ‘Elvis’ fetches $37M at NYC auction

Tweet NEW YORK (AP) — Andy Warhol’s “Double Elvis” sold for $37 million and works by Roy Lichtenstein and Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei broke their own records at Sotheby’s contemporary art sale on Wednesday…. Original post: Warhol ‘Elvis’ fetches $37M at NYC auction  Read More →

Liberator of ladies’ hair Vidal Sassoon dies at 84

Tweet LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vidal Sassoon used his hairstyling shears to free women from beehives and hot rollers and give them wash-and-wear cuts that made him an international name in hair care…. Read more: Liberator of ladies’ hair Vidal Sassoon dies at 84  Read More →

Warhol, Lichtenstein, Bacon head to auction in NY

Tweet NEW YORK (AP) — Paintings by Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Francis Bacon and a work featuring one ton of handmade porcelain sunflower seeds by Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei are among the artworks leading a Wednesday night contemporary art sale at Sotheby’s…. More: Warhol, Lichtenstein, Bacon head to auction in... 

Depp, Burton bring ‘Dark Shadows’ comedy to London

Tweet LONDON (AP) — Johnny Depp’s gothic comedy “Dark Shadows” is creeping into London for its European premiere…. See more here: Depp, Burton bring ‘Dark Shadows’ comedy to London  Read More →

French first ladies: Bye Carla, bonjour Valerie

Tweet PARIS (AP) — Only in France. Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the superstar model-turned-songstress with a freewheeling lifestyle, now hands the job of first lady to a twice-divorced journalist who’s the first presidential partner to enter the Elysee Palace without a ring on her finger…. Read more: French first ladies: Bye Carla, bonjour... 

John Lloyd Young heading back to ‘Jersey Boys’

Tweet NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway’s “Jersey Boys” is planning to welcome someone who got away – John Lloyd Young…. See the original post: John Lloyd Young heading back to ‘Jersey Boys’  Read More →

ABC tries social network experiment with ‘Revenge’

Tweet NEW YORK (AP) — ABC and Yahoo will experiment on the season’s last two episodes of “Revenge” with a smartphone and tablet application designed to encourage more people to watch television live…. Read this article: ABC tries social network experiment with ‘Revenge’  Read More →

`General Hospital’ leads way in Emmy nods

Tweet NEW YORK (AP) — ABC’s “General Hospital” led with 23 nominations Wednesday in a Daytime Emmy Awards field with notable omissions as well as old favorites…. Original post: `General Hospital’ leads way in Emmy nods  Read More →

Depp, Burton bring light comedy to "Dark Shadows"

Tweet LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Working with director Tim Burton, Johnny Depp has played many eccentric characters in the movies, from lonely monster Edward Scissorhands to eccentric filmmaker Ed Wood and the Mad Hatter of “Alice in Wonderland.” Read more: Depp, Burton bring light comedy to "Dark Shadows"  Read More →

Prosecutors make closing arguments in Hudson case

Tweet CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors began wrapping up their case Thursday against the man charged with murdering three of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson’s family members, showing jurors photos of the victims’ bloody bodies and denouncing the defendant as the killer…. Read this article: Prosecutors make closing arguments...