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Robert Doisneau: 5 best collections of his photography

Check out these 5 photography collections of Doisneau's work from Paris to Palm Springs.
10 things I didn't know about Mickey Mantle

Here are 10 interesting facts that I didn't know about Mickey Mantle but learned from reading “The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America’s Childhood," by Jane Leavy.
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The Scream sale led to record $330 million auction at Sotheby's

The Scream is officially the most expensive artwork in the world, at $120 million, topping a Picasso sold for $106 million. The Scream also led to a new sales record for an Impressionist and Modern auction for Sotheby's.
'The Scream' sells for record amount at New York auction (+video)

Edward Munch's famous painting 'The Scream' sold for just under $120 million dollars at Sotheby's.
In Monrovia, Charles Taylor's wife awaits his verdict

Charles Taylor, the former Liberian leader accused of 11 counts of war crimes, will learn his fate tomorrow in what is seen as a milestone moment for international justice.
Robert Doisneau: 5 best collections of his photography

Check out these 5 photography collections of Doisneau's work from Paris to Palm Springs.
The new celluloid heroes

Preservationists springboard off audience enthusiasm for 'Hugo' and 'The Artist' to revive old-school films.
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How Juan Gris brought fun to Cubism (+video)

Juan Gris, recipient of Friday's Google doodle, is the oft-forgotten 'third musketeer' of Cubist paintings. Picasso might get the glory, but Juan Gris's work can be a lot more fun to look at.
Global News Blog
'The Cubist's Cubist:' Juan Gris honored with Google doodle (+video)

On the 125th anniversary of his birth, Spanish artist Juan Gris is honored with a Cubist Google doodle.
Picasso painting stolen in Greece during art heist

A Picasso and a Mondrian were stripped from their frames at Greece's biggest state art museum.
Chapter & Verse
LeBron James: How one writer both loved and hated him

Esquire writer Scott Raab explores his own anger as he follows the career of LeBron James.
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Steve Jobs quotes: The tech titan on work, tech, and creativity

A catalog of Steve Jobs quotes, organized by topic.
Culture Cafe
'Degas and the Nude' reveals a master of the human form

In its only US venue, the exhibition takes a wide-ranging look at the artist's complex and contradictory work, which defies easy interpretation.
Steve Jobs and Apple: How his vision transformed the way we work and play

Apple under Steve Jobs launched iconic toys and tools and software, so successful in form and function that competitors stood in awe and customers lined up overnight for the latest gadget.
10 things I didn't know about Mickey Mantle

Here are 10 interesting facts that I didn't know about Mickey Mantle but learned from reading “The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America’s Childhood," by Jane Leavy.
How M.F. Husain, the 'Picasso of India,' tested free expression

M.F. Husain went into self-imposed exile after threats by Hindus offended by his work. The modernist painter's work prompted hundreds of lawsuits.
Culture Cafe
Midnight in Paris: movie review

Woody Allen's latest film, starring Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, and Marion Cotillard, is a pleasure even for those who are not Allen fans. The film follows screenwriter Gil Pender's (Wilson) search for inspiration.
Midnight in Paris: movie review

Woody Allen’s latest film, 'Midnight in Paris,' delivers his trademark wit and some retrofantasy set in an idyllic Paris.
Scribble, Scribble, Scribble: Writing on Politics, Ice Cream, Churchill, and My Mother

This uneven collection of essays highlights Schama’s charm but tries to cover too much ground.
Cave of Forgotten Dreams: movie review

In 'Cave of Forgotten Dreams,' Werner Herzog takes us on an extraordinary journey to see Earth's first artists and ponder the origins of what it means to be human.
Reading My Father

Alexandra Styron searches his writings and her memory in an attempt to piece together the puzzle that was her father, author William Styron.
Art market: masterful returns

Art funds let you own a share of a portfolio. Some funds have bested the S&P 500.
The Daily Reckoning
US economy sat on a wall, US economy had a great fall

Since it fell, the economy has been shoddily glued back together. But it still has more cracks than Humpty Dumpty.
Modigliani: A Life

Biographer Meryle Secrest tackles the messy, "cursed" life of Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani.
Painters of light: Stieglitz, Steichen, Strand

Stieglitz, Steichen, And Strand defined photography as art.
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Paul Cézanne: The man behind today's Google doodle

Google celebrates Paul Cézanne with a painterly 172nd birthday doodle. But who was Paul Cézanne? How did his work change modern art?
Electrician brings to light Picasso 'treasure trove'

Pierre Le Guerrec, who kept 271 previously unknown works by Pablo Picasso in his basement-garage for decades, is now under scrutiny from the artist's heirs.