Arts
Konchalovsky says 'Rai' tackles evil done in the name of good
VENICE Andrei Konchalovsky uses the Holocaust-theme in his drama "Rai" to explore how people back then and today commit evil acts all the while believing that what they do is right, the veteran Russian director said at the Venice film festival on Thursday. | Video
Andrew Lloyd Webber brings 'School of Rock' to West End stage
LONDON Prolific British Andrew Lloyd Webber is bringing the Broadway stage adaptation of the Jack Black comedy "School of Rock" to London's famed West End, hoping to show people the power of music in children's' lives. | Video
Drama about North Ireland peace talks to inspire others, director says
VENICE Film director Nick Hamm hopes his comedy-drama about two sworn enemies in the Northern Ireland conflict who agree to share power will resonate elsewhere and motivate others to take leaps of faith and change the course of history.
'You Say You Want a Revolution?' 1960s exhibition opens in London
LONDON If, as The Beatles sang, you say you want a revolution, a new major exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London may have one for you. | Video
Race finds spotlight through true stories at Toronto Film Festival
LOS ANGELES/TORONTO A slavery drama clouded by controversy, an African king fighting to be with a white woman and a young Barack Obama navigating college life are some of the true-life tales exploring race at the Toronto International Film Festival, against a backdrop of heightened racial tension.
Mystery Italian writer heads Leibovitz wish list for women's portraits show
MILAN American photographer Annie Leibovitz hopes to add a layer of mystery to her travelling "Women: New Portraits" exhibition when it sets down in Milan - by including the image of writer whose identity is a closely-guarded secret.
London's National Gallery sued in NY over alleged stolen Matisse
NEW YORK The National Gallery of Art in London was sued on Wednesday in New York for the return of the 1908 Henri Matisse painting "Portrait of Greta Moll" by three grandchildren of its subject, who claim it was stolen.
Creativity through love of art and food
Using honey, ketchup and Nutella, Aya Hany uses food ingredients to create unique art pieces. | Video
Artists explore emotional response to 9/11 attacks in new exhibit
Artist Christopher Saucedo, dressed in black, stood with his hands in his pockets next to his mixed media artwork at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in Manhattan.
Flying pigs and prisms: Pink Floyd expo to open at London's V&A;
LONDON A pink inflatable pig the size of a bus floated above London's venerable Victoria and Albert museum on Wednesday but unlike an infamous outing above Battersea Power Station in 1976 it did not break free and ground planes at Heathrow. | Video
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British author Rowling says Trump has a right to be bigoted
NEW YORK Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling labeled U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump bigoted after receiving the PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award in New York. | Video
