Robbie Williams poses with his pet poodle in new photo shootOctober 7th, 2009 LONDON - Brit singer Robbie Williams was photographed clutching his pet poodle Poopette in a new photo shoot. Williams, 35, who loves his pets very much, was devastated when Poopette and his three other dogs were quarantined on his return to the UK from LA earlier this year.
Gap founders' contemporary art collection finds a home at San Francisco Museum of Modern ArtSeptember 25th, 2009 Fisher art collection to be housed in San FranSAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art will house one of the world's great contemporary art collections after forming a partnership with Gap Inc. founders Don and Doris Fisher to house the couple's some 1,100 works.
Nude Charlize Theron shoots at dawn to avoid paparazziSeptember 21st, 2009 NEW YORK - Actress Charlize Theron had to shoot for a nude scene in her upcoming movie at dawn to avoid the hounding paparazzi. In the scene from her new movie 'The Burning Plain', the actress is seen completely naked while smoking a cigarette through an open window in full view of passers-by.
Amber Rose strips off for nude mag shoot armed with weapon!September 18th, 2009 LONDON - Kanye West's girlfriend Amber Rose has bared all for a magazine shoot along with a weapon. Rose's new shoot for complex.com shows her on her knees as she holds a whip with both hands.
NY's Metropolitan Museum of Art reattributes painting to 17th-century Spanish master VelazquezSeptember 10th, 2009 NY's Met museum reattributes painting to VelazquezNEW YORK — New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art has reattributed a painting in its collection to the 17th-century Spanish master Velazquez. The museum had previously ascribed the portrait to the workshop of Velazquez, not to the artist himself.
Kim Kardashian strips at twitter!September 3rd, 2009 MELBOURNE - Kim Kardashian stripped down to her underwear in a photo posted on her Twitter page. The reality TV star's snap - taken for an advertisement - shows her in black bra and pants, reports the Daily Telegraph.
Allentown, Pa., museum acquires collection from estate of modernist artist Peter GrippeSeptember 1st, 2009 Pa. museum gets artist Peter Grippe's collectionALLENTOWN, Pa. — An eastern Pennsylvania art museum has received one of its largest gifts ever — about 500 works and property once owned by modernist artist Peter Grippe.
Miranda Kerr hits out over secretly snapped nude photosAugust 2nd, 2009 MELBOURNE - Miranda Kerr has vented her fury over her nude pictures that the supermodel said were shot secretly. The beauty, who is presently dating actor Orlando Bloom, recently posed topless during a Victoria's Secret swimwear photo shoot.
Miranda Kerr's steamy Victoria's Secret photoshootJuly 19th, 2009 MELBOURNE - After posing for her first nude photo shoot a couple of months ago, Miranda Kerr is still continuing to shed her clothes in almost every opportunity she gets. The hottie flashed barely-there underwear in the latest campaign for American lingerie brand Victoria's Secret.
Appeals court rules Georgia O'Keeffe Museum has no right to Fisk University art collectionJuly 15th, 2009 Court: O'Keeffe museum has no right to Fisk U. artNASHVILLE, Tenn.
Architect Rafael Vinoly lets art be the star in his Cleveland Museum of Art expansionJune 19th, 2009 Art 'in its own glory' in bigger Cleveland museumCLEVELAND — Monet, Renoir, Cezanne, Rodin and other masters are the stars of the biggest expansion in the history of the Cleveland Museum of Art, and that suits architect Rafael Vinoly just fine. "When you feel that you are looking at the art and that the building accompanies the art — as opposed to opposes it or challenging it — I think I feel happy with that," Vinoly said.
Hermitage museum opening offshoot in Amsterdam where Russian art collection began 300 yrs agoJune 18th, 2009 Russia's Hermitage opens offshoot in Dutch capitalAMSTERDAM — The Hermitage is exhibiting czarist opulence at a new satellite museum in Amsterdam, the city where Peter the Great started Russia's fabulous state art collection 300 years ago and which inspired the design for his own capital, St. Petersburg. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands will formally open the Hermitage Amsterdam on Friday.
Miranda Kerr bares all for Rolling Stone and KoalasMay 31st, 2009 MELBOURNE - Miranda Kerr has posed for her first nude photo shoot, appearing on the cover of the latest edition of Australian Rolling Stone. The 26-year-old stunner, who in the US is best known as a Victoria's Secret lingerie model and Orlando Bloom's squeeze, says she decided to go "au naturel" to raise awareness of the environment, specifically koalas, reports News.com.au.
New Smithsonian exhibit shows the complex variety, life of antsMay 29th, 2009 Ants get their place in Smithsonian exhibitWASHINGTON — Running a museum is no picnic, but the Smithsonian is attracting ants anyway. A new exhibit, "Farmers, Warriors, Builders: The Hidden Life of Ants," opens Saturday at the National Museum of Natural History and continues through Oct.
Megan Fox 'goes green' for sexy photo shootMay 28th, 2009 LONDON - Megan Fox gave onlookers a visual treat when she posed for a sexy photo shoot on the streets of Los Angeles. The 'Transformers' actress dumped her usual laid-back style for a glamorous green dress, reports the Sun.