Lighthouses For Sale

from AP Always wanted a lighthouse? US is giving some away, selling others at auction By MARK PRATT BOSTON (AP) — Ten lighthouses that for generations have stood like sentinels along America’s shorelines protecting mariners from peril and guiding them to safety are...

Vanishing Vincent

from The New York Times The Mystery of the Disappearing van Gogh The bidding for Lot 17 started at $23 million. By Michael Forsythe, Isabelle Qian, Muyi Xiao and Vivian Wang In the packed room at Sotheby’s in Manhattan, the price quickly climbed: $32 million, $42...

Kenneth Anger Gone

from Deadline Kenneth Anger Dies: Groundbreaking Experimental Filmmaker And ‘Hollywood Babylon’ Author Was 96 By Greg Evans Kenneth Anger, the experimental filmmaker and author whose work was groundbreaking in its exploration of gay themes and erotica, has died. He...

Graydon Rocks

from Showbiz 411 Cannes: Graydon Carter Pulls Off the Party of the Festival with Holy Trinity of Leo, Marty, and De Niro, Plus Sting, and Even Boy George, for Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary by Roger Friedman No question, hands down, Graydon Carter bested everyone in...

Tina Turner Gone

from E! Legendary Singer Tina Turner Dead at 83 Music icon Tina Turner has died at the age of 83, her rep confirmed on May 24: “All our heartfelt compassion goes out to her family.” By JESS COHEN The music world has a lost a beloved artist. Legendary...

Maya Revisited

from The Washington Post via MSN Long-hidden ruins of vast network of Maya cities could recast history by Charlotte Lytton Beneath 1,350 square miles of dense jungle in northern Guatemala, scientists have discovered 417 cities that date back to circa 1000 B.C. and...