Ireland mourns ‘keeper of language’ poet Seamus Heaney
(Reuters) – Seamus Heaney, one of the world’s best-known poets and winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize for literature, died on Friday after a short...
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Irish poet Nobel winner Seamus Heaney dies at 74
DUBLIN (AP) — Seamus Heaney, Ireland’s foremost poet who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995, died Friday after a half-century exploring the wild...
How To Find What To Read
There are many books available in the market for people to read. However, it can be quite a challenge deciding on what to read. Basically,...
The Top 5 Digital Cameras Under $500
As competition is fierce in digital camera market, consumers are being offered an unprecedented array of professional-grade cameras at increasingly cheaper prices. This brief lists...
Christie’s art sale ‘highest in auction history’
A contemporary art sale at Christie’s in New York has made $495m (£325m), the highest total in auction history. The sale included works by Jackson...
First book printed in US could sell for £20 million at auction
The Bay Psalm Book – the first book printed in America, in 1640 – will go on sale in November this year and is expected...
Kenny Rogers to join Country Music Hall of Fame
(Reuters) – Veteran singers and songwriters Kenny Rogers, Bobby Bare and “Cowboy” Jack Clement will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, organizers...
Chinese abstract painter Zao Wou-ki dies aged 93
(Reuters) – Abstract master Zao Wou-ki, one of China’s most significant artists whose works routinely fetch millions of dollars at auction, has died in Switzerland...
Musicals strike upbeat theater note in weak U.S., UK economies
(Reuters) – A slate of new musicals has given the two major international theatre districts, New York’s Broadway and London’s West End, an upbeat start...
“Betrayal” on Broadway: Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz in love triangle
(Reuters) – Daniel Craig and his actress wife, Rachel Weisz, are teaming up on stage this year to play a married couple in a Broadway revival of...