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This Rome atelier is behind many an Oscar for costume design. Will 'Napoleon' be next?
March 05, 2024 - 9:27 PM

ROME (AP) — For nearly six decades, the Tirelli atelier in Rome has woven itself into the fabric of Italian and international film history, earning the nickname the “Oscar tailor’s shop” for its contribution to cinematic costume design.
She bought a colorful vase at Goodwill for $3.99. The rare piece sold at auction for $107,000
December 19, 2023 - 9:56 AM

Jessica Vincent had just started surveying the shelves of a Virginia thrift store when a vase caught her eye. It was shaped like a bottle and had ribbons of color, aqua green and amethyst purple, that spiraled up its glass surface like stripes of paint.
Order a bagel and schmear at Feltz Bagels, and you'll be fed an original piece of art
October 03, 2023 - 9:43 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — While not one of the major food groups, a bagel and a schmear made of felt might satisfy your appetite for art.
Naeem Khan marks two decades of sparkle and glitz at NYFW
February 15, 2023 - 9:17 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Surrounded by long-time friends and his dog, Naeem Khan marked 20 years of glamorous designs at his New York Fashion Week show.
Artist’s hand-painted dress to match her work goes viral
November 22, 2022 - 9:18 AM

PONCHATOULA, La. (AP) — Louisiana artist Mandy Poche needed something to wear to her exhibit opening the next day. Instead of making a last-minute dash to the store, she turned to her creative skills and painted a white off-the-shoulder cocktail dress to match one of her artworks. The result has been an internet smash sensation.
Arizona museum exhibit marks end to de Kooning painting saga
September 28, 2022 - 5:58 PM

PHOENIX (AP) — After a Willem de Kooning painting worth millions was brazenly stolen in 1985 from an Arizona museum, the staff clung to the hope that it would turn up one day. But nobody could have predicted “Woman-Ochre” would find its way back through the kindness of strangers in a neighboring state.
This Old House: Restoration honors Black Atlanta postmaster
September 07, 2022 - 4:39 AM

ATLANTA (AP) — Most contractors told them they would tear it down. A two-story five-bedroom Victorian built around 1900, it was abandoned and collapsing, with vines reaching its rafters. Elegant features were scavenged long ago. The house’s place in American history was at risk of disappearing.
Review: Love, hope and ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’
August 23, 2022 - 10:51 AM

There is not a cynical molecule in the makeup of George Miller’s “ Three Thousand Years of Longing, ” a patient and occasionally dazzling fantasy about love, myth, hope, companionship and perhaps, most of all, about storytelling. Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton, wrapped in plush white bathrobes, will reiterate the storytelling point over and over again during a vulnerable, sprawling conversation in a stately Istanbul hotel suite that’s nice enough to make one consider a career in academia.
Designer Scott Pask creates 'a beautiful mess' on Broadway
June 07, 2022 - 10:08 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Set designer Scott Pask was asked to create a roomful of junk on Broadway and somehow he turned it into something sublime.
Fire erupts at warehouse of Brazil's national film institute
July 29, 2021 - 8:01 PM

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A government warehouse storing movies, documents and antique projectors from Brazil's film industry caught fire Thursday night in Sao Paulo.
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This Rome atelier is behind many an Oscar for costume design. Will 'Napoleon' be next?

She bought a colorful vase at Goodwill for $3.99. The rare piece sold at auction for $107,000

Order a bagel and schmear at Feltz Bagels, and you'll be fed an original piece of art

Naeem Khan marks two decades of sparkle and glitz at NYFW

Artist’s hand-painted dress to match her work goes viral

Arizona museum exhibit marks end to de Kooning painting saga

This Old House: Restoration honors Black Atlanta postmaster

Review: Love, hope and ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’

Designer Scott Pask creates 'a beautiful mess' on Broadway

Fire erupts at warehouse of Brazil's national film institute

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