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Goldie Hawn at 67: Star shines at amfAR gala in Cannes

2013-05-24 18:11:00

Goldie Hawn at 67 is still bringing new meaning to the phrase "aging gracefully." The legendary actress turned 67 on Nov. 21 but for some reason her age seemed to shine as brightly as the sunny yellow gown she wore at a Cannes event. In a good way....

Jimmy Kimmel tweets that he was buyer of nude Bea Arthur painting

2013-05-24 16:59:00

In 2005, comedian Jimmy Kimmel shared a stage with actress Bea Arthur for the Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson. Many jokes that evening were made at Arthur's expense, with various comedians lampooning the elderly star's perceived masculine...

Superman comic worth $100,000 found in walls of abandoned house

2013-05-24 12:32:32

Cannes 2013: Leonardo DiCaprio space flight goes for $1.5 million

2013-05-23 16:35:00

A guest at a charity auction at Cannes has paid 1.2 million euros ($1.5 million) for a trip into space with Leonardo DiCaprio. AmFAR, a nonprofit devoted to AIDS research, held the auction Thursday night�at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc as part of its...

Eva Longoria graduates with master's degree in Chicano studies

2013-05-23 11:04:00

Eva Longoria is backing up her beauty with a whole lot of brain. The actress graduated with a master's degree Wednesday. Longoria, 38, took home a real degree (not an honorary one) in Chicano studies from Cal State Northridge, where she physically...

Apple I, handmade in 1976 and still working, could fetch $400,000

2013-05-23 15:20:00

Apple’s newest iMac has at least 3,000 times more processing power than the company’s first computer model, but the older version could end up being 300 times as expensive. One of the six original Apple computers that still works will be...

J.K. Rowling, other authors reveal secrets in books for PEN auction

2013-05-20 12:26:00

What does one of the world's best-known authors think when she holds the book that made her famous? J.K. Rowling looks at the title page of the first edition of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” (as it’s is known in the...

Jedi jeans: Mark Hamill's pants from 'Star Wars' up for auction

2013-05-20 13:19:00

A pair of pants worn by Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in the 1977 movie "Star Wars" are up for bid through Nate D. Sanders Auctions, which expects them to fetch somewhere between $70,000 and $100,000. The auction house's description reads, in part:...

Topless Beatrice Arthur painting part of record $495-million auction

2013-05-16 08:00:00

Did it come with a card attached that says, "Thank you for being a friend"? A 1991 painting depicting a topless Bea Arthur that was created by artist John Currin has sold at an auction Wednesday for $1.9 million. The sale was part of a larger Christie's...

Debating the art market as the best judge of quality

2013-05-16 11:15:00

On May 24 at China's Hong Kong Convention Center an outfit called Intelligence Squared will host a formal debate during the debut of the newest spinoff of the Art Basel franchise of international art fairs. The motion under consideration will be: "The...

Artworks by Barnett Newman and Gerhard Richter set auction records

2013-05-15 10:33:00

A painting by Barnett Newman set an artist record at auction on Tuesday, selling for $43.8 million in New York. Sotheby's had expected "Onement VI," an abstract work in dark blue, to go for between $30 million and $40 million. The sale was part of a...

It's galactic glam on the 'Star Trek: Into Darkness' red carpet

2013-05-15 09:28:00

If the premiere of "Star Trek: Into Darkness" is any indication, high style will be alive and well in the 23rd century. The film's cast and celebrity supporters were in full galactic glam at Tuesday night's premiere. Zoe Saldana chose a nude silk...

Actress Goldie Hawn attends the charity auction at the Cinema Against AIDS amfAR gala.

2013-05-23 19:41:00

After auctioning off a date with herself at a charity benefit in France and attending the "Jimmy P. (Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian)" premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, Eva Longoria headed back to the U.S. to graduate. Yes, you read that right.

2013-05-23 19:18:16

Liberace died in 1987 at age 67. Later, his possessions were auctioned off, including his brass bed complete with fur comforter and embellished with duck heads.

2013-05-23 00:00:00