Art can be a tempting investment, with its creative mystique and potential for soaring values. Attending glittering events such as the annual Art Basel Miami Beach, a four-day, celebrity-studded event representing more than 2,000 contemporary artists, makes it that much harder to resist.
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The scene of the crime is the Macy's Day Thanksgiving Day Parade. This year was spectacular --- great entertainment with many new balloons and floats. Fall was in the air and so, too, was the confetti.
As Hurricane Sandy approached the East Coast in late October, Captain Robin Walbridge wanted to save his ship, the legendary Bounty. He set out to sea to ride out the storm -- a decision which ended in disaster. He lost the ship, a crewmember and his own life.
7 feared missing in collapse of highway tunnel in Japan; risk of more damage hampers rescue
The proud artisans of Seiffen gave the world the nutcracker and are determined to keep their centuries-old craft alive. The Christmas industry in the Ore Mountains of Germany has survived economic crises, wars, communism and a wave of Chinese replicas -- but is now at risk from a lack of young apprentices.
Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula is dotted with thousands of caves that once housed prehistoric people and later became sacred to the Mayans. German archaeologists and filmmakers are currently involved in a project to explore with modern imaging technology and make a 3-D film of this underwater labyrinth.
Egypt's top court says it has suspended its work indefinitely to protest 'pressures'
Northern California braces for more pouring rain and flooding as third storm moves in
More over #Hashtag, there’s a new genre of names that’s trending. You guessed it, iBaby names. BabyCenter – a go-to site and app for pregnancy and parenting tips –has just released it’s annual baby names report survey for the most popular names of 2012. ‘Apple’, ‘Siri’...
Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele, the kinky protagonists of the “Fifty Shades of Grey” trilogy, will soon be leaping off the page and into your local Cineplex. Not surprisingly, the adventurous duo are also slated to make appearances, reportedly in three XXX films–the basis for...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is bracing for what could be historic low levels of water along the Mississippi River - likely halting barge traffic in the heart of the storied river. That sudden stop would directly impact the American consumer.
States wary of trade-offs in accepting Medicaid expansion for millions of low-income uninsured
Egypt's top court postpones ruling on constituent panel, officials say
Police: Chiefs' Belcher player kills girlfriend, then commits suicide in front of coach, GM