And in a world where perception is everything, values for even the world's most sought-after artists could come back down to Earth with a bump if confidence were to slide.
For the past 300 years, musicians and scientists have puzzled over the unparalleled quality of classical Cremonese violins made by Italian masters like Antonio Stradivari and Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesu.
Animal welfare groups must be panting: Leona Helmsley reportedly directed that her fortune - up to $8 billion - be used for the care and welfare of dogs.
Summer entertaining brings on hazards not seen during other times of the year, from insect bites to fires to faulty or damaged furniture that can cause injuries. Web-based UK garden furniture specialists, Faraway Furniture, have compiled a list of free
Vice President isn't the only high-level position that Barack Obama is currently trying to fill. It's been widely reported that - win or lose - the Obamas have promised their two daughters a dog after the presidential election. With 158
There's not much the public hasn't seen of Christie Brinkley. Whether it's in next-to-nothing swimsuits in Sports Illustrated orstarring in ex-husband Billy Joel's rock videos or in countlessboldface tabloid mentions, the quintessential California blond covergirl has become a fixture on
Boy George's plans for a North American tour have run into some bad karma. The Culture Club singer, whose given name is George O'Dowd, hascanceled his summer plans after U.S. authorities denied him a visa toenter the country.
Jack Nicholson's Joker was a blast. Heath Ledger's Joker is as dark andanarchic a figure as Randle McMurphy in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo'sNest," the role that brought Nicholson his first Academy Award.
CBS and CNET have joined forces to form the 8th largest Web network in the world. CBS correspondent Rich Demuro reported that while CNET may be best known for their coverage of technology, the company also runs Web sites on
SHREVEPORT, La. -- It's a conversation any father and son might have -- a quick chat about baseball, families and world affairs. But when the speakers are President George H.W. Bush and his son George W. Bush, even a seemingly
SPOTLIGHT 'The Baby Borrowers' 8 p.m. on NBC (Channel 5) The teen couples continue to struggle with their borrowed infants as the reality series — tag line: It's not TV; it's birth control! — moves to 8 p.m., bumping "Celebrity
John Henry, a Multi Packaging Solutions Company and leader in print, packaging, and merchandising solutions for the horticulture industry, was honored by Floramedia Group at their 41st Annual World Conference in Berlin on May 26th with two Innovation Awards for
