While not contemporary, the story about the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa is a fascinating episode of greed, conspiracy, secrets, lies, and more lies. An excerpt from the upcoming book, The Crimes of Paris: A True Story of Murder, Theft, and Detection, by Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler appears in the May issue of Vanity […]
April 16th, 2009
Categories: Political, France, Arrest, Forgery, Power players, History, Masters, Museum, Controversy, Paris, Stolen . Author: ian l.c.v. . Comments: Comments Off
Eleven originals created by the cheeky, sneaky graffiti artist Banksy sold for over £540,000 at Bonham’s auction house in London last Wednesday. The Bristol-born artist, who has managed to keep his identity a secret despite worldwide notoriety, is a divisive figure in the art world, at once infuriating the establishment with his bold stunts and […]
October 30th, 2007
Categories: Political, British, Celebrity, London, Business, Controversy . Author: lynette c . Comments: No Comments
From MSNBC.com:
Mark McGowan, 37, said he ate “about three bites” of the dog meat, cooked with apples, onions and seasoning, to highlight what he called Prince Philip’s mistreatment of a fox during a hunt by the queen’s husband in January.
“It was pretty disgusting,” McGowan said of the meal, which he ate while appearing on a […]
June 5th, 2007
Categories: Political, Protest, London, Food, Controversy, Performance . Author: ian l.c.v. . Comments: No Comments