The price, which includes buyer's premium, is the second highest ever for a Monet at auction. picked by kxmk 1 year ago

EASTON, Md. -- An old painting dropped off at a rural Maryland Goodwill store turned out to be a work by a French Impressionist. And now, thanks to the sharp eye of a store employee, the charitable organization is $40,000 richer. picked by bevissimo 3 months ago

Artist Frank Boelter set sails in his lifesize paper boat as he leaves a shipyard in Lauenburg, Germany. He constructed the 9-metre vessel from 'Tetrapack' and fearlessly sailed it up the Elbe, despite the fact the light material is more commonly used for packaging milk. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Also Gonorrhea and syphilis rates are jumping again after hitting record lows. More and more cases are showing a resistence to standard treatments as well. picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago

Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul receives 6 million dollars in donations from over 58,000 donors. This is the biggest one-day record in American Political History. What does he stand for? Oh, just liberty. Check him out at www.ronpaul2008.com picked by 1thirteen3 10 months ago

A Sumatran rhino has given birth to a record-setting third calf, again raising hopes among conservationists that the critically endangered species could be on the road to recovery. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

...driven by "greed, pure and simple", a London court heard on Tuesday. The record haul was seized by an armed gang in a "terrifying" raid on a Securitas cash depot in Tonbridge, Kent in February last year. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

A lot of people seem to be fans of Julian Beever here. So I decided to post this link. Please visit to see his incredible art and the video of the artist at work. Julian Beever is an English chalk artist who has been creating chalk drawings on pavement since the mid-1990s that create the illusion of three dimensions when viewed from the right location. These trompe-l'oeil drawings are created usin... read full post picked by SunSeven 1 year ago

Sony said on Thursday it sold a record number of its PlayStation Portables (PSPs) in Japan in September as a slimmer and cheaper version of the handheld game machine helped drive demand. picked by punthe 1 year ago

"See if you can match the paintings to each artist...a lot harder than the first 2!" picked by power832 1 year ago

The American artist who created them - Kurt Wenner - is a former Nasa illustrator who began street painting in Rome in 1982, inspired by Renaissance frescos and sculptures. More images here. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Elliott twice broke the previous record texting a 160 character message blindfolded in 51 seconds and then 45 seconds. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Great 3d and 2d artist as well as a photographer. He also worked on games such as Terminator 3 and Spawn, movies such as Tristan & Iseult, commercials and more. Site is in french, but you can figure it out. picked by beany11 8 months ago

Police found paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet that were among four paintings worth $163 million stolen from a private museum in a Feb. 10 armed robbery.

The original post about the heist is here. picked by MandolinOrange 8 months ago

Sony Corp., the world's largest video-game console maker, sold a record number of PLAYSTATION 3 machines in Europe during the holiday shopping season after lowering prices to compete against Nintendo Co.'s Wii. picked by punthe 9 months ago

He is an artist best known for his street painting and chalk murals using a projection called anamorphosis. These 3D chalk drawings on pavementhave been featured in many newspapers and on several television shows. In anamorphic art, paintings are meant to “deceive the eye”. picked by SunSeven 1 year ago

A diamond-encrusted platinum skull by artist Damien Hirst has been sold to an investment group for the asking price of $100 million. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

If you were looking for the skeleton of a prehistoric mammoth, Monday was your day to buy. Christie's auction house sold one for $421,200 _ a world record.

Follow up to this story. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago