Share.. After just eight minutes of bidding at Sotheby’s, Alberto Giacometti‘s life-sized sculpture L’homme qui marche I (Walking Man I) was sold for £65,001,250 ($US104,327,006). The winning bid, which opened at £12million, was made over the telephone by an anonymous buyer. The sculpture, which is considered to be one of the most important by the [...]
Entries from February 2010
Art Is Rich
February 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Specials
Tags: Alberto Giacometti·Dr. Gachet·Melanie Clore·Paul Cezanne·Picasso·Van Gogh·Walking Man I
A Master In Motion
February 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Jewish Gifts, Specials
Share..The talented sculptor Razia Gershon was born in Israel and has focused her artwork from an early stage, on the human body and its aesthetic possibilities. In her early career, Razia studied modern ballet under Gertrud Krauss and classical ballet under Mia Arbatova. She graduated from the Wingate Institute and worked as a physical and [...]
Tags: Avni Institute of Art·ballet·Bar Ilan University·Barack Obama·Bill Clinton·David Zondelovitz·Gertrud Krauss·Marcel Mendelson·Mia Arbatova·Razia Gershon·Shimon Peres·Tania Preminger·Wingate Institute
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, Sharing Oscar Hosting Responsibilities
February 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Entertainment & Celebrities, Fun Stuff
Share..Two Hollywood veterans will be sharing hosting duties at the 82nd Academy Awards. Telecast producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman said Martin and Baldwin are “the perfect pair of hosts for the Oscars.” The producers have said they hope to resurrect Oscar’s ratings and make the show more fun by building on the changes introduced [...]
Tags: 30 Rock·Academy Awards·Adam Shankman·Alec Baldwin·Bill Mechanic·Chevy Chase·Douglas Fairbanks·Goldie Hawn·Hollywood·Leslie Unger·NBC·Oscars·Paul Hogan·Steve Martin·The Cooler·William DeMille
A Sunny Day
February 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Entertainment & Celebrities, Fun Stuff
Share..Here’s the story: At a hearing today in the custody battle between Sandra Bullock‘s current husband, Jesse James and his ex-wife, porn-star Janine Lindemulder, a judge ordered that Lindemulder be allowed to make daily phone calls to her 6-year-old daughter, Sunny, who currently resides full-time with Sandra and Jesse. However, “No visitation rights were granted [...]
Tags: Carol Levitzky·Janine Lindemulder·Jesse James·Sandra Bullock
Talk To The Hamsa
February 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Amulets, Gifts for Her, Gifts for Him, Home Decor, Jewish Gifts
Share..The hamsa is a palm-shaped amulet seen mainly in the Middle East and North Africa. It is often used in jewelry and wall hangings, as a defense against the evil eye. Its origin is said to be found in ancient practices associated with the Phoenicians of Carthage. Listen to this: Archaeological evidence indicates that a [...]
Tags: AmuletGifts.com·hamsa·MostOriginal·Phoenicians of Carthage·Tanit
Nicole Endorses Hamburgers…well not quite
February 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Entertainment & Celebrities
Share..Nicole Richie, daughter of 80′s pop master Lionel, mother of two, friend of Paris Hilton and newly brunette, covers the March issue of British Marie Claire. Inside the pages she tries to squash rumors of an eating disorder. “I felt it was a little unfair to say someone has an eating disorder when they don’t. [...]
Tags: British Marie Claire·Nicole Endorses·Nicole Richie·Paris Hilton·The Simple Life·Vanity Fair

