Photograph: Kind courtesy Christie's Marilyn Monroe -- who would have turned 96 on June 1 -- was always much larger than life. Nearly 60 years after she was found dead -- reportedly of an overdose......
It was the iconoclast Andy Warhol who said every individual in the world is entitled to 15minutes of fame. But fame is a finite resource, and therefore fallible to inequitable distribution. On......
Kishore Singh on Jean-Michel Basquiat and his worth. Gaitonde to Raza: The 10 costliest Indian paintings IMAGE: Yusaku Maezawa paid twice the estimate to walk away with his Basquiat......
Indian collectors can now buy works by some of the best-known Western modern artists and at prices less than what they've paid for some works by the Indian modern masters. Saffronart, the home......
Masterpieces can be very moving. But in this case, they literally can move. BMW, the German manufacturer of high-end automobiles, has created over the last 30 years, pieces of 'rolling art' by......
From the lyrics of Hall and Oates and Gwen Stefani to the lens of Andy Warhol, the entitled rich girl has long been fodder for artists and gossip mongers. These days that lens is turned on these......
When Aamir Khan stepped into the limelight with Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, everybody hailed him as the chocolate face heartthrob challenging the monopoly of gun-toting action heroes dominating the......
The Apprentice is a keenly observed and entertaining biopic about the making of a man who is mostly responsible for all that has gone wrong with current American politics, observes Aseem Chhabra.......
Johnny Depp is a superstar and lives a life that does more than justice to that tag. Depp sued his ex-managers Joel and Robert Mandel for mismanaging his finances. The brothers hit back with a......
Dear Friend is for those who idealised Dil Chahta Hai all out of proportion, and then warmed up to the premise that friendship could be a lot more complicated, and transient, observes Sreehari......
The long-awaited book is frank, funny, self-lacerating and full of gossip-worthy anecdotes. What else could we ask of the Rocketman?, asks Roshneesh K'Maneck. IMAGE: Elton John in his trademark......
Pele was eventually convinced to sign a multimillion-dollar deal with US club New York Santos in June 1975, aided by then-Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who wrote a letter to the Brazilian......
Diego Costa of Chelsea is shown a yellow card by referee Mike Dean. Photograph: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images The behaviour of Chelsea's Diego Costa against Arsenal last weekend was bad for......
Mercedes F1 driver Nico Rosberg chomps on the 'best burger ever' in Austin, Texas. Photograph: Nico Rosberg/Twitter Mercedes title rivals Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton limbered up for the US......
‘It is time for FIFA to change and we should all welcome it’ David Beckham speaks to the media during an England press conference ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2018 host countries......
The IPL has produced more controversies in its short lifespan than any other sporting league in history, says legendary cricket writer Prem Panicker. IMAGE: IPL 3 saw drama around the Kochi......