Magna Carta sold for S$31m at New York auction
The royal charter, dated 1297, enshrined the rights of man into English law. -AFP
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Rising paper price ups book prices in China
Voracious demand for books and a crackdown on small, polluting paper mills have caused a paper crunch in China. -AP
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Arthur C. Clarke's 3 wishes on his 90th birthday
The British-born author has written more than 100 sci-fi books, including '2001: A Space Odyssey.' -AP
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Time after time
Multi-disciplinary artist Joshua Yang set a record for the longest continuous drawing with a marathon 26 hours. And then he drew some more.
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10-day mega book fair opens at Suntec
Unlike last year's fair that focused on Chinese books, English titles take up a quarter of space this year.
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Faecal art: artist exhibits slabs of human excrement in London
Artist said his intention was to confront audiences with the horror of the so-called untouchables in India.
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Rowling magic tales fetch $5.6 million
The hand-written, illustrated book of wizardry fetched nearly 40 times its expected price. -Reuters
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Rubens oil sketch sells for record price at auction
The work, Two Studies of a Young Man, was painted between 1615 and 1617. -AFP
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Arts Fest booked for 30 years
Mr Venka Purushothaman took a year to complete Making Visible The Invisible.
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Brother & sister
Two siblings will compete against each other in this year's National Piano and Violin Competition.
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Mesopotamian sculpture sells for record S$83m
A tiny and extremely rare 5,000-year-old white limestone sculpture from ancient Mesopotamia sold for US$57.2 million (S$83 million) in New York on Wednesday, smashing records for both sculpture and antiquities. -AFP
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Canadian school board pulls fantasy book after parents' complaints
The movie adaptation of "The Golden Compass", opens in S'pore today. -AP
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Kids raise record $450,000
Donations for ChildAid poured in to surpass last year's $390,000 as hearts melted over the outstanding performances.
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Big boost for local TV talent
The world's largest talent scouts, William Morris Agency, will hold a masterclass to help Singapore stars flex more showbiz muscle.
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Rare Faberge egg sold for record price in London
The intricate treasure fetched nearly nine million pounds (S$27 million). -AFP
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And the Bad Sex in Fiction award goes to...
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Norman Mailer joins Salman Rushdie and AA Gill on dubious honour roll. -AFP
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Movie 'doesn't deserve so much attention': Local churches
Local churches are not planning any active protest against The Golden Compass, starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig. This is despite the call of the largest Catholic lay organisation in the US to boycott the movie on grounds that it promotes atheism. -TNP
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Borders' Parkway Parade store a hit
Within the first five hours of the opening, 5,000 visitors thronged the heartland branch.
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AFFF gets the word out
AFFF 2007 kicks off with Mongolian film Khadak (pictured), which tells the story of a nomad's confrontation with his destiny to become a shaman.
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A piece of art you can eat
Six diners will be eating a $2,000 meal with a conceptual edge prepared by food experts in a bid to raise funds for the arts centre, The Substation.
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Warhols selling well
Almost $3-million worth of the American pop artist's prints have been sold at a private preview of an exhibition here.
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Screen test in Kallang
There is a new cinema complex in Kallang, but it will not be run by an established cinema operator.
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Spice up your arts space
Move to Little India. Artist types have flocked to the quirky neighbourhood for the past few years for its cheap rents and bohemian buzz.
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Asia's authors battle for recognition
Short-sighted publishers and a dearth of translators are obstacles for Asia's literary scene. -AFP
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E-mail calls for boycott of movie
Sent from the US, it claims fantasy film The Golden Compass promotes atheism.
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US publisher delays book version of Harry Potter fan site
This until a judge rules on whether the work constitutes a violation of Rowling's intellectual property rights. -AP
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A foreign but familiar Season
China audiences say they can relate to the shows in the month-long Singapore Season
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Season of hits and misses
Although ticket sales were encouraging, Singapore Season could have been better scheduled and promoted.
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Ming dynasty painting auctioned for record $15.5m
'The Red Cliff Handscroll' by painter Qiu Ying was sold to a private buyer from China. -AP
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On show: Rare Buddhist artefacts
Highlights of the exhibition include bone relics of Buddha and a stunning display of Buddhist art, including paintings from the famous Dunhuang grottoes in China.
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