The singer Cher's latest reincarnation as a comic book heroine - and other stories from the world of arts this week

At the groundbreaking on the National Mall on Wednesday, Obama said the newest Smithsonian museum has been has "a long time coming" will serve "not just as a record of tragedy, but as a celebration of life." The National Museum of African American History and Culture is expected to open in 2015.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

Martha Stewart shares her picks for the Oscar.

An obscure art dealer kept showing up with paintings by Pollock, Rothko and Motherwell. Where did they all come from?

Kevin Bridges has re-visited the people and places that have influenced his stand up material in his latest project, a six-part television series What's The Story.

Advertisers collect information with every digital move people make. They then target ads based on that information. Communications scholar Joseph Turow worries that advertisers will use such data to discriminate against people and put them into "reputation silos."» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

Those street artists might think they're the bad boys, but they're nothing compared to Bartholomew JoJo Simpson and Millhouse Mussolini Van Houten. Shepard Fairey, Kenny Scharf, Ron English and Robbie Conal are set to meet some real grade-school...

Dutch illustrator Pieter M. Dorrenboom shares his process of creating an illustration from sketch to final.

Animated trailer for David Follett’s graphic novel Uncle Silas: Genetics.

NOVELIST Glen Duncan has not abandoned his human interests in turning to horror fiction.

INDIE iconoclast Will Oldham isn't concerned that people may not understand what he's doing.

Research commissioned by the tourism body Visit Birmingham has branded millions of British children “culture starved” after it found that four in ten children aged five to 12 have never visited an art gallery, while 17% have never been to a museum...

by: Laura "Pelick" Siadak.005 pen on recycled paper, acrylic for color close-up

Voting has already begun in the presidential election in Moscow, in one coffee chain at least, which allows drinkers to publicly declare their presidential preference before the March 4 election. Instead of a white slip, the ballot paper is in the form of cinnamon powder sieved onto your drink.