Michael Jackson in 'biggest' record deal
The estate of Michael Jackson agrees a deal worth $200m (£160m) with the record label Sony, US reports say.

Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes split
Actress Kate Winslet and her film director husband Sam Mendes have split up, their lawyers announce.

Mission: Impossible actor dies
Peter Graves - star of the TV series Mission: Impossible and the Airplane films - dies in Los Angeles, aged 83.

Cotillard receives French honour
Oscar-winning actress Marion Cotillard receives one of France's highest cultural honours at a ceremony in Paris.

Singer Grant threatens Gorillaz
Singer Eddy Grant is threatening to sue Damon Albarn's cartoon band Gorillaz, claiming they ripped off one of his tracks.

Robbie charity song misses top 40
Robbie Williams' Sport Relief single, Morning Sun, fails to make the top 40 UK singles chart.

Friends star Schwimmer to marry
Friends actor David Schwimmer is to marry his British photographer girlfriend Zoe Buckman.

Street star out of Dancing on Ice
Coronation Street actor Danny Young is voted off ITV1's Dancing on Ice following a costly mistake in the skate-off.

Alice still leads US box office
Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland holds firm at the top of the US box office chart for the second week running.

'Lost' Shakespeare play published
A play which was first discovered nearly 300 years ago has been credited to William Shakespeare.

French singer Ferrat dies aged 79
French singer and songwriter Jean Ferrat, whose communist views saw many of his songs banned from broadcast in the 1960s, dies aged 79.

Royal art is shown for first time
A new exhibition showcases the art Queen Victoria and Prince Albert presented to each other.

Broadway set for Ray Charles show
A musical celebrating US musician Ray Charles will open on Broadway in November, it is announced.

Hollywood plans highland turkey tale movie
The story of a woman who was stranded by snow for a month after she popped out to buy a turkey could be made into a Hollywood film.

Bloc Party star to play solo gig
Bloc Party singer Kele Okereke has announced details of his first solo live gig, playing this summer's Ibiza Rocks series alongside The Prodigy and Dizzee Rascal.

Hollies miss Hall of Fame honour
The two remaining original members of pop group The Hollies are to miss the group's induction into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in New York.

Take That star checks into rehab
Take That star Mark Owen checks into rehab after admitting to a drink problem and cheating on his partner.

Tributes to music venue founder
The Manic Street Preachers join tributes to John Sicolo, the founder of rock venue TJ's in Newport, who has died at 66.

Drug ring 'link' in Haim's death
Actor Corey Haim's death is being linked to a major drug ring which is illegally obtaining prescription drugs, US police say.

Wall Street 2 pushed back
Oliver Stone's sequel to 1987 hit Wall Street will not be in cinemas for another six months after film studio bosses push back the release date.

Academy defends Fawcett snub
Actress Farrah Fawcett was not in the Oscars memorial segment because she was more known as a TV star, the Academy says.

Wonderland film breaks 3D record
Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland enters the UK and Ireland box office at number one, with record opening takings for a 3D movie.

Hound voted Let's Dance winner
Comedian Rufus Hound is crowned Let's Dance champion in aid of Sport Relief after an entertaining parody of a Cheryl Cole hit.

This Morning to air at weekends
ITV1 daytime show This Morning will be screened seven days a week, programme bosses announce.

Bleakley achieves water-ski goal
The One Show presenter Christine Bleakley water-skis across the English Channel in aid of Sport Relief.

Sir David to voice CBBC animation
Veteran actor Sir David Jason is to lend his voice to CBBC's first ever in-house animation series, it is announced.

Gomp/arts
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Bourne again
Spy director and star reunite on thriller Green Zone

Big Bang
The struggle of keeping a car going on coffee beans

Roman candles
Creating a line of light along Hadrian's Wall

In pictures
Blue Peter's most loved pets, past and present

In profile
Take That star Mark Owen's life and career

Hoodwinked?
Were rumours of Sarkozy's infidelity a media hoax?

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inducts New Members
After years of being named finalists to enter the hall of fame, then getting outvoted, the Stooges were finally inducted this year.

Music Review | Grand Finals Concert of the Metropolitan Opera’s National Council Auditions: A Chance to Listen to the Future at the Met
This year’s Grand Finals Concert of the Metropolitan Opera’s National Council Auditions on Sunday presented nine young singers competing for five prizes.

Sony and Michael Jackson Estate Sign Sweeping Contract
The deal gives Sony the rights to sell the artist’s back catalog and draw on a large vault of unheard recordings.

Emory University Saves Rushdie’s Digital Data
As research libraries and archives are discovering, “born-digital” materials are much more complicated and costly to preserve than anticipated.

C-Span Puts Its Full Archives on the Web
Researchers, political satirists and partisan mudslingers, take note: C-Span has uploaded virtually every minute of its video archives to the Internet.

Signature Theater’s Plans Shift, but Gehry Remains
The Signature Theater Company’s new home, designed by Frank Gehry, won’t be as grand as the one planned for the World Trade Center site, but it is more affordable.

Music Review: At Jazz Gallery, Melding Cuban and American Jazz
Bobby Carcassés, a singer, trumpeter, pianist, conguero and connector in Cuban jazz, performed at the Jazz Gallery on Thursday.

Television Review | 'Justified': On FX, an Elmore Leonard Lawman in Kentucky
“Justified,” a new series that begins Tuesday night on FX, is based on a character created by the novelist Elmore Leonard.

Charles Moore, Rights-Era Photographer, Dies at 79
Mr. Moore braved physical peril to capture searing images that many credit with helping to propel landmark civil rights legislation.

Der Scutt, Modernist Architect, Dies at 75
Mr. Scutt was best known for whetting Donald Trump’s appetite for mirrored glass boxes, such as his design for Trump Tower.

Books of The Times: Lisa Grunwald’s ‘Irresistible Henry House’: A Charmer’s Tale
Ms. Grunwald’s book is pragmatic and plain-spoken, yet it manages to be steadily baffling about its overall intent.

Music Review | 'Gershwin ... Here to Stay': Gershwin by K T Sullivan at the Oak Room
“Gershwin ... Here to Stay” is a wonderfully buoyant tribute the piano man Mark Nadler is performing with K T Sullivan at the Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel.

Music Review | Alim Qasimov: At Asia Society, Mugham, the Classical Song of Azerbaijan
The words Alim Qasimov sang on Friday night at Asia Society were nearly five centuries old.

Theater Review | 'Good Ol’ Girls': Southern Women Tell (Almost) All at the Steinberg Center
“Good Ol’ Girls” — starring five talented, attractive women with Southern accents — puts down 99 percent of Southern men. So tell us again, what is it celebrating?

Theater Review | 'Kiss Bessemer Goodbye': Loving Band of Bigots, From Tencha Ávila
There’s something ugly going on in this likable if shaky one-act, Repertorio Español’s newest production.

Music Review: At the Met, Dance, Chant and Song Span the Centuries
Early Music Exposed, a daylong festival at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Saturday, ostensibly celebrated the reopening of the André Mertens Galleries for Musical Instruments.

Dance Review: Doug Varone’s Former Dancers, at the 92nd Street Y
Doug Varone organized a program of his former dancers at the 92nd Street Y on Friday.

Theater Review | 'Happy in the Poorhouse': At Theater 80, the Amoralists Look to Palookaville
“Happy in the Poorhouse” is a big, sloppy kiss of a family drama delivered with the warmth and gusto of an overly affectionate aunt.

Design: From Lab to Life, a 'New World of Objects'
The title of a new exhibition, "Joris Laarman Lab," sums up the show perfectly because it features some of the experiments the designer and his collaborators are conducting in Amsterdam.

Fair Swamped by Second Raters
At the 23rd European Fine Art Fair, the addition of galleries and dealers has turned it into a collector's supermarket.

FX Harsono's Rebellious, Critical Voice Against 'Big Power' in Indonesia
For the past four decades, Mr. Harsono has provided a critical voice against political and social oppression in Indonesia. Some of his seminal works are now on show at the Singapore Art Museum, until May 9.

On the London Stage: Love May Die but Its Phantoms Play Enduring Roles in London
Temperatures rise in “Ghosts” and irony betrays “Sweet Nothings,” as Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Love Never Dies” opens.

Redesigning the Concept and Role of the Automobile
The vision of smart, eco-savvy cars free from the threat of congestion, crashes, pollution and parking spats could soon become reality, according to the authors of a new book, "Reinventing the Automobile."

Review: The Foundations of Russian Culture and Art
“Holy Russia,’' an exhibit at the Louvre through May 24, examines the impact of Western, Eastern and Middle Eastern culture on Russia since its conception.

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