Francis Bacon Triptych Sells for $86 Million

A Francis Bacon painting, "Triptych, 1976" set a world record for a contemporary art auction, when it sold for more than $86 milllion at a Sotheby's auction in New York on Wednesday. "A three-panel masterpiece by Francis Bacon broke a record for contemporary art auctions...

London's Historic Views 'Under Threat'

One of the best views in London is to be minimized in a bid to build more skyscrapers, create more traffic, more pollution, and collect more council tax. "Through the carefully trimmed foliage, St Paul's majestic dome appears no larger than a thumbnail. Seen from 10 miles...

So dad, you want this wall painted orange or green?

"So dad, you want this wall painted orange or green? Most kids like to have very large canvases for their tiny crayons. Manu fortunately is content with colour books. So far he has coloured by computer screen and have made an attempt to draw a masterpiece on the TV as well...

Smart Leaders: Martin Hiller

The following is an interesting interview with Martin Hiller in the Smart Leaders series at Smart Business Online. I like a lot of what Hiller has to say, but especially the section about empowering his employees to be creative and find new solutions to tasks. This is...

Caerphilly Castle, Wales

Caerphilly Castle is one of the great medieval castles of western Europe. Several factors give it this pre-eminence - its immense size (1.2h), making it the largest in Britain after Windsor, its large-scale use of water for defence and the fact that it is the first truly...

Cooling Wins Eleanor Farjeon Award: Bookstart Her Masterpiece of Altruism

"Wendy Cooling has won the U K’s Eleanor Farjeon Award for distinguished contributions to children’s literature. Cooling’s achievements over a lifetime of involvement with children’s books include a stint as the head of the Children’s Book Foundation,...