10 audacious art thefts

Monday, May 14, 2012 The 10 Greatest Art Thefts Of All Time It's not easy stealing priceless pieces of art, but every now and then, some pesky burglars manage it... CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO READ MORE HAPPY BIRTHDAY: George Lucas, director (1944) "Everybody has talent, it's just a matter of moving around until you've discovered what it is." Mr. Toad Sells For £37,000 Edward Lear's Birthday Soundtrack The Photographer Who Captured The 90s Artwork Of The Week: Sandro Botticelli's 'Birth Of Venus' BLOG POSTS Holly Cara Price: Phil Collins Remembers the Alamo in Beautiful New Book Odds are, the word that pops into your mind when I mention Phil Collins is probably something like "Sussudio." It's highly unlikely that the first word you'd think of would be "Alamo," but that's about to change. Martin Middlebrook: Diary from Kabul - One in the Chamber! My name is Martin Middlebrook. The 12 of you who read this regularly know this of course, but by other countries other conventions apply. So depending upon relative status or affection, my moniker here is either Kaakaa Martin, Mr Martin, or Martin Jan. Ben Arogundade: How Did William Shakespeare Die? The exact nature of Shakespeare's illness, and subsequent death, remains unknown, and is still the subject of much speculation. Here are the hypotheses currently debated by scholars. Marina Cantacuzino: Making Sense of Evil This week sees the publication of an outstanding and beautifully crafted redemptive memoir by Marian Partington, whose sister was murdered by two of Britain's most notorious serial killers - Frederick and Rosemary West. BritChick Paris: Is There a Writer Hiding in You? It is a tricky conundrum. It is a huge gamble to give up all for a creative pursuit, one may go unrewarded. But is it not better to have written and lost, than never to have written at all?

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