Ray Manzarek, a founding member of 1960s Jim Morrison front man rock group The Doors, has died at the age of 74. The keyboard player Ray Manzarek died in Rosenheim, Germany, with his family at his bedside following a battle with bile duct cancer. He and singer Jim Morrison formed The Doors in 1965 after a chance meeting at Venice Beach...
The release of the latest book from best selling author Dan Brown, Inferno, has seen fans queuing outside the Waterstones flagship London branch as it opened early to sell the first signed copies of the book in the UK. Dan Brown’s new novel, Inferno, is “clunky, but clever” and the American author’s “charmless,...
British graphic designer Storm Thorgerson, best known for designing the iconic cover of Pink Floyd’s 1973 classic album “The Dark Side of the Moon”, has died aged 69. Storm Thorgerson was a long-term collaborator with Pink Floyd and a childhood friend of its members. He also created covers for multi-million selling albums...
Leonardo da Vinci’s birthday (April 15) is a great time to remember the scientific discoveries and artistic creations that shaped the genius’ life and influenced our world today. Born on April 15, 1452, in Vinci, Italy, Leonardo da Vinci was concerned with the laws of science and nature, which greatly informed his work as a painter, sculptor,...
A Pablo Picasso painting has been bought by a hedge fund manager for a record $155m – making it the most expensive of the Spanish genius artist’s works. Steve A Cohen bought the oil painting of Picasso’s mistress Marie-Therese Walter, titled Le Reve, from casino mogul Steve Wynn, The New York Post reported. Steve A Cohen...