Gabriel Marquez

Colombia's Literature Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez, ...

(AP) - Colombia's Literature Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez, sticks out his tongue to photographers upon his arrival on a train to Aracataca, his hometown in northeastern Colombia, Wednesday, May 30, 2007. At right is his wife Mercedes Barcha who accompanied the writer on his first visit to his hometown in 25 years. (AP Photo/William Fernando Martinez)

192k for Audrey dress

Picture taken in 1961 of actress and film star Belgian born ...

(AFP/HO/File) - Picture taken in 1961 of actress and film star Belgian born Audrey Hepburn on the set of the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's. A pink cocktail dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in the film sold for 192,000 dollars in New York on Wednesday, more than six times its highest pre-sale estimate.(AFP/HO/File)

All aboard for the Harry Potter rollercoaster

All aboard for the Harry Potter rollercoaster (Reuters)

Reuters - J.K Rowling, who became the world's first billion dollar author on the back of Harry Potter's success, has given the go-ahead for the creation of a Florida theme park dedicated to the schoolboy wizard.

18-karat gold bath tub

A model poses in a bathtub made of 18-Karat gold and stainless ...

(AFP/File) - A model poses in a bathtub made of 18-Karat gold and stainless steel during a promotional press preview to attract customers, at a jewelry shop in Tokyo, June 2005. A similar bathtub has disappeared from a Japanese resort hotel, with police having no clues to help to catch the cunning thief or thieves.(AFP/File/Kazuhiro Nogi)

Police tours again after 23 years

Police back on duty for first tour since '84 (AFP)

AFP - Legendary rock band The Police on Monday staged their first major public concert since breaking up in 1984, kicking off a reunion tour and drawing fans screams from a bedazzled crowd.

Memorial Day

Sun glints through the American flag placed by a gravestone ...

(AP) - Sun glints through the American flag placed by a gravestone for a fallen soldier from the Vietnam War to mark Memorial Day at Fort Logan National Cemetery in the south Denver suburb of Sheridan, Colo., on Sunday, May 27, 2007. Various celebrations including a parade and several ceremonies are planned to mark the Memorial Day holiday in the Denver area on Monday. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

2.3 million dollars

Chinese classical painting sells for 2.3 million dlrs in Hong Kong (AFP)

AFP - A painting by the 17th century classical Chinese artist Wu Li was sold at auction in Hong Kong Monday for 2.34 million US dollars, more than 10 times its estimate.

Man burns books as protest

Mo. man burns books as act of protest (AP)

AP - Tom Wayne amassed thousands of books in a warehouse during the 10 years he has run his used book store, Prospero's Books.

Pirates misses record

'Pirates' nabs $112.5M, missing record (AP)

AP - Box-office treasure is a little harder to come by on the new voyage of "Pirates of the Caribbean." The third installment in the Walt Disney Co. franchise, "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," hauled in $112.5 million from Friday to Sunday, well below last summer's $135.6 million opening weekend for its predecessor, "Dead Man's Chest."

Newman to retire

Paul Newman to retire from acting (Reuters)

Reuters - Paul Newman's career has included winning an Oscar, establishing a food company to fund charities, and operating a restaurant, but he said this week he is retiring from acting.

Iowa town to toast the Duke

Newsvine - Iowa Town to Toast 'The Duke' in Style

In this photo released by Warner Bros., actor John Wayne plays Ethan Edwards in the 1956 film "The Searchers." Director John Ford and frequent leading man Wayne forged one of Hollywood's most enduring partnerships. Wayne, born Marion Robert Morrison, would have turned 100 on Saturday, May 26, 2007. He died at the age of 72 of stomach cancer in June of 1979 after a career that spanned more than 170 films (AP Photo/Warner Bros.)

Record before it opens

`Pirates' opens to record theater count (AP)

AP - Even before it opened, "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" already had one box-office record in hand.