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Rare Beatles' guitar goes to New York auction

(AFP) - This guitar may not quite gently weep, but it could at least make a well-heeled Beatles fan cry with happiness.

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Legendary banquet menus brought back to life by French star chefs

(Relaxnews) - Throughout May and June of this year, at 11 different French restaurants run by young Michelin-starred chefs, customers will get a chance to relish authentic opulent meals originally served at two royal banquets at the start of the 20th century. Prestigious champagne producer G.H. MUMM is continuing its "Legendary Menus" series this year, in which Princess Sissi (Empress Elisabeth of Austria, 1837-1898) and Queen Elizabeth II will have pride of place.

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Lollobrigida's pearl earrings set new auction record

(AFP) - A pair of pearl earrings belonging to actress Gina Lollobrigida sold for an auction record of $2.39 million at Sotheby's Geneva Tuesday as the veteran Italian star auctioned off some dazzling jewellery.

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Pouring rain, chilly critics dampen Cannes opening

(AFP) - "Great Gatsby" star Leonardo DiCaprio on Wednesday opened the 66th Cannes Film Festival ahead of the European premiere of Baz Luhrmann's controversial 3-D epic which kicked off the world's most prestigious film meet.

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Records fall at Sotheby's contemporary art auction

(AFP) - A painting by Barnett Newman that Sotheby's described as an icon of Abstract Expressionism sold Tuesday in New York for a record $43.

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Central America experiences spike in European visits

(Relaxnews) - European tourists are increasingly choosing to spend their holidays exploring the culture, heritage and sun-soaked beaches of Central America.

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Vertu Ti comes to India

(Relaxnews) - Just three months after its European release, the exclusive handcrafted Vertu Ti smartphone is officially on sale in India.

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Fashion films of the week: Chanel, Stüssy, ShowStudio

(Relaxnews) - From Chanel's latest runway show to 1970s-style skate fashion, we take a look at some of the freshest fashion films from the past week. 

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Gatsby star treads in Fitzgerald's footsteps

(AFP) - When Leonardo DiCaprio, the star of the latest big screen adaptation of "The Great Gatsby", arrives at the Cannes Film Festival this week, he will be following in the footsteps of author F.Scott Fitzgerald.

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One chef, one ingredient: the morel by Nicolas Beaumann

(Relaxnews) - If you are what you eat, then it could be said that chefs are what they cook. In an exclusive series from Relaxnews, some of the top chefs from around the world share their favorite food ingredient to prepare and eat, every week. Whether it be lemons, apricots, or sea urchin, the answers are as varied as the chefs themselves. This week, Nicolas Beaumann, chef at Michel Rostang restaurant, talks about the French yellow morel.

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