LOS ANGELES – Bruce, the fiberglass shark made from the Jaws mold, is ready for his close-up. The 1,208-pound, 25-foot-long, 45-year-old shark, famous for being difficult to work with on the set of Steven Spielberg’s classic thriller, on Friday was hoisted up in the air above the main escalator of the new Academy Museum of […]

NEW YORK – While the three-day Thanksgiving celebration that Pilgrims enjoyed with the Wampanoag Native Americans at Plymouth, Mass., in November 1621 was likely not the first Thanksgiving – scholars have uncovered evidence of earlier fall harvest celebrations to give thanks in St. Augustine, Fla., in the 1500s – Thanksgiving has become an iconic American […]

NEW YORK – Christie’s is presenting Jewels Online now through Dec. 1-2. The auction consists of more than 350 examples of fine jewels and iconic designs from the world’s most renowned jewelry houses. Works by Bulgari, Cartier, David Webb, Graff, JAR, Tiffany & Co., Van Cleef & Arpels and Verdura are all represented alongside bold […]