A shoebox, chequered skull and squashed Citroen car were on display at a new exhibition at London's Tate Modern gallery dedicated to Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco.

Some of the 48-year-old's most recognizable works are included in the retrospective, which runs from January 19 to April 25, including an oval, pocketless billiard table across which the red ball swings like a pendulum.

"Carambole with Pendulum" (1996) is a suitably playful work for a show where the artist's humor…

Iranian authorities have suspended a Tehran theatre's production of the classic European play Hedda Gabler and set up a body to police cultural affairs in a sign of a new crackdown on the arts.

Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi, chief prosecutor in the Iranian capital, told the semi-official Fars news agency on Wednesday he had summoned theater company members to explain themselves and said a new office to police cultural affairs had been created.

"This play had some problems both…

Lindsay Lohan isn't the only one authorities are investigating over a late night spat with a rehab worker. Experts say the facility where she is being treated and its former employee will also receive some scrutiny.

A spokesman for the California Department of Public Health confirmed the agency was conducting an investigation at Betty Ford, but declined to release details. Spokesman Ralph Montano said this week that details may be released later, but he could not confirm that the…

Prime-time leader CBS is tweaking its schedule to bring midseason shows aboard.

Joining the CBS lineup is spinoff series "Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior," which will debut Feb. 16. Other newcomers are the comedy "Mad Love," debuting Feb. 21, and the spy drama "Chaos" starting April 1.

As part of the shuffle, the Tom Selleck police drama "Blue Bloods" will move to 10 p.m. ET Wednesday for four weeks beginning Jan. 19, then return to its 10 p.m. ET Friday home in…

To mark the 50th anniversary of Island Records, founder and music industry icon Chris Blackwell has taken part in a book tracing the label's formative years and beyond.

"The Story of Island Records" (Universe), edited by Suzette Newman and Chris Salewicz, is a colorful tribute not just to Bob Marley and the Caribbean sound he helped popularize, but to the early history of alternative rock and new wave.

Case in point: Blackwell signed U2 in 1980, but he wasn't all that impressed…