After 42 years in the fashion industry, designer Roberto Cavalli is finding new ways to build his brand _ in bursts of 140 characters or less. The 71-year-old recently began tweeting and blogging dail

Claude Monet's garden at Giverny is a living palette of color and inspiration. Van Gogh and his brother, Theo, are buried in Auvers, where Vincent spent his final days painting and before killing himself. Theo died of syphilis six months later.

Julien Brun is of 28 student-athletes who have been named to the 2012 watch list for The Ben Hogan Award, presented annually to the top collegiate golfer. Brun is one of only five freshmen included among the group and the first Horned Frog ever tabbed as a nominee.

This week, the restaurant reviewer — your trenchant trencherman — turns to book reviewing, but — fear not — the book’s about food, drink, travel and the great outdoors in this country.

Adrian Sutil calls fellow Formula One driver Lewis Hamitlon a "coward" and "not a man" for failing to appear at his assault trial.

I am enclosing photographs of a Picasso ceramic plaque in hopes you can give me some information. Is the plaque authentic and what do you estimate its value to be?

Political biopics can conceal as much as they reveal, writes Ryan Gilbey.

Our family of six (two adults and four children under 12) is planning a month in France in September.

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Red Bull boss Christian Horner confident Aussie Mark Webber will challenge world champion teammate Sebastian Vettel in 2012.