Oprah’s Book Club back, pick coming in September (AP)

AP – The first week of the final season of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” will include a selection for Oprah’s Book Club.

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Bob Dylan’s ‘Brazil Series’ on display in Denmark (AP)

AP – Denmark’s National Gallery is displaying 40 acrylic paintings by Bob Dylan that have never before been shown to the public.

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TV host dubbed Spanish Oprah pulls plug on show (AP)

AP – The television talk show host known as the Spanish Oprah is calling it quits, just like her namesake.

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Egypt culture chief sleepless over Van Gogh theft (Reuters)

Reuters – Egypt’s culture minister blamed “incompetent” security staff for the theft of a $55 million Van Gogh painting from a Cairo museum and said worries for the safety of the country’s art treasures are depriving him of sleep.

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Ansel Adams trust sues over garage sale negatives (AP)

AP – A group representing Ansel Adams sued a Fresno man Monday for selling prints and posters under the name of the famed nature photographer, the latest salvo in a dispute over glass negatives bought at a garage sale and purported to be Adams’ lost work.

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Egypt detains official over Van Gogh theft: agency (Reuters)

Reuters – Egypt’s general prosecutor ordered that the government’s head of fine arts be detained for four days pending an investigation into the theft of a Van Gogh painting worth an estimated $55 million, state media said.

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Van Gogh painting stolen in Egypt, fate unclear (Reuters)

Reuters – A Van Gogh painting worth an estimated $55 million was stolen from a Cairo museum on Saturday and after reporting it had been recovered, the state news agency quoted a minister as saying it was still missing.

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Egypt foils bid to smuggle stolen Van Gogh work (Reuters)

Reuters – Thieves stole a Van Gogh painting from a Cairo museum on Saturday but it was recovered within hours when two Italian suspects were detained at the city’s airport trying to smuggle it abroad, state media reported.

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Murky prognosis for Showtime’s cancer comedy (Reuters)

Reuters – The adventurous world of cable original programing is rife with taboo-busting tales.

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Discovery commits more cash to Oprah network (Reuters)

Reuters – Discovery Communications Inc agreed to almost double the funding commitment to its cable network venture with television talk show host Oprah Winfrey, just months ahead of the network’s launch.

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