Iranian films bring comedy, music to NY festival (Reuters)

May 6, 2006

Reuters - A witty Iranian film about four men who try to topple a big rock has audiences wondering about political allegory and hidden messages at a time of growing tension between Washington and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

National Gallery Celebrates Sheeler (AP)

May 6, 2006

In this image provided by the National Gallery of Art,' Classic Landscape, 1931' by American cubist Charles Sheeler is seen.  'Charles Sheeler: Across Media'  opens at the National Gallery of Art in Washington Sunday, May 7, 2006, the 41st anniversary of the artists death.     (AP Photo/National Gallery of Art)AP - When Charles Sheeler first stood before a cubist painting by Pablo Picasso, he felt that "an indelible line had been drawn between the past and the future."


Spider-Man Creator Seeks New Superhero (AP)

May 6, 2006

Stan Lee, creator of comic-book franchises such as 'Spider-Man,' 'The Incredible Hulk' and 'X-Men,' smiles in his office, April 16, 2002 in Santa Monica, Calif. Lee, is on the hunt for a new superhero, and he said Friday, May 5, 2006, that he plans to find it on reality TV with his new show 'Who Wants to be a Superhero?'  (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)AP - The creator of Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk is on the hunt for a new superhero, and he plans to find it on reality TV.