CULTURE

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" is already Fandango's top ticket-seller of the year, selling out 5,000 tickets before its Friday opening.

The raid on Osama Bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan on the 1st May has been illustrated and pieced together for an 88-page graphic novel called Code Word: Geronimo.

Yesterday saw the end to Paris haute couture week, but with a whole host of designers having presented there extravagant creations, reminiscing is never too early.

Harry Potter's leading lady transformation from young Hermione Granger to model Emma Watson.

A new graphic novel titled "SVK" was released today from Warren Ellis and Matt "D’Israeli" Brooker which entails hidden meanings only accessible once an ultraviolet light is shone on the pages. The novel forms part of an interesting culture of comics which trick the eye on initial contact.

Beijing tax authorities are seeking more than £1m in unpaid taxes and fines from the outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who was released last week after nearly three months in detention, one of his close friends has said.

In a video released on Sony's website, Harry Potter author JK Rowling unveiled the new Pottermore online experience.

Ai Wei Wei is back at home after more than two months in detention. The Chinese activist and artist has been released on bail, after pleading guilty to charges of tax evasion, according to state news agencies.

A painting by Pablo Picasso has been sold for £13.5 million at Christie's auction house in London.

Writing on the Telegraph's blog section today, Andrew M Brown, recounted an incident in which he discovered that his local library does not stock Tintin books on the grounds that they are not "politically correct".