As Natalie Portman and Darren Aronofsky's controversial ballet-horror film "Black Swan" rolls out internationally, CNN's arts and culture show icon steps into the world of pointe shoes and tutus.
Icon is a monthly arts series that promises viewers a journey into the worlds of visual arts, architecture, literature, music, photography, dance, opera, fashion and design, accompanied by interviews with their innovators and influencers as diverse as I.M. Pei, Quincy Jones and Herbie Hancock.
CNN's Monita Rajpal was tasked with making an ad. Here's her final product.
Home to the Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa and Caravaggio's Death of the Virgin, the Louvre Museum in Paris houses one of the largest art collections on earth.
Over the past few months, Monita Rajpal and the "Art of Life" team have been taking viewers to some of the world's most exclusive and exciting locations. As well as masquerading at the Venice carnival and soaking up the atmosphere in Cuba they have covered subjects as diverse as luxury investing and ethical consumerism.
CNN's Monita Rajpal has a CNN exclusive with fashion designer Tom Ford.
From style icons like Tom Ford to glamorous locations like China, last year Art of Life brought you the best of good living.
Ducati
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CNN's Monita Rajpal visits the Ducati factory in Bologna, and talks with Moto GP champion Casey Stoner
This month on Art of Life we feel the need for speed. From the world's first road-legal grand prix bike to a rock legend with a passion for aviation.
This month's Art of Life will whet even the most discerning of appetites. We are on a quest to discover some of the world's most luxurious culinary treats.
Family tiesupdated: Mon Aug 27 2007 22:05:00
Family ties
The search for beauty is eternal and this month's Art of Life comes to you from Paris the spiritual home of some of the world's best loved and most exclusive makeup and skincare brands.
On this month's Art of Life legendary fashion designer, Tom Ford gives us unprecedented access to his life and his home.
Designer, Tom Ford is one of the most talked about men in fashion. He is considered a showman by some and the appetite for information about his personal life and business ventures is seemingly endless. But, underneath it all, he claims he is quite shy. Monita Rajpal talks to him in an exclusive interview at his London home.
The business of luxury at some of the world's top hotels is at the heart of this month's Art of Life.
From your own slice of paradise to your own thoroughbred, this month on Art of Life we explore the best way to invest your money. Whether it is cars, racehorses or your own private island, we tell you how to channel your money into less traditional investments.
Shopping is big business throughout the globe, but how much is actually being consumed responsibly? This month on Art of Life, we meet the people, products and charities that can help you make positive changes.
For the rich and the famous, time is the ultimate luxury.
"Diamonds in the Snow" is a lavish party thrown by exclusive jewelers de Grisogono at the Swiss skiing resort of Gstaad to launch their latest collection.
Sir Rocco Forte was heir to a hospitality dynasty that included some 800 hotels and 1,000 restaurants. But when Forte Plc fell victim to a hostile takeover in 1996, the British hotelier was left with nothing except the family name.
Millions were gathering at concert venues across the world Saturday for a massive musical effort to focus attention on global poverty.
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has been killed in a huge explosion in Beirut, with several others killed as a result of the blast, with several more injured.
'Staying Alive'updated: Fri Nov 26 2004 10:43:00
Every six seconds someone is infected by HIV, nearly 15,000 people each day. More than 50 per cent of the people infected with HIV in 2003 were under the age of 25.
TIME magazine's Moscow bureau chief Paul Quinn-Judge, just 100 meters from the Russian siege school, witnessed personally how negotiations with hostage takers had broken down.
As controversy swirls about images allegedly showing U.S. and British soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners, CNN anchor Monita Rajpal spoke to John Nichol, an Royal Air Force navigator who was shot down, taken prisoner and tortured during the 1991 Gulf War.
Ireland is demanding clean air inside its businesses with a new anti-smoking law that went into effect Monday morning. CNN's Diana Muriel, who is in Dublin, spoke to anchor Monita Rajpal about the ban.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has met Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi for historic talks. CNN anchor Monita Rajpal discussed the implications of the visit with Gary Samore, a senior fellow of the International Institute for Strategic Studies who previously advised the Clinton administration on weapons issues.
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