Actor George Clooney has chimed in on the growing debates over repatriation, calling for Great Britain to return the Elgin Marbles to Greece, and subsequently drawing strong response from British citizens and officials.  “He’s an American,” says John Whittingdale, the chairman of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee.  “I suspect he doesn’t know why it is that Britain came to acquire the Elgin Marbles. There’s a very strong view in this country that they should stay in the UK.” (more…)

The newest issue of W Magazine is out, featuring a cover shot of actor George Clooney dressed by artist Yayoi Kusama.  Dressed in Kusama’s signature polka dots, Clooney is also profiled in the issue, promoting his film The Monuments Men, about a group of American G.I.s stealing masterpiece artworks back from the Nazis.  “Art takes different forms,” Clooney says in the interview. “But it represents something that is basic in all of us—our history.” (more…)