Monster Mash: Breaking news and headlines

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-- Fight rages on: Buyer of disputed Qing Dynasty bronzes from Yves Saint Laurent auction says he won’t pay as an ‘act of patriotism.’

-- Mysterious and spooky: ‘Addams Family’ musical sets an April 8, 2010, opening date on Broadway, with a fall tryout in Chicago.

-- Scaled back plans: New design unveiled for museum that Gap founder Donald Fisher wants to build in San Francisco’s Presidio.

-- Architectural legend: Frank Gehry reflects on an accomplished past and uncertain future.

-- Staging a protest: Protesters hijack the stage of the National Theatre in London over ‘racism’ in ‘England People Very Nice.’

-- Come fly with me: Kerry Butler cast in the upcoming production of the new musical ‘Catch Me If You Can,’ based on the 2002 film.

-- X marks the spot: Play on comic Paul Lynde (remember ‘Hollywood Squares’?) is pulled over copyright dispute.

-- Bragging rights: Los Angeles County Museum of Art names a winner in its Urban Light photography project.

-- What took so long?: ‘High School Musical 2’ is being turned into a stage show and will tour the U.K. later this year.

-- The importance of art: Webcast set for today for discussion on Rose Museum at Brandeis University. UPDATE: A snowstorm today has forced the postponement of the event. It will be rescheduled.

-- Complete with a car wash: Futuristic gas station designed by Kanner Architects finally opens at Slauson and LaBrea.

-- Tireless advocate: Restoration architect Martin Eli Weil, a founding member of the Los Angeles Conservancy, dies at 68.

-- You get what you pay for No. 1: Lucien Freud paints a wine label for a $795 bottle of Chateau Mouton Rothschild.

-- You get what you pay for No. 2: A 7-foot artwork that may or may not be a Keith Haring goes on sale on EBay with a starting bid of 99 cents.

-- Lisa Fung

Caption: A Chinese bronze rabbit head, right, and bronze rat head, formerly owned by the late French designer Yves Saint Laurent, are at the center of a dispute. Credit: Associated Press