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Denmark’s Largest Known Viking Age Silver Hoard Found in Local’s Garden
A trove of 700 Viking Age silver objects and fragments has been discovered in a man’s garden in Rebild, North Jutland Museums announced, marking the largest-ever find of its kind in Denmark.
The anonymous homeowner was planning to…
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Just What Exactly Was Going On With Yayoi Kusama During Her Final Decade?
Those years seemed to be productive and were certainly profitable: she became the highest-priced living female artist, famous all over the world. At the same time, she stopped seeing visitors, fired longtime assistants and was…
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Gloria Steinem, groundbreaking feminist campaigner, dies aged 92 | Gloria Steinem
Gloria Steinem, the American feminist and journalist whose activism helped push through greater rights for women around the world has died, aged 92.Steinem “passed away peacefully at her home in New York City, surrounded by some of the…
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After 205 Years, The Saturday Evening Post Will Discontinue Its Hard-Copy Version
“The magazine’s January issue will be its last in print, according to Joan SerVaas, the president and publisher. In a letter to The Post’s 50,000 subscribers …, she attributed the decision to a combination of rising production…
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Should Marc Chagall’s Famous Painting Be Taken Off The Ceiling Of The Paris Opera?
Perhaps surprisingly, that is possible: in 1962, the untitled work’s 24 canvases were glued to a plastic shell. Then that was installed on the dome of the Palais Garnier’s ceiling over the original 1869-71 mural by Jules-Eugène Lenepveu…
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Georgia Ensemble closure ends decades of artistic vision and camaraderie; board remains silent
The ribbon cutting ceremony for Georgia Ensemble Theatre in 1992. Left to right: Anita Allen-Farley (GET co-founder and managing director); former Roswell Mayor William Lee "Pug" Mabry; and Robert J. Farley (GET co-founder and artistic…
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A Filmmaking Couple And The Hit That Transformed Both Their Careers And Their Relationship
When Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi — famous in their native Spain as “Los Javis” — took their film La Bola Negra to Cannes this year, they earned a 20-minute ovation, the Best Director prize, a bidding war over distribution rights,…
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Yo-Yo Ma At 70
“There’s a real relationship between the way he plays and the way he talks. There’s a sense of gathering the room, gathering a community, and you’re drawn into the emotional experience of his playing.” – The New York Times…
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Somebody Just Gave Boston Ballet $10M
The money was given by “an anonymous, long-time patron” of the organization who found themselves “inspired” by its transformation during Nissinen’s time there, according to the news release. – People
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Dance Place Is Searching for a New Executive Artistic Director After a Chaotic Summer
Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Sept. 1. It was updated on Sept. 3 with former executive director André Mazelin responses that were supplied to the writer before press time and were regrettably languishing…
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