Topic: Visual Arts
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Isabella Stewart Gardner: 5 books about the world's most audacious art theft
These five books – fiction and nonfiction – share a connection to the notorious March 18, 1990, theft of 13 masterworks from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
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The 25 best country songs of all time (+video)
Check out Country Music Television's rankings of the best country music songs ever released.
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Meet the nine richest self-made women
Forbes has released its annual billionaires list, and nestled among the usual suspects were women who have made or helped make their own fortunes, in industries ranging from television to real estate to clothing. These are the nine richest self-made women on Forbes 2013 Billionaires List.
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Banksy: 7 stories from 'The Man Behind the Wall'
Here are 7 Banksy stories from the recent biography "Banksy: The Man Behind the Wall."
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9 musicians who have broken into the literary world
Here are nine other musicians who have published novels, short stories, poetry, and children’s books.
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Dutch art heist 'a nightmare for any museum director' (+video)
Seven paintings – including works by Picasso, Monet, and Matisse – were stolen from the Kunsthal Rotterdam museum early Tuesday morning in a Dutch art heist that could be worth tens of millions of dollars.
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Adele's James Bond theme song earns new license to thrill (+video)
Adele's James Bond theme song 'Skyfall' returns to the series' roots and is one of the best in a long time.
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Million dollar art heist in Netherlands
Paintings by Picasso, Matisse, and Monet are among several stolen from a Dutch art gallery in Rotterdam.
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Stir It Up! Humble food meets high art
'Art + Food: Beyond the Still Life' in Sydney, Australia, makes connections between consumerism, food production, and cultural identity.
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'Casual Vacancy' + two more noteworthy fall novels
'Casual Vacancy' + two more noteworthy fall novels
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10 best books of October, according to Amazon's editors
Sara Nelson, editorial director of books and Kindle for Amazon.com, talks about the 10 books chosen by Amazon editors as the best of October, 2012.
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The high-flying art market
Rich investors are buying art in droves while new artists struggle.
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Stir It Up! Orange honey madeleines
Transport yourself to the French countryside with these simple and delicate little cakes.
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Change Agent This '1 percent' helps nonprofits solve architectural problems
'The 1 percent' a program of public architecture based in San Francisco, connects nonprofit groups in need of design assistance with free help from architecture or design firms.
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Top Picks: Understanding Art: Impressionism on DVD, an app that hails a taxi, and more
Singer/songwriter Sean Rowe's debut album has riveting vocals and interesting stories, 'The Avengers' is available for home viewing, and more top picks.
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Stir It Up! Retro prawn cocktail
Prawn, or shrimp, cocktail has been a classic appetizer from decade to decade.
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Something we should stop having done
A news story from London's National Gallery illustrates the trouble with something people say every day.
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Oregon town angers China with controversial mural
A mural painted along the top of a building at a busy intersection in Corvallis, Ore., has angered Chinese consular officials. The mural's themes are China's human rights violations and independence for Taiwan.
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Arnold Palmer: 12 quotes for his birthday
For his 83rd birthday, here are 12 quotes from the golfing legend.
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Fall books: 19 smart nonfiction picks
Here are 19 fall 2012 nonfiction titles worth checking out.
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Change Agent Cities turn to innovative 'green infrastructure'
From Seattle to Sweden, city and regional governments are using roof gardens, specially designed wetlands, and other forms of 'green infrastructure' to rein in pollution – and to save money.
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Books and art pit freedom of religion against free speech in Tunisia
The riots by ultra-conservative Muslims in Tunisia over issues of blasphemy threaten to destabilize the fledgling democracy, leading legislators to consider some limits to free speech.
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A literary road trip through New England
Take a trip through historic New England and visit the homesteads of famous literary figures.
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7 favorite books as chosen by a preschool class
A preschool teacher and her students share their favorite titles.
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Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry: movie review
'Never Sorry' is a new-style profile in 21st-century courage.
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Difference Maker After surviving Colombia's mean streets, he helps others do the same
Hip-hop, graffiti, break dancing, and journalism programs give teens in Colombia a safe way to express themselves – and avoid violence.
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Elton John: 5 stories from his new memoir
John looks back over his career and his personal involvement with the AIDS crisis in his new memoir 'Love Is the Cure.'
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An amazing video of nighttime views from the space station
Photographs taken from the International Space Station and assembled in this video show nighttime views of our planet.
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Latin America Monitor Venezuela's 'Thomas Crown Affair?' Stolen Matisse discovered in Miami.
In 2002, a Caracas art museum discovered the Matisse hanging there since 1981 had been swapped with a fake. This week an FBI sting in Miami recovered the original. What happened?
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Reinventing the city: An interview with architect Rem Koolhaas
'What I see more than anything is the inability of almost every political system to anticipate, mobilize, and take precautions for the future, even when it is obvious that cities will grow or shrink rapidly.' At the same time, 'The reinvention...of cities is taking place all over the world.'
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