14 Things You Didn’t Know About the Mona Lisa

Paintings

Her tricky smile and timeless allure have inspired academic study and artistic emulation for more than five centuries. But the story of this perplexing portrait is even richer than it looks....

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The creation of a mural; the Royal Hotel

Architecture, Lifestyle

Let us pity them, my chieftain, for even though we die at their hands we can afford them pity, since we are greater than they and they know it....

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Coast Art Show Reveals a Diverse World of Cultural Exchange

Design

And farther on, from a lull near East Barnet, they saw two trains running slowly one after the other out signal or order....

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A Brief History of America’s Obsession With Sneakers

Urban

Invented for athletics, sneakers eventually became status symbols and an integral part of street style....

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The beautiful & modern styling trend

Design, Featured

It was this, as much as anything, that gave people courage, and I suppose the new arrivals from Woking also helped to restore confidence....

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Miles from Oregon University

Architecture, Featured

But thou sayest, methinks that white-lead chapter about whiteness is but a white flag hung out from a craven soul; thou surrenderest to a hypo, Ishmael. Tell me, why this strong young colt, foaled in...

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A Dutch Art Dealer Says He Discovered a New Rembrandt

Featured, Lifestyle, Paintings

This week, following 18 months of research, Six published a book arguing that “Portrait of a Young Gentleman” should indeed be attributed to the famed Dutch artist....

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Born to produce

Design

That decree was final, and so Tal Hajus drew his long-sword and advanced to meet Tars Tarkas....

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