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Thomas Kinkade's life was often at odds with his pastoral vision
L.A. NOWAs an artist, Thomas Kinkade, who died yesterday at 54 of natural causes, devoted himself to creating pastoral images that evoked a simpler, more innocent quality of life, but as a business man, he was more complex.... -
Mona Lisa doesn't need Google Art Project
Culture MonsterSince Google Art Project launched, art lovers have been asking why the world's most famous painting -- Leonardo Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" -- isn't included on the site that features digitized images of works from museum collections around the world.... -
Chalk It Up
Who would have thought art genius Leonardo da Vinci got his start with plain old chalk.
Well the next da Vinci could be right here in Houston.
Thanks to the via color street painting festival we may soon find out.
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Quirky and unusual
Awkward Family Pet Photos
Mike Bender and Doug Chernack
Three Rivers Press, $15, paper
The guys who brought us "Awkward Family Photos" are back with an edition devoted to cruel and unusual punishment to animals. Sort of. It's not that we don't love our...Tags: Government, Shriners, Religion and Belief, LEGO Group, Television
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TODAY IN HISTORY
1831: Nat Turner led a violent slave rebellion in Virginia, resulting in the deaths of at least 55 white people. He was later executed. 1911: Leonardo da Vinci's ''Mona Lisa'' was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris. The thief turned out to be museum...Tags: Elections, Arts and Culture, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice
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Norfolk Botanical Garden: Moses Ezekiel statues receive People's Choice Award from Virginia Association of Museums
Norfolk Botanical Garden is pleased to announced their nomination to the 2011 Virginia’s Top 10 Endangered Artifacts program, a collection of 11 Moses Ezekiel statues, received the “People’s Choice Award” and given an honorable...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Travel, Albrecht Durer, Museums, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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Ravens practice, 'Jersey Shore' and more Baltimore faves in 10Spot
1. Open Ravens Practice
So that 18-day summer training camp that was to be open to the public? Yeah, the Ravens want to make it up to you. They’re hosting an open practice Saturday, with gates open at 9 a.m. followed by practice at 10 (early-ish...Tags: here! (tv network), Mad Men (tv program), Mount Vernon, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking
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After 4-year ordeal, a Seattle homecoming for Knox
Associated PressSEATTLE (AP) — Amanda Knox returned to her hometown of Seattle on Tuesday and was as overcome with emotion as she was a day earlier in Italy, when she was acquitted on murder charges after four years in prison. “Thank you for being there for...Tags: Prosecution, Punishment, University of Washington, Air Transportation Industry, British Airways Plc
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Rick Perry's Revolutionary Goof-Up Spawns #PerryHistory
KIAHEach time one of these debates wrap up, we suddenly remember exactly why Governor Rick Perry refused to go head to head with Bill White. The focus of last night’s GOP debate was the economy, but Perry showed up with nothing to talk about except his...Tags: Government, Sarah Palin, Republican Party, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
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What's perplexing about Bubank
As many of you know, Burbank is celebrating 100 years of its incorporation as a city. There are many things to admire about Burbank, my hometown and the place I’ve lived in nearly all of my life. However, a few things perplex me. For example,...Tags: History, Arts and Culture, Minority Groups, Alexander (music group), Horace Mann
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