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Hamilton Dies A Second Time
After months of debate and speculation, the Treasury Department finally revealed that it will be not be removing the face of arguably genocidal former president Andrew Jackson from the twenty-dollar bill. Instead, it be replacing the portrait of Alexander Hamilton with the face of an unnamed influential American woman. If you don’t know your American … Continue reading
Lost and Found
I know that my previous article is about a similar incident, and I usually don’t cover the same subject for two articles in a row; but I think this one is worthy of recognition. When someone steals something from the library, it’s probably for a couple of CDs to pirate the music, or maybe the … Continue reading
Trouble at the Tretyakov
Usually when one brings up the subject of art smuggling, China’s Cultural Revolution or ex-Nazi hoarders come up into conversation. But over the course of the past few days, news has been coming out of Russia that reveals some major art smuggling coming from one of Russia’s state galleries. The Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow is … Continue reading
Now Presenting Bruce, the Duke of Banner
It’s May 4th. So this article is dedicated to all nerds like myself. While some of my friends were idolizing Derek Jeter and Eli Manning, Star Wars characters and superheroes were better than Tim Tebow or Robinson Canó could ever be. I know nearly every line to every Star Wars film (even the prequels), and I would draw … Continue reading
The Buildings Are Alive
All over western Russia, the buildings are slowly coming to life. They aren’t moving, but they have faces, hands, teeth and eyes. This is all thanks to Nikita Nomerz, a Russian street artist who initiated a series of projects called The Living Walls. Over the past few years, a set of giant hands have been seen … Continue reading
A Royal Reunion
Three paintings, separated for almost one hundred thirty years, have finally been brought together again thanks to the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. Melichor, Gaspar and Balthazar are three of the most recognizable characters in Christian art, known to people all throughout the world as the Magi, the Three Kings, and the Three … Continue reading
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