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Vatican removes salty white film coating Michelangelo's 'The Last Judgment'
February 27, 2026 - 10:56 PM

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgement” is getting a facial, with restorers removing a chalky white film of salt that has accumulated over the Renaissance masterpiece since its last major renovation three decades ago.
Michelangelo's 'The Last Judgment' fresco undergoes 3-month cleaning at Sistine Chapel
February 02, 2026 - 5:36 AM

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgment,” the imposing fresco of heaven and hell which dominates the Sistine Chapel, is undergoing its first major restoration in three decades, the Vatican said Monday.
Hong Kong greets 2026 without fireworks after deadliest blaze in decades
December 31, 2025 - 4:04 AM

HONG KONG (AP) — Fireworks are typically a celebratory centerpiece of Hong Kong's New Year celebrations. Not this year.
The Kennedy Center has added Trump's name to the memorial Congress created for John F. Kennedy
December 19, 2025 - 9:32 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center on Friday quickly added Donald Trump's name to the performing arts center Congress designated as a living memorial to John F. Kennedy, a day after the center's board of trustees voted to make the change.
Vatican unveils last of restored Raphael Rooms after 10-year cleaning that yielded new discoveries
June 27, 2025 - 12:09 AM

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican Museums on Thursday unveiled the last and most important of the restored Raphael Rooms, the spectacularly frescoed reception rooms of the Apostolic Palace that in some ways rival the Sistine Chapel as the peak of high Renaissance artistry.
Inside a historic church painted with murals that reflect searing social commentary
June 05, 2025 - 4:16 AM

MILLVALE, Pa. (AP) — When the scaffolding came down inside the unassuming hilltop church near Pittsburgh, it revealed a raging storm of biblical proportions.
What it takes to clean industrial soot and grime from a Pittsburgh church's murals
June 05, 2025 - 4:09 AM

MILLVALE, Pa. (AP) — How do you conserve 80-year-old murals that have accumulated decades' worth of soot, salt and other deterioration?
Movie Review: 'Snow White' is no poisoned apple but it doesn't whistle
March 19, 2025 - 1:21 PM

Mirror mirror on the wall, what’s the fairest Disney live-action remake of them all?
Prada offers savage, instinctive menswear during Milan Fashion Week
January 19, 2025 - 11:55 PM

MILAN (AP) — Miuccia Prada and her co-creative director Raf Simons described the latest Prada menswear collaboration unveiled during Milan Fashion Week on Sunday as raw and cinematic.
Historic images of Native Americans by a Swiss artist find their way back to North Dakota
December 05, 2024 - 12:31 PM

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — More than two dozen historic prints that depict a slice of Native American life and culture on the Upper Missouri River nearly 200 years ago will soon be more accessible to the public thanks to a gift that enabled a North Dakota organization to buy the rare aquatints.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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Vatican removes salty white film coating Michelangelo's 'The Last Judgment'

Michelangelo's 'The Last Judgment' fresco undergoes 3-month cleaning at Sistine Chapel

Hong Kong greets 2026 without fireworks after deadliest blaze in decades

The Kennedy Center has added Trump's name to the memorial Congress created for John F. Kennedy

Vatican unveils last of restored Raphael Rooms after 10-year cleaning that yielded new discoveries

Inside a historic church painted with murals that reflect searing social commentary

What it takes to clean industrial soot and grime from a Pittsburgh church's murals

Movie Review: 'Snow White' is no poisoned apple but it doesn't whistle

Prada offers savage, instinctive menswear during Milan Fashion Week

Historic images of Native Americans by a Swiss artist find their way back to North Dakota

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