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WWII Monuments Men weren't all men. The female members finally move into the spotlight
February 17, 2024 - 2:43 PM

DALLAS (AP) — After World War II, the U.S. Army’s art experts set out to find and return millions of works stolen by the Nazis. Known as the Monuments Men, they included Mary Regan Quessenberry, who from her base in Berlin traveled to examine stolen works, tracked looting cases and investigated suspicious art dealers.
Unpublished works and manuscript by legendary Argentine writer Cortázar sell for $42,120 at auction
October 12, 2023 - 5:50 PM

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — A buyer from Argentina paid $42,120 for a manuscript of works, including seven unpublished stories, by legendary Argentine writer Julio Cortázar at an auction Thursday in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo.
What's streaming now: Olivia Rodrigo, LaKeith Stanfield, NBA 2K24 and 'The Little Mermaid'
September 08, 2023 - 12:53 PM

Olivia Rodrigo’s much-anticipated sophomore album and LaKeith Stanfield starring in the eight-part horror fantasy series “The Changeling” are among the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you
Italy displays antiquities looted from Italian territory and recovered from London dealer
May 31, 2023 - 8:58 PM

ROME (AP) — Italy on Wednesday displayed hundreds of antiquities that had been looted from Italian territory and were recovered from a London antiquities dealer.
Met Gala 2023 live updates: Fashion highlights from carpet
May 02, 2023 - 7:59 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Fashion's biggest night is underway — after all, it is the first Monday in May. Follow along for real-time updates on the 2023 Met Gala from The Associated Press. We'll be bringing you news in all formats, all day and all night, from the carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and behind the scenes. This year's theme revolves around late fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld.
Andy Warhol portrait of OJ Simpson goes on auction block
April 28, 2023 - 9:29 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — It was 1977, and Andy Warhol was at work on his “Athletes” series, portraits of top sports personalities who, he felt, were gaining cultural prominence just like “the movie stars of yesterday.” One of them was then the star running back of the Buffalo Bills: O.J. Simpson.
Stylish, green, available: Antique furniture is new again
June 01, 2022 - 10:51 AM

There’s always been a taste for antique furnishings. These days, a widely acquired taste.
'Lost Leonardo' unpeels the mysteries of the Salvator Mundi
August 11, 2021 - 4:07 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — We're accustomed to movies — usually adventures, like “Indiana Jones” — with lines that traverse the globe and pinball between global capitals, showing us where our characters are traveling. “The Lost Leonardo,” a documentary about the rediscovery of a Leonardo da Vinci painting, begins with such a line. But its international stops, chronicling the painting's sales, are baffling leaps.
Hunter Biden paintings pose ethical challenge for president
July 09, 2021 - 4:35 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has established an arrangement that would allow President Joe Biden’s son Hunter to sell his artwork for tens of thousands of dollars without knowing the identity of the purchaser, an agreement established in attempt to avoid any potential ethical concerns surrounding his sales.
Religious artifacts returned to Thailand after decades
May 25, 2021 - 6:55 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two stolen hand-carved religious artifacts, sandstone lintels dating back to the 9th and 10th centuries, were returned to the Thai government on Tuesday in a ceremony more than 50 years overdue.
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Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
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Tranquille developer blames province after multiple ALC denials
The province's Agricultural Land Commission has heard multiple pleas from the owner of a historic Kamloops property who wants to build an agricultural suburb on the massive site. Each time Ignition Developments goes to the commission, i

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WWII Monuments Men weren't all men. The female members finally move into the spotlight

Unpublished works and manuscript by legendary Argentine writer Cortázar sell for $42,120 at auction

What's streaming now: Olivia Rodrigo, LaKeith Stanfield, NBA 2K24 and 'The Little Mermaid'

Italy displays antiquities looted from Italian territory and recovered from London dealer

Met Gala 2023 live updates: Fashion highlights from carpet

Andy Warhol portrait of OJ Simpson goes on auction block

Stylish, green, available: Antique furniture is new again

'Lost Leonardo' unpeels the mysteries of the Salvator Mundi

Hunter Biden paintings pose ethical challenge for president

Religious artifacts returned to Thailand after decades

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