The Mona Lisa is a vampire
At long last, Berenson had freed himself from the vampiric face of the Mona Lisa. Today Leonardo’s painting, happily ...
Laurence des Cars, saving the Louvre whatever the cost
In order to fund the museum's colossal €800 million renovation plan, director Laurence des Cars has no shortage of ideas: prestigious galas, American donors and higher ticket prices for foreign ...
After losing her husband early in retirement, this former financial educator turned to travel, writing and painting
Once I started to recover from the loss of my husband and the grief wasn’t tearing me apart, I got out more, including ...
Talks of a Mar-a-Lago Accord: Will a New Currency Deal Weaken the US Dollar?
Euro US Dollar, US Dollar Japanese Yen, US Dollar Chinese Yuan, US Dollar Index Futures. Read 's Market Analysis on Investing ...
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Inside Germany: Merz's first gambit, Saxony in Paris and the political power of a döner kebab
From the apparent success of Merz' multi-billion spending proposal to the coming of spring and a potential boycott of US ...
How Did Covid Change Travel? You Had a Lot to Say.
The ups and downs of the last five years have had a huge impact on how we fly, where we go and whether we travel at all. We ...
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The Real Story Behind ‘Wolf Hall’ and the Fall of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s Most Controversial Adviser
Based on Hilary Mantel's novel "The Mirror & the Light," the last installment in the acclaimed television series chronicles ...
Higher prices for tourists are becoming the norm – and Britain should get in on the act
For all their quirks, you can’t fault the Japanese for their common sense. As a case in point, just look at the mayor of ...
9 new books to read in March, and a long-sought artifact comes to the Huntington
The two-volume Gutenberg Bible is part of the collection at the Huntington, and the print along one of the volumes went on ...