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Science Confirms Mona Lisa Is Happy
Ninety-seven percent of the participants in a study by researchers at the University of Freiburg said that the sitter in Leonardo da Vinci's famous portrait looks happy.
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Activists Spill Symbolic Oil at the Louvre to Protest Its Sponsorship Deal
Last Sunday, protestors staged a dramatic performance at the Louvre to pressure it to cut ties with French multinational oil and gas company Total S.A.
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Jeff Koons Convicted of Plagiarizing a Photo of Naked Children
A French court ruled that a Koons sculpture infringes on the copyright of a black-and-white photograph by the late artist Jean-François Bauret.
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Louvre Security Staff Threaten To Strike as Blockbuster Vermeer Show Causes Disarray
Security workers at the museum plan to strike on Friday, citing "constant physical and verbal aggression" caused by the recent overcrowding.
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Financial Firm Plants Statue in Front of Wall Street Bull for International Women’s Day
"Fearless Girl" was installed on the eve of International Women's Day as part of a call on the financial industry to put more women in leadership positions.
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Battlefield Kunst: Scientology Scandal Shakes Leading German Art Museum
Scientologists have reportedly "infiltrated" Munich's Haus der Kunst.
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Homeland Security Will Issue Call for US–Mexico Border Wall Prototypes
The Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection announced a call "for the design and build of several prototype wall structures in the vicinity of the United States border with Mexico."
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Italian McDonald's Serves Up a Side of Roman Ruins
While digging to build a McDonald's in Marino, Italy, workers discovered an ancient road. The fast-food chain paid to restore it — and integrated it into a restaurant.
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Maryland High School Removes Shepard Fairey Posters, Deeming Them "Anti-Trump"
Though the creators of the We the People posters claim they are non-partisan, administrators maintain that their display on classroom walls is of school policy.
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24 Senators Sign Letter Urging Trump to Keep the National Endowments for Arts and Humanities
A group of Democratic, Republican, and independent Senators has signed a letter urging the president not to cut federal funding to the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities.
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Turkish Publisher Shuts Down Magazine for Printing Moses Cartoon
After the office of President Erdoğan condemned the cartoon, the publisher of Gırgır closed the magazine and threatened to file criminal complaints against staffers.
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US Congressman Sues Architect of the Capitol for Removing Student's Painting
Representative William Lacy Clay claims the removal of a painting by one of his constituents was an act of censorship that violates the 1st Amendment.