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Locals Deem Main Street Sculpture of Nude Yogi “a Sickening Thing"

"There's nothing sacred anymore," said Peg Lowry, a resident of Ames, Iowa, in response to a new public sculpture on Main Street.

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Banksy Paints Mural on Bristol Elementary School

Banksy's newest work is neither a snide jab at politicians nor a big "fuck you" to the police — instead, it's a gesture of gratitude to children at a school in Bristol.

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Rome’s New Subway Line Will Incorporate Freshly Discovered Ancient Ruins

Rome will have what city officials are calling its first "archaeological station" after a construction team recently uncovered 2nd-century CE Roman barracks during ongoing work on the city's third metro line.

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Montrealers Stumped After City Commissions Pricey Tree Sculptures

A public art project to put granite sculptures of trees in a park is blossoming into a major controversy in Montreal.

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Watch This 'Ding Dong' Clock a Museum Timepiece

Enough is enough — when will museum visitors learn to NOT TOUCH THE ART??!

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King Tut's Dagger Is Actually from Outer Space

King Tut lay underground in his tomb for a few thousand years, but a dagger he kept by his side has far-out origins in outer space.

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The Louvre and Musée d'Orsay Shut Down as Seine River Floods [UPDATED]

Record rainfall in Paris has caused intense and dangerous flooding of the Seine River to the extent that the Louvre and the Musée d’Orsay are closing temporarily to safeguard their collections.

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Astronomers Attempt to Date Sappho's "Midnight Poem" Using the Stars

For centuries, scholars have mined the verse of Greek lyric poet Sappho, Plato's "tenth Muse," for clues about her life.

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New Google Project Aims to Put the AI in "Artist"

Can artificial intelligence create art?

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Trove of 14,000-Year-Old Animal Paintings Found in Spanish Cave

Archaeologists in Spain have come across an extraordinary series of Paleolithic-era paintings in Basque Country's Atxurra cave that they estimate date as far back as 14,000 years.

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Bronze Sculpture of Selfie-Snappers Stirs a Storm in Sugar Land

It may very well be the first public sculpture that commemorates the act of taking a selfie.

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472 US Writers Sign Open Letter Against Donald Trump

Some 470 US writers — including big names like Stephen King, Amy Tan, Dave Eggers, Cheryl Strayed, and Pulitzer Prize–winner Junot Díaz — have signed an online petition to oppose the candidacy of Donald Trump for president.