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Unearthed Inscription May Unlock Mysteries of the Etruscan Language

The few examples of Etruscan language that survive tell more about the dead than the everyday lives of the living, being mostly eulogies in tombs of the elite.

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Artist Transforms Buildings in Cairo’s “Garbage City” with Massive Calligraphic Message

The destination of all of Cairo's trash is widely known internationally as "Garbage City." But over the past few weeks, the neighborhood of Manshiyat Naser has been witnessing an unexpected and vivid creation spread across its landscape, towering over the dirty discards that line its streets.

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Donald Trump Tombstone Appears, and Swiftly Disappears, in Central Park

Donald Trump is dead. Or at least, that's what one presumably left-leaning prankster wanted Central Park visitors to think over the weekend.

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Syrian Army Liberates Ancient City of Palmyra from ISIS [UPDATED]

The Syrian regime has taken complete control of the ancient city of Palmyra, which had been occupied by ISIS since last May.

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Artist Renders '2001: A Space Odyssey' into 569 GIFs To Test Fair Use Boundaries

To create 2001: A GIF Odyssey, digital producer and copywriter Jean-Baptiste Henri Franck Cyrille Marie Le Divelec, who goes by JB, cut the two hour and 41-minute long saga into 569 animated GIFs.

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The Artist Who Moved a Detroit House to Europe Left a Mess Behind [UPDATED]

Last month, Berlin-based Ryan Mendoza pissed off a lot of people when he tore down an abandoned house in Detroit and shipped the structure off for display at this year's Art Rotterdam.

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New Zealand Votes to Preserve Colonial-era Flag

After a nearly yearlong process that involved two national referendums and that cost taxpayers US$17.6 million, New Zealanders have finally voted to hold on to the flag their country has been flying for 114 years.

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Poll: What Does This Aggressively Restored 9th-Century Moorish Castle Look Like?

An architect's restoration of a 9th-century Moorish castle in southern Spain has drawn outcry from locals and historians, with many drawing comparisons between the registered national monument's new look and the infamous case of Beast Jesus.

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With Its Own Arts Center, Beast Jesus Rises Again

It was inevitable: Beast Jesus is getting its very own arts center in its home of Borja, Spain.

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Fall with Bruegel's Rebel Angels in a Virtual Reality Experience

Thanks to a new virtual reality project launched this week by the Google Cultural Institute, you can now immerse yourself in one of Pieter Bruegel the Elder's most bizarre paintings and hang out with the peculiar creatures that cover its canvas.

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Shakespeare's Only Handwritten Manuscript Contains a Message of Empathy for Migrants

Aside from a few signatures, only one example of William Shakespeare's handwriting survives, a speech from around 1600 that imagines Sir Thomas More addressing the rage of an anti-migrant crowd in England.

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TSA Confronts Age-old Question: Bomb or Abstract Art?

Today, TSA Public Affairs spokesperson Lisa Farbstein tweeted a photo of an object the organization's staff encountered at New York's JFK Airport.