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TIFF's top 10
The best of the fest: here are the 10 must-see movies at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.
Canada.com |
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Waterfront Festival in Hull Sept. 20
The Hull Nantasket Chamber of Commerce will have their annual Endless Summer Waterfront Festival, from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, on Nantasket Avenue in Hull.
The Patriot Ledger |
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Art dedication puts focus on nonprofits
Art and nonprofits will join forces in a dedication of the sculpture park at the Green Oak Village Place mall on Saturday.
Livingston County Daily Press & Argus |
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Meet Everson’s new director
Museum’s Steven Kern gets acquainted with the lay of our land: The clerk in the post office at Carousel Mall held up the sheet of stamps - Albert Bierstadt’s 19th century
Cnylink |
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September 15, 2008
Some Ike-related art news, by way of Modern Art Notes : Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House is flooded. As of today, the house is accessible only by boat, and tours have been suspended indefinitely.
Arts Journal |
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Aussie Tax Man Investigating Art Collectors
"The Australian Taxation Office is targeting collectors who could be claiming deductions for artworks they keep for themselves, one of several potential rorts identified in an internal report.
Arts Journal |
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S.F.'s CultureBus to shuttle among museums
Getting to and from some of San Francisco's best-known cultural institutions will become a whole lot easier this week with the launch of a new Muni bus line. Dubbed CultureBus and equipped with bright yellow coaches bearing red "CB" logos, the San Francisco...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Rare Islamic ewer expected to fetch over €3.5 million
A carved rock crystal ewer, from the late 10th or early 11th century. A 1,000-year-old carved rock crystal ewer, one of only seven known surviving examples, will be offered for auction next month at Christie's Islamic art sale and is expected to fetch over €3.5.
Times of Malta |
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World Briefs
A restored waxwork of Adolf Hitler has been returned to Berlin's Madame Tussauds after a demonstrator ripped off its head when it went on show two months ago, the museum said yesterday.
Times of Malta |
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News & Star
Visitors to Crummock Water were confronted with an amazing sight at the weekend. A huge inflatable sculpture, called DROP, was installed at Crummock Water, and will move to Crow Park, Keswick, this week. By Steve Messam, it represents a raindrop – the building block of the Lakes.
The News and Star |
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DVD Talk Review: Reprise
Reprise (2006) is a heady, Norwegian comedy-drama about young men with literary pretentions. It earned best film, director, and screenplay awards at home, and was a critical success on the festival circuit.
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Art works
Tom Firme Creston High School student Seyon Harry stands next to a mural he created at 2 West Fulton in Grand Rapids. The mural sits on the site of the future of home of the Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts. It was made as part of the UICA's ArtWorks program.
MLive.com |
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Sculpture memorializes those who died at mine
HUNTINGTON, Utah (AP) — A new bronze sculpture memorializes the nine men who died at Crandall Canyon last year. The sculpture, which was unveiled at sunset on Sunday, is at the new Miners Memorial Park near the west end of Huntington.
Standard-Examiner |
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Online Exhibition of Presidential Campaign Commercials Updated
Acclaimed in previous seasons as "priceless" (Newsday), "innovative" (Los Angeles Times), "addictive" (New York Times) and "the finest collection of presidential campaign ads ever assembled" (Wall Street Journal), the online exhibition The Living Room Candidate launches its 2008 edition on September 12, 2008.
PNN |
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MBtech Autodie Exhibits at the ICOSPA 2008 in Grand Rapids, Michigan
The global demand for lighter vehicles with better fuel economy has continuously increased in recent years. Particularly in the US, this year's drastic rise to record gas prices has made MPG become a more important part of what consumers look for in a new vehicle.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Conductor Lorin Maazel: Masterpieces Survive Everything
Entering his final season as music director of the prestigious New York Philharmonic, Lorin Maazel told DW-WORLD.DE about the legacy he leaves behind with the orchestra and his plans to compose and found a new festival.
Deutsche Welle |
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Entrepreneur, Author Unleash New Media to Share Ground-Breaking Tale of Powerful 'Generation WE'
One of this year's biggest stories is the Millennial Generation. Currently aged 30 and under, Millennials are the largest generation in U.S. history and today's most contested political prize -- the force behind the candidacy of Barack Obama and a target of fierce GOP recruiting efforts.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Britney auctions her portrait on eBay for charity
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New Kerala |
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Cyclotherapy: More bike art
More Olympic-inspired art, following my earlier post, and Shopping Bag's missive about the eBay auction of London 2012 posters.
Independent |
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Zimbabwe: US Embassy, Art Graduates Honour Samuel Mudiwa
The United States Embassy's Public Affairs Section joins six former Harare Polytechnic fine arts graduates in an exhibition to remember their late classmate, Samuel 'Ziso' Mudiwa.
AllAfrica.com |
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2007: A year in photos
2007 marked a particularly good year of riding, notable no least when browsing the pages of the BM Gallery. We've been party to some fantastic photos, with our favourites making it to the hollowed pixels of the homepage.
BikeMagic.com |
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£300 BM jersey giveaway!
Taking a photo is easy. Taking a great photo is very hard. But on more than a few occasions we've been mightily impressed with many of the photos submitted to the Bikemagic gallery and/or sent to us for the front page . And we're sure that plenty more of you have it in you to come up with some corking shots.
BikeMagic.com |
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Researcher invents defence system
A system for protecting vital marine-based facilities such as oil and gas rigs from terrorist attack has been invented by a researcher at the University of Ulster.
Channel 4 |
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Going Once, Going Twice ...
British artist Damien Hirst is auctioning off 223 pieces, which could earn him more than $100 million.
Forbes |
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Up for auction: Damien Hirst's big new risk
Damien Hirst has a recurring nightmare. His big auction here is about to begin and the Sotheby's salesroom is overflowing with collectors and dealers. Oliver Barker, the auctioneer, opens the bidding on 223 works that Hirst has produced over the past two years. Suddenly the place goes quiet. Not a paddle is raised.
International Herald Tribune |
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