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Is Miranda Kerr being fired as a Victoria's Secret angel?
The rumor mill is in overdrive after a report that Victoria's Secret is dumping Miranda Kerr, one of its best-known lingerie modeling angels (and wife of hunky Orlando Bloom). Her contract was being terminated, according to some reports, because of her...
Tags: Miley Cyrus, Estee Lauder Cos., Victoria's Secret, Auction Service, Entertainment
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Artist, former trustee react to possible LACMA/MOCA merger
MOCA has been known as "the artist's museum" since its founding in 1979 because of hands-on support from its creative community. So what do L.A. artists think about the news of a possible acquisition by LACMA, which would create a combined organization...
Tags: Museums, Arts, Artists, Eli Broad, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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LACMA's overhaul is a work in progress
Seven years ago last month, when Michael Govan was named the sixth director in the relatively brief history of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, his mandate was clear: overhaul the place. The ambitious plan was to make LACMA the nation's only...
Tags: Sculpture, Lifestyle and Leisure, Peter Zumthor, 2001: A Space Odyssey (movie), Hobbies
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Dinosaur-size debt
For many people the defining moment in the Field Museum's recent history was the bid at a 1997 auction that made Chicago home to the Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton known as Sue. But that choice could have far less impact on the Field's future than another...
Tags: Bill Kurtis, Politics, Parties and Movements, Research, Science
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Sicilian art coming to the Getty
SICILY, Italy — Two years ago, the J. Paul Getty Museum ended a lengthy dispute with Italian cultural authorities by returning a towering limestone and marble statue of a Greek goddess to Sicily. The sculpture is now the pride of the relatively...
Tags: Sculpture, Rome (Italy), Natural Disasters, The Getty, Environmental Issues
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Russian soprano scores stunning local debut in Lyric's 'Rigoletto' ★★★
What is it about "Rigoletto" that causes tin-eared stage directors to paint graffiti all over the opera? The new production that opened last month at the Metropolitan Opera, which wags promptly dubbed the "Rat Pack 'Rigoletto,' " updates the story from...
Tags: Italy, Culture, Poetry, Music, Entertainment
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Early Southern painting explored in landmark Colonial Williamsburg exhibit
For as long as art historians have been writing about painting in the early South, it's been common to think of the region's artists as relatively independent and even isolated figures. Many show up in the records as episodic visitors from Europe or...
Tags: Museums, Arts, Fine Artists, Artists, Smithsonian Institution
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Tate removes Ovenden prints after conviction on child sex offenses
Here’s the latest about British artist Graham Ovenden, who was convicted earlier this week for multiple child sex offenses: the Tate in London has removed more than 30 of his prints from its online collection. The Tate also won’t be...
Tags: Arts, Music, Abusive Behavior, Entertainment, Arts and Culture
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Metropolitan Museum of Art is sued over 'recommended' admission
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is being sued over its "recommended" entrance fee of $25. A group of plaintiffs claims that most visitors have no idea that you can get into the museum for free and that paying the $25 is optional. The lawsuit'...
Tags: Museums, Arts, New York City, Artists, Museum of Modern Art
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10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. HOW CYPRUS WILL PAY FOR ITS BAILOUT EU leaders signed off on a deal taxing bank deposits of more than 100,000 euros. The rest of the 5.8...Tags: Powerball Lottery, Lifestyle and Leisure, Cypriot Banking Crisis (2013), Arts, Free Syrian Army
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'The Civil War and American Art' is one of the first in a wave of regional creative projects on the conflict
The lone Union sentry stands atop Federal Hill, outlined against an ominous orange/red sky. In the distance, the tops of the Washington Monument and several spires rise above the city, as straight and determined as the rifle held in the soldier's left...
Tags: Manassas (Manassas, Virginia), Education, Gun Control, Politics, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Metropolitan Museum of Art to stay open 7 days a week
Patrons will have another day to browse the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection of nearly 2 million works. The New York museum announced on Thursday that it will be open to the public seven days a week -- nearly 60 hours in total -- starting...
Tags: Museums, Arts, Artists, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Smithsonian Institution
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