BAGHDAD—An international archeological mission has uncovered the remnants of what is believed to be a 5,000-year-old restaurant or tavern in the ancient city of Lagash in southern Iraq. The discovery of the ancient dining hall—complete with a rudimentary refrigeration system, hundreds of roughly made clay bowls, and the fossilized remains of an overcooked fish—announced in […]
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This weekend’s Jubilee events left the world feeling the British certainly know how to celebrate. But in France, the Chateau de Fontainebleau is hosting an exhibition about the lavish parties put on by the King during Renaissance times. With gifts of gold and knights fighting amongst balls of fire, the French royalty also knew how to party. NTD […]
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla.—A 12-year-old girl is accused of “maliciously” impersonating a fellow student by creating fake Instagram and email accounts to threaten students and staff at their South Florida charter school, police said. The child then sent threats to herself and others at the school and “intentionally lied to law enforcement” to frame a 13-year-old […]
In the 13th century, it was believed that stained glass windows were built to transform sunlight into divine light, which would enable the manifestation of the divine in our world. With more than a thousand stained glass windows, the Sainte-Chapelle in France deserves to be called the Cathedral of Glass. It was all designed even […]
One day, the Renaissance master Michelangelo said he saw an angel in the marble, and carved the marble until it was free.
500 years later, that angel is still here, among other Renaissance sculptures at the Louvre’s new exhibition “Body and Soul”.
