Bringing Anne Frank’s Secret Annex to New York, and the World
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Bringing Anne Frank’s Secret Annex to New York, and the World

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The children seem like typical kindergartners: Some beam at the camera; some glance coyly aside; others appear lost in reverie. One slim, dark-haired girl in a pale dress looks precociously serious. She is Anne Frank, and this classroom photograph, taken at a Montessori…

David Lynch Dead: ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive’ Director Was 78
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David Lynch Dead: ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive’ Director Was 78

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines David Lynch, a painter turned avant-garde filmmaker whose fame, influence and distinctively skewed worldview extended far beyond the movie screen to encompass TV, records, books, nightclubs, a line of organic coffee and his Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace, has died. He…

Inside the strange carnival with surreal rides by Dali and Basquiat that was lost for decades but is now open in NYC
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Inside the strange carnival with surreal rides by Dali and Basquiat that was lost for decades but is now open in NYC

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines It might be snowing outside, but at Hudson Yards, it’s always the summer of 1987. Thousands of thrill seekers and art lovers are flocking to Luna Luna — the world’s first-ever art amusement park that has finally made its way to the Big…

Former Rep. Carolyn Maloney honored for 9/11 work at US Capitol with portrait of her in firefighter jacket
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Former Rep. Carolyn Maloney honored for 9/11 work at US Capitol with portrait of her in firefighter jacket

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Former Manhattan Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney was honored for her tireless work on behalf of 9/11 responders at the US Capitol Wednesday — with a new portrait depicting the 78-year-old politician wearing a firefighter jacket. The 4-by-2 foot oil painting was unveiled to celebrate…

Guests grab wads of cash from Ashley Longshore’s art show
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Guests grab wads of cash from Ashley Longshore’s art show

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Ashley Longshore’s booth at Aqua Art Fair featured $30,000, and sticky-fingered guests. Getty Images for Ashley Longshore Pop artist Ashley Longshore — known for portraits of Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Queen Elizabeth II — literally littered her booth at Aqua Art fair in Miami, Fla., with…

Piece of marble bought for and used as doorstop could be worth millions of dollars
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Piece of marble bought for $6 and used as doorstop could be worth millions of dollars

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A $6 piece of marble that was used as a doorstop is actually a treasured 18th century bust of a Scottish politician — and could be worth millions of dollars. The “Bouchardon Bust” — which depicts Scottish landowner and politician Sir John Gordon — was crafted by royal French sculptor…

Gen Z’s new go-to date night mixes booze with crafts, eliminating ‘awkward’ hangouts with activities, art and ‘liquid courage’
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Gen Z’s new go-to date night mixes booze with crafts, eliminating ‘awkward’ hangouts with activities, art and ‘liquid courage’

ByNews Polite

This is the new go-to Gen-Z date night —  and there’s plenty of mixing going on. Hangouts where couples combine booze with activities like painting or pumpkin carving are exploding in popularity across the Big Apple as some say the unlikely pairings eliminate “awkward” first-date jitters with the help of…

New York artist Spencer Tunick shoots mass nude photo on Story Bridge
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New York artist Spencer Tunick shoots mass nude photo on Story Bridge

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Thousands of men and women have stripped naked on Brisbane’s iconic Story Bridge to take part in a dramatic art shoot. New York artist Spencer Tunick orchestrated the remarkable sight, with thousands of bare-bottomed people strolling through Brisbane before posing on the bridge. The event formed part of the Melt…