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24 sensational sand sculptures
These beach-born works of art go above and beyond your typical sand castle. Check out these sensational sand sculptures.
US announces recovery of missing Nazi diary
U.S. authorities have recovered about 400 handwritten pages from the wartime diary of a key Nazi adviser to Adolf Hitler after a 17-year search for the documents, officials said Thursday. Alfred Rosenberg played a significant role in the slaughter of millions of Jews and other non-Aryans considered inferior under the ...
Exhibit glorifies Palestinian suicide bombers
A state-funded museum in Paris is causing outrage among France's Jewish community for staging a photo exhibition that calls Palestinian suicide bombers "martyrs." The exhibit, entitled "Death" by Palestinian photographer Ahlam Shibli, features dozens of intimate and often disturbing portraits of Palestinian suicide bombers with anti-Israeli captions that glorify their ...
Winfrey giving $12M to new African-American museum
Oprah Winfrey is giving $12 million to a museum being built on Washington's National Mall that will document African-American history, officials said Tuesday. The media mogul and former talk-show host previously gave $1 million to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the museum says her $13 ...
John Malkovich helps Ohio tourist hurt in Canada
A tourist from northwest Ohio says actor John Malkovich played a starring role in rescuing him when he fell and gashed his throat on scaffolding in Canada. Seventy-seven-year-old Jim Walpole of Defiance fell Thursday in Toronto while on a trans-Canadian trip. Walpole tells the Toronto Star that Malkovich, who was ...
Weird and sexy swimsuits through the years
Take a look at the unusual and trendy swimsuit fashion from the past.
Hobbits and elves drawing tourists to New Zealand
Hobbits, elves and dragons appear to be luring tourists to New Zealand as fans await their first glimpse of the second movie in "The Hobbit" trilogy. Figures released this month by government agency Tourism New Zealand show that international vacations to the South Pacific nation rose 10 percent from January ...
Inauguration group donates funds for Latino arts
Organizers of a gala concert and series of events celebrating Latino culture during President Barack Obama's second inauguration are donating the proceeds to help raise the national profile of Latino arts and culture. On Friday, actress Eva Longoria and others announced they are giving $170,000 to the Friends of the ...
U. of Iowa to study options for new art museum
The University of Iowa received permission Wednesday to develop plans for a new museum to store its premier collection of fine art, which has largely been stored off-campus since a 2008 flood. The university said it will study a range of potential sites for the museum near its campus in ...
Newseum in DC to feature 'Anchorman: The Exhibit'
The Newseum in Washington is poking some fun at TV anchors with a new exhibit about the 2004 comedy "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" starring Will Ferrell. The Newseum announced plans Tuesday for "Anchorman: The Exhibit" to be created with Paramount Pictures. It's scheduled to open Nov. 14 with ...
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