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he name of this thing is AFGL 3068. It’s been known as a bright infrared source for some time, but images just showed it as a dot. This Hubble image using the Advanced Camera for Surveys reveals an intricate, delicate and exceedingly faint spiral pattern. It’s so faint no one has ever detected it before!
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A gorgeous late 17th or early 18th century wool tapestry depicting a hunter with his bugle, dog and sword in a woodland setting was the top lot at an on-site auction held Aug. 28 by Specialists of the South, Inc., of Panama City, Fla. The sale was held in Marianna, Fla. read more...
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An important English Delft marriage jug, believed to have originated in Southwark and dated 1647, is set to come under the hammer at Staffordshire auction house Cuttlestones' Fine Art & Antiques Sale on Friday, 10th September.
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An uptight Christo-fascist girl and her father in a small town near Conroe, Texas try to get her high school to ban the sci-fi classic "Fahrenheit 451" for containing "offensive material".
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The Pennsylvania carver and sculptor Wharton Esherick, known for his mid-20th-century undulating furniture, did not start out in woodworking. Instead he spent decades painting Cubist and Impressionist landscapes and portraits and designing prints, posters and theater sets. Not until his 40s, around 1930, did he adapt his faceted drawing style and skewed perspectives to chairs, desks, tables and b
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On May 27, 2010, in Hake’s Americana’s 200th sale, this 10- by 11- by 6 3/4-inch deep glazed ceramic figural cookie jar by American Bisque Co. from about the early 1960s, sold for $10,143.67, including 15 percent buyer’s premium.
The cookie jar depicts Harvey Cartoons characters Katnip hunkered down while Herman the mouse stands atop his back, serving as the lid handle.
The “Herman And Kat
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Jonathan Miller visits the absent Twin Towers to consider the religious implications of 9/11 and meets Arthur Miller and the philosopher Colin McGinn. He searches for evidence of the first ‘unbelievers’ in Ancient Greece and examines some of the modern theories around why people have always tended to believe in mythology and magic.
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An osprey captured flying over a lake.
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Captured in Barnegat Light, New Jersey. read more...
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This month's round-up is all about making a grand getaway. Our couples have left their receptions on all sorts of wheeled vehicles -- some even horse-drawn. Below is a collection of exit strategies (and some super precious moments) to get you thinking about how you'll leave your festivities. Anyone doing something extra special?
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When it comes to your children, the books in your house matter more than your education or income
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That's a classic line if ever there was one. And we like smooches here at the magazine. We're so inspired by them, we created an entire story around the concept.
But how passionate should that first kiss be? After all, you've got an entire audience -- and some of you will marry in a house of worship. (At my wedding, the minister insisted that we couldn't kiss in the middle of the religious cer
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You’re counting down to the wedding. Finishing up some projects, ditching others and trying to find the time to jot down a proper honeymoon packing list. The last thing you need right now is a curve ball. But that’s precisely what we got one week before our much-anticipated day.
In early 2008, when Mr. Bruschetta and I had secured our venue—the erstwhile F.U.E.L. House (which has since been re
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Christos Tsiolkas and David Mitchell, both much-tipped when they appeared on the award longlist, have been overlooked in the six finalists
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No one can deny the importance of a good suit, so this week, we've brought in Frank Jedda, Director of Kleinfeld MEN, to answer all your menswear questions. He's got loads of experience in the fashion trenches (his resume includes managing the made-to-measure menswear department at Paul Stuart), and his customers often refer to him as the "authority in men's style." Here at Weddings, we were so e
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Solids still rule the school when it comes to bridesmaids dresses, but I know there are plenty of bridesmaids out there who look their best in patterns. In fact, I know at least a few gals – can’t speak for the guys – who feel like they’re presenting as a wall of color when they wear, say, all green or all pink. Let’s for a moment, bridesmaids, imagine that you’re one of them. Are you dreading ha
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True tales of madness, love, and the history of the world from the periodic table of the elements.
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