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The international headlines in this week's (for the full story visit the
webzine) edition include:
** Afghanistan's Buddhas latest casualty in destructive war on idol worship
The Taliban regime is emulating communists and Christians in its quest to
destroy religious monuments (see also Murder of the Dead)
** Cardinal Draws Art Line
He said the picture of the "naked female Jesus" is an example of the
difficulties of living a holy life during a time of "so many temptations."
** Will pixels kill paper?
By dragging a pointed stick across a tablet of wet clay, the Sumerians used
pictograms and symbols to write the Epic of Gilgamesh
** The Picasso you never knew, coming to Montreal
Despite the artist's bent for frankness, many of his earthier sketches,
notebooks and paintings have long been hidden in drawers or behind
curtains -- until now
** Thai artists protest over scrapping of museum
Thai artists protested this weekend against the Bangkok governor's decision
to cancel construction of the city's first modern art museum
** Gold treasure discovered in Syrian cemetery
A Syrian family found an ancient jar with 82 gold pieces while burying a
relative at a cemetery near the northern city of Aleppo
** Data on Japanese emigrants to Hawaii to go online at museum
A museum of Japanese emigration to Hawaii will next month launch a research
service allowing the emigrants' descendants to obtain information on their
ancestors who sailed to the Pacific island in the late 19th century
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** Murder of the dead
It was one of the great paradoxes of the 20th century that the whole
cultural history of the world was being researched and documented and
presented on a scale never before imagined
** With Science City attendance falling, changes are being explored
Already, new activities, such as making pizza from scratch,are being offered
to the general public
** Legendary animator recreates Livingstone's lion fight for sculpture
With his first ever public sculpture, Ray Harryhausen has designed a statue
of David Livingstone's near-fatal encounter with a lion for the explorer's
birthplace museum
** Desperate Race For Vast Riches
Fred Leon comes to life when explaining why he invested his life savings to
find treasure buried thousands of miles away in the Philippines archipelago
** Ethicists decry U-M cadaver tour
The proposed tour is 10 months away but is already drawing criticism from
medical ethicists and religious groups
** `Centennial Exhibition of the Nobel Prize' Opens in Stockholm
The exhibit celebrates the innovative spirit of the Nobel Laureates who have
changed world history through their discoveries and accomplishments
** The Zweibel Curio and Amusement Museum
For a mere two bits, the public may observe the weird and wondrous phenomena
of the world.
** Rare Meteorites Linked to Mysterious 'X-Wind'
Asteroid bits that fall to Earth may have been born in a hot flash with the
Sun
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** Bratwurst museum man plans sausage franchises
The two gained media attention six years ago with their idea for a "
Bratwurst Hall of Flame."
** Council support is cracking for dolphin display
Chances look grim for a $55 million Virginia Marine Science Museum expansion
launching anytime soon
** Fossil fish in Chinese tale
The discovery of a 400-million-year-old fossil fish at a site in what is now
southern China throws light on a fishy "garden of Eden"
** Black history museum could cost $37M
The museum would document Charleston's history as a major gateway for slaves
entering the United States, focusing chiefly on the history of slavery
** 'Epidemic' of fake Cuban art plagues market, dupes buyers
Rapidly escalating prices for paintings by Cuban masters have led to a
notorious parallel market for fakes
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** Save The Cultural Heritage Of Afghanistan Appeal by ICOMOS and ICOM
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