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Rare Russian books stolen from European libraries

A spate of thefts of rare Russian classics worth millions of euros from libraries across Eastern Europe has left a trail that points all the way to auctions in Russia. Shelves of 19th century Russian literature have been ransacked over the past

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Protest for Gaza outside Whitney Museum

The main entrance of the Whitney Museum of American Art was doused with fake blood during a march for Gaza in Manhattan yesterday afternoon, November 22. A video posted online by the Palestinian-American youth movement Within Our Lifetime shows the aftermath of

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Museum claims Roman Emperor Elagabalus as transgender

Third-century C.E. Roman Emperor Elagabalus was transgender, says the North Hertfordshire Museum in the U.K., which will be referring to the ruler with she/her pronouns. The change is in keeping with museum policy that states that pronouns used in its displays will

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Art on the resistance front

Despite the progress that was expected to be made in the 21st century in the fight for human rights, social peace, and democracy, the reality in Palestine has been far from peaceful. The region has been under occupation for nearly a century,

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Lion mosaic latest find in Prusias ad Hypium

Following the recent Alexander the Great statue that was found in September in the ancient city of Prusias ad Hypium in the Konuralp district of Düzce, where excavations have been ongoing for four years, a lion mosaic was unearthed in a room

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