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‘Indiana Jones Of The Art World’ Recovers Stolen 15th-Century Manuscript Of Persian Poetry By Hafez

"To find copies of the Divan of great quality…is rare enough, but this is also signed by a famous calligrapher with beautiful quality illumination, and dedicated to a key figure in the Persian and Islamic arts of the book."

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 23, 2020

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‘Indiana Jones Of The Art World’ Recovers Stolen 15th-Century Manuscript Of Persian Poetry By Hafez

"To find copies of the Divan of great quality…is rare enough, but this is also signed by a famous calligrapher with beautiful quality illumination, and dedicated to a key figure in the Persian and Islamic arts of the book."

By Marco Margaritoff • March 23, 2020

Art Thieves Steal Three Masterpieces Worth $12 Million From Gallery Shut Down Because Of COVID-19

While the rest of the world was busy with COVID-19 shutdowns, thieves were plotting to steal artwork valued at $12 million.

By Natasha Ishak • Mar 17, 2020

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Art Thieves Steal Three Masterpieces Worth $12 Million From Gallery Shut Down Because Of COVID-19

While the rest of the world was busy with COVID-19 shutdowns, thieves were plotting to steal artwork valued at $12 million.

By Natasha Ishak • March 17, 2020

Inside The Disturbing Sculptures Of Ireland’s Victor’s Way

This "adults-only" sculpture garden boasts a vagina with teeth, a naked woman forcefully separating from her child, and a man with no penis cutting himself in half.

By Erin Kelly • Mar 10, 2020

Inside The Disturbing Sculptures Of Ireland’s Victor’s Way

This "adults-only" sculpture garden boasts a vagina with teeth, a naked woman forcefully separating from her child, and a man with no penis cutting himself in half.

By Erin Kelly • March 10, 2020

77 Fantastical Illustrations Of The Natural World, From Deep-Sea Octopuses To Carnivorous Plants

Whether it's the anatomy of a cucumber or the skull of a sunfish, these incredible illustrations captured the natural world before the advent of modern photography.

By Katie Serena • Mar 2, 2020

77 Fantastical Illustrations Of The Natural World, From Deep-Sea Octopuses To Carnivorous Plants

Whether it's the anatomy of a cucumber or the skull of a sunfish, these incredible illustrations captured the natural world before the advent of modern photography.

By Katie Serena • March 2, 2020

This Week In History News, Feb. 16 – 22

"Given recent national events, it is all the more important to learn from the mistakes of the past and to ensure that such an assault on freedom will never again happen to any community in the United States."

By All That's Interesting • Feb 21, 2020

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This Week In History News, Feb. 16 – 22

"Given recent national events, it is all the more important to learn from the mistakes of the past and to ensure that such an assault on freedom will never again happen to any community in the United States."

By All That's Interesting • February 21, 2020

50 Behind-The-Scenes Photos That’ll Change The Way You Look At Famous Movies

From Jaws to Psycho, movie sets can be exhausting, tragic, and beautiful all at once — and these photos prove it.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 8, 2020

50 Behind-The-Scenes Photos That’ll Change The Way You Look At Famous Movies

From Jaws to Psycho, movie sets can be exhausting, tragic, and beautiful all at once — and these photos prove it.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 8, 2020

How Panoramic Maps Drawn By Artists In Hot Air Balloons Changed 19th-Century America

Before the rise of photography in America, artists drew stunning "balloon maps" of their cities, giving ordinary citizens a bird's-eye view of their communities that they'd never seen before.

By All That's Interesting • Jan 8, 2020

How Panoramic Maps Drawn By Artists In Hot Air Balloons Changed 19th-Century America

Before the rise of photography in America, artists drew stunning "balloon maps" of their cities, giving ordinary citizens a bird's-eye view of their communities that they'd never seen before.

By All That's Interesting • January 8, 2020

This 10-Year-Old ‘Doodle Boy’ Couldn’t Stop Drawing In Class — So He Got A Job Decorating A Restaurant Wall

A young boy's passion — and his distraction in school — ended up turning into the job of his young lifetime.

By Katie Serena • Jan 6, 2020

This 10-Year-Old ‘Doodle Boy’ Couldn’t Stop Drawing In Class — So He Got A Job Decorating A Restaurant Wall

A young boy's passion — and his distraction in school — ended up turning into the job of his young lifetime.

By Katie Serena • January 6, 2020

Scientist Creates Tiny ‘Gingerbread House’ 10 Times Smaller Than The Width Of A Human Hair

"Compared to the size of a typical gingerbread house that you might buy in a grocery store kit, mine is 20,000 times smaller."

By Natasha Ishak • Dec 20, 2019

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Scientist Creates Tiny ‘Gingerbread House’ 10 Times Smaller Than The Width Of A Human Hair

"Compared to the size of a typical gingerbread house that you might buy in a grocery store kit, mine is 20,000 times smaller."

By Natasha Ishak • December 20, 2019

Ancient Sculptures Were Actually Wildly Colorful — Here’s What They Looked Like

Thousands of years ago, Greek and Roman statues were covered in paint. Now, the traveling "Gods In Color" exhibit uses state-of-the-art technology to recreate them as they originally looked.

By Erin Kelly • Dec 9, 2019

Ancient Sculptures Were Actually Wildly Colorful — Here’s What They Looked Like

Thousands of years ago, Greek and Roman statues were covered in paint. Now, the traveling "Gods In Color" exhibit uses state-of-the-art technology to recreate them as they originally looked.

By Erin Kelly • December 9, 2019