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May.07.2013
If Muslims believe that Prophet Muhammad should not be portrayed in any physical form as it goes against the principle of Islam, then must a painting not fall in the same category?
Several reports have mentioned an upcoming auction in Britain later in May where a “rare painting of the footprints...
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Apr.28.2013
For years I contributed to the Ronald McDonald House Teddy Bear Auction to help raise funds for families to be housed while they stayed near their children, hospitalized for cancer treatment.
When I was on active duty in the army, one of my jobs was approving hardship discharges or...
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Apr.28.2013
Every year, beginning May 1 and continuing through the end of the month, New York Times and USA Today bestselling Author Brenda Novak runs an online auction for diabetes research. The auction takes a full year to plan and pull off, but it’s a labor of love—an effort to help all the people...
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Nov.01.2012
Photo: Jackson asleep on the couch. A colleague said he looked "angelic" in this picture. True dat. What can you say when your dog is more photogenic than you are?
Been away for awhile again, this time because my dog's been very ill, to the extent that I...
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Oct.15.2012
Would you buy a Monet or a Degas while looking through bedsheets and curtain rods? Is art not as much about living? Costco has once again started selling original works. Listed under ‘Fine Art’ in the Home and Décor section, its supplier Greg Moors has justified it with the “art for everybody”...
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Oct.08.2012
Whether Peter Rabbit is in a stew is anyone's guess. But surely there be carrots. To say nothing of onions.
ROAST TURKEY:
Pluck the bird carefully and singe all over with a piece of white paper; then wipe it with a clean cloth; draw in and keep the liver and gizard.
Wash the inside well and wipe...
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Sep.25.2012
Kafka did not make many pronouncements about the visual arts, but I suspect (even though we are dealing with Kafka) that abstracts would not be his favourite. So I'm not sure what he would make of this Gerhard Richter painting, Prag 1883, coming up for auction. Richter created the...
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Aug.25.2012
It's not every month or year that a major collection of books goes on sale. But this is what happened with author Larry McMurtry. He auctioned off three-quarters of his vast collection.
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The Last Book Sale: An Era Ends for an Author, a Town, and...
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Apr.24.2012
the grass turned rust with congealed blood nothing could grow in it nothing could die dead blood is a lie a little must have seeped into the soil where millions toil for harvest for freedom unseen chains on ankles and wrists destiny's tryst was this
Hey Ram
body slumped on the ground people...
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Dec.10.2011
Belladonna* Benefit Performance and Auction Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 6:30 pm
Location: Hi Art! 227 West 29th Street, 4th Floor (between 7th & 8th) New York, NY 10001
Advanced ticket sales are only $12! At the door, tickets are $20.
http://www.belladonnaseries.org/benefit.html
The...
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