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Russian Pagans From Ancient Cult Greet Solstice 
ABC News
ABC News
By SERGEI PONOMAREV Associated Press Writer MALOYAROSLAVETS, Russia July 6, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Tambourine throbbing in hand, Velislav chants to gods whose cult has almost been obliterated by a millennium of...
Looking for Uncle Yakov
Philadelphia Daily News
Philadelphia Daily News
A Bolshevik biggie. By Craig Stoltz Washington Post 'Cover for me," my son Jordan whispers. We are in Hall No. 19 of the Kshesinskaya Mansion in St. Petersburg, Russia, a faded beaux-arts pile built as a private...
Sculpture to Invigorate a Shrinking City
The New York Times
The New York Times
ST. LOUIS Skip to next paragraph Multimedia Interactive Graphic A Look Inside Citygarden Blog ArtsBeat The latest on the arts, coverage of live events, critical reviews, multimedia extravaganzas and much more. Join the...
Rare bust of George Washington to be auctioned
The News & Observer
The News & Observer
LONDON -- Art lovers looking for a way to mark U.S. Independence Day may want to consider a rare bust of George Washington being auctioned by Sotheby's in London. But this is not a July 4 knickknack. Experts believe it...
Advisory - Young India: The Growing Youthfulness of an Ancient Civilization
Canada Newswire
Canada Newswire
OTTAWA, June 18 /CNW Telbec/ - India's Public Service Commissioner Shashi Uban Tripathi will be in Ottawa on June 19 as part of The India Lectures organized by Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC)....
Accused Holocaust museum shooter not in court
The News & Observer
The News & Observer
WASHINGTON -- Prosecutors say the man accused of opening fire inside the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum still hasn't recovered enough to appear in court, but has been turned over to the District of Columbia's corrections...
Antony Gormley, the puppet master
The Times
The Times
Welcome to Antony Gormley's secret laboratory, a vast studio in the badlands beyond King's Cross, London. Behind steel security gates, Britain's favourite sculptor has become bored casting his own body and is plotting to...
Palace of the ‘Salt Queen’
Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal
By SARA LIN For 25 years, Bettina Werner has created sculptures and multi-paneled pictures with salt. Using her fingers as her brushes, the self-described “Salt Queen” creates patterns and textures with...
