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Rembrandt painting considered a knockoff for decades turns out to be real work of the Dutch master

17 Feb 2020

From time to time, Dutch painter Rembrandt has managed to stay in the news. And rightly so, for buyers pay millions of dollars for his work. Two years ago,...

‘You Can Only Yell at Me for One Thing at a Time,’ by Patricia Marx and Roz Chast

15 Feb 2020

Patricia Marx and Roz Chast both work at the New Yorker (Marx is a staff writer and Chast is a cartoonist), play in a ukulele band together (Ukulear Meltdown) and...

Ocean Vuong shares stories behind ‘On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous’

04 Feb 2020

Ocean Vuong said he wrote the first draft of his bestselling novel by hand — and in a closet. It was the only quiet space in his home. “It was...

VIDEO: A video of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan leading a TV actor by her scarf goes viral

03 Feb 2020

A video of a Hindi TV actress Divyanka Tripathi who stars in "Yeh Hai Mohabbatein," shooting with Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan has gone viral on social media. Divyanka took to...

Mosaic of discarded bottlecaps transforms Venezuelan plaza

02 Feb 2020

A young Venezuelan artist has transformed a once-abandoned plaza in the country's capital with a huge, vibrant mosaic made of bottlecaps. Four huge macaws, bright sunflowers and images of El...

Neena Gupta requests Google to 'reduce' her age

29 Jan 2020

Veteran actress Neena Gupta flaunted her new hairstyle and then requested Google to "reduce" her age online. Neena, 60, who is gearing up for the release of her next "Shubh...

VIDEO: UAE's theatre scene infused with new energy

26 Jan 2020

Short+Sweet Sharjah is where the nation’s top writers, directors and actors present a collection of the world’s best 10-minute plays featuring comedy, drama, and many more. With no play allowed...

'Sesame Street' comforts children displaced by Syrian war

23 Jan 2020

"Sesame Street” in the past year has tackled everything from foster care to substance abuse. Now its latest effort is trying to help children suffering as a result of the...

Monty Python comedy troupe star Terry Jones dies at 77

22 Jan 2020

Terry Jones, a member of the Monty Python comedy troupe, has died at 77. He had been suffering from dementia. Jones's agent says he died on Tuesday evening. ...

VIDEO: When SRK's wit left Jeff Bezos choking

18 Jan 2020

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos got a whiff of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's trademark wit at an interaction in Mumbai on Thursday. SRK takes five hours to get ready Gauri...

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