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He may have never landed a breakout role, but his career has held an impact nonetheless. Yesterday, it was revealed to the public and media outlets that actor Tom Bower has passed away. He was 86 years old.

'The Waltons' and 'Die Hard 2' Actor Dies at 86

There are tens of thousands of castles in Europe. We don't know how many of them travel expert Rick Steves has seen, but we imagine it's a lot. One castle in particular, tucked away in Germany's Moselle Valley, is Steves' favorite European castle of them all: Burg Eltz. On his blog, Steves wrote that Germany's numerous castles can be overwhelming, which is why he shares his best-loved options with readers. He noted that he especially appreciates the castles that haven't been beautified or overrun by tourism — exploring lesser-known destinations is undoubtedly one of the best Rick Steves travel tips.

The Best Castle In Europe Is A Mystical Gem With Rare Features, According To Rick Steves

TheDailyBeast

Titian’s Rest On The Flight Into Egypt smashed auction records when it was sold for $22 million at an auction—and a savvy art detective who recovered it in a plastic bag at a bus stop can take all the credit. The 16th century masterpiece, from one of Italy’s old masters, has exchanged hands a number of times through the centuries, at one point being looted by Napoleon Bonaparte during his occupation of Vienna in 1809, and then it was stolen again nearly two centuries later. The piece was taken from Lord Bath’s Longleat House collection in January 1995, when thieves...

Stolen Titian Found at Bus Stop Sells for $22 million

The Conversation UK

For the ancient Greeks, Aphrodite was about so much more than love and beauty. In an overarching way, she was the goddess of consensus, as in any interaction between consenting people or groups of people. In politics, business and war, as well as human relationships, Aphrodite embodied the natural force, mixis, which translates into connections or dealings between persons or groups. It helped things to work smoothly in ancient society.

Aphrodite signified more than beauty – five other realms in which the Greek goddess also reigned

TheConversationAU

Figurative rock art – art that presents lifelike representations of subjects – provides visual insights into ancient cultures, beliefs and societal practices, offering a direct window into human cultural evolution. 

Being able to date figurative rock art accurately is crucial. It helps establish timelines of human artistic expression, aiding in understanding the development of symbolic thinking and cultural complexity across different periods and regions.

In an article published in the journal Nature today, we present a novel approach to date cave paintings. 

Using this new dating innovation, we have found the world’s oldest figurative cave art. 

Dated to at least 51,200...

Found in a cave in Indonesia, we can now show the world’s oldest figurative art is 51,200 years old

LiveScience

A medieval woman who was buried alongside 23 warrior monks in Spain was likely a warrior herself, a new study finds.

Medieval warrior woman was buried alongside 23 Spanish monks, and no one knows why

The room was likely a sacrarium, or a shrine where ancient Romans kept sacred objects and worshipped household deities. Thousands of years after Mount Vesuvius destroyed Pompeii, the ancient Roman city continues to yield breathtaking treasures. The latest is a sacrarium, or shrine, painted an enchanting shade of blue. The...

Stunning ‘Blue Room’ Full Of Ancient Artifacts Revealed During Excavations At Pompeii

The Independent

Missing for 80 years and thought lost, a painting banned by the Nazis has sold for almost £6m (€7m) at auction.Only seen before in black-and-white photos taken by the artist themself, Tanz im Varieté took art historians across the world by surprise when it turned up at a Berlin auction house earlier this year.German expressionist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, who is known for his vibrant abstract pieces, was included on the Nazis “degenerate art” list which saw over 600 of his works sold or destroyed under the regime.Tanz im Varieté was thought to be among them, until it resurfaced in what...

Painting banned by Nazis and lost for 80 years stuns art world as it sells for £6m at auction

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	After trying to steal a Banksy in Paris, a man received a two-year suspended prison sentence from a French court on Wednesday.Architects for the Centre Pompidou's Five-Year Renovation Project Have Been Announced




	The mysterious British graffiti artist had stenciled a masked rat holding a box cutter on the back of a Paris parking sign, near the Centre Pompidou, in 2018. The 38-year-old musician Mejdi R. admitted to using an angle grinder to remove the painted part of the sign.




	The man claimed to be a friend of Banksy and said he’d been called to retrieve the artwork, along with a “team” of...

Man Receives Two-Year Prison Sentence for Stealing a Banksy Artwork in France

The Forward

The colors hit first: glowing apricot, smoky mauve, and black interrupted by thick streaks of crimson. They are the colors of conflagration. But it’s the life-size figures that command attention – each one emerging from the impasto, and appearing desperate to spring off the canvas. The triptych is part of the figurative artist David Stern’s...

How one artist turned the horrors of Oct. 7 into a bold series of paintings













	Some 51,200 years ago on the ceiling of a limestone cave in the Indonesian Island of Sulawesi, art history was made. A wild pig was painted with crude red pigment, standing at peace beside three human-like figures. Massive Museum with a Focus on Pompeii to Open in Naples in 2026




	This newly discovered artwork is now heralded as the oldest known cave painting, surpassing the previous record-holder by some 10,000 years, per a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature.




	“The method is a significant improvement over other methods and should revolutionize rock art dating worldwide,” Maxime Aubert, archaeologist at Griffith University...

World’s Oldest Known Cave Painting, Featuring a Mysterious Pig, Found in Indonesia

The Guardian

Invoking philosophy, womanhood and religion, the Delhi- and London-based artist turns material objects into something truly human

‘My sculptures are alive. They dance around the gallery at night’: the viscerally spiritual art of Bharti Kher 

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People have different preferences in their lives. Some zodiac signs prioritize their wellbeing while others don’t mind about fitness. An individual’s energy level and sign modality greatly influence their perception of exercise. Those who aren’t energetic and with fixed signs tend to avoid indulging in strenuous activities.

5 Zodiac Signs Who Dread Exercise

A bronze bust of the Roman emperor Caligula that is small in size but large in historical significance has been found 200 years after it disappeared and 2,000 years since it was cast. In the mid-18th century, it was given as a gift to the writer, artist, and Whig politician...

Bronze Bust of Roman Emperor Caligula Rediscovered After 200 Years

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- The return to Cambodia this week of 14 sculptures that had been looted from the country during a period of war and unrest is like welcoming home the souls of ancestors, Cambodia’s culture minister said Thursday. The items repatriated from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of...

Cambodia welcomes the Metropolitan Museum's repatriation of looted statues

Archaeologists with the civil engineering company Italferr have unearthed a Roman settlement and necropolis during the construction of the new Palermo-Catania-Messina railway link in Sicily. Located on a hill overlooking the Dittaino River, this Roman settlement dates back to the mid-1st to the 3rd century CE. The site’s strategic position,...

Archaeologists unearth Roman settlement and necropolis in Sicily

Cave paintings in Indonesia turned out to be 4,000 years older than thought, making them the world’s oldest known representational artworks. Archaeologists used new techniques to date the images in limestone caves on the island of Sulawesi, and found they were around 51,000 years old — predating the earliest European cave paintings by 15,000 years.

World’s oldest cave art discovered

Popular Science

Although wine dates back to the earliest human societies, actual samples from ancient cultures are rare to find. Thanks to a well-preserved tomb and a little luck, however, a team of archeologists and chemists from Spain’s University of Cordoba recently announced what they believe to be the oldest known wine ever discovered. At over 2,000-years-old, the vintage libation also contains a macabre additive—the skeletal remains of a Roman aristocrat.

The world’s oldest wine contains a cremated Roman aristocrat

Do you believe in genuine friendship? Finding a loyal and reliable friend is tricky nowadays. Many people are two-faced and like using their loved ones’ weaknesses to attack them.

5 Zodiac Signs That Make The Best Friends

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(Colorado) Colorado has many gems - Pikes Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, Maroon Bells, and two of Thomas Dambo's wooden trolls. Dambo is a Danish artist, and his trolls are worldwide. Each troll serves as a unique tribute to the place they inhabit, honoring the history and culture of the location.

"Rita the Rock Planter" should be on your Colorado summer bucket list

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Arles Must-See Exhibitions at Fondation Thalie, La Villa Benkemoun, and More

From July 1–7, Arles hosts its annual Rencontre d’Arles festival to celebrate international photographers–a moment for never-before-seen photography talent to debut to the public. Here are...

Arles Must-See Exhibitions at Fondation Thalie, La Villa Benkemoun, and More

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