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Tomi Adeyemi Nigerian writer, lands ‘seven-figure’ movie deal with Fox Studios

Tomi Adeyemi, a 23-year-old Nigerian writer, has secured a movie deal with Hollywood studio, Fox, for her book ‘Children of Blood and Bone’. The...

Tulum, Mexico

Mayan ruins tower over the sea in Tulum. The formerly walled city was one of the last to be built by the Mayans, and...

The Tyranny of Art History in Contemporary Art

Installation view of A Sixty-Two-Year Photo-Biography of Ye Jinglu, discovered by Tong Bingxue, 1907–68. ...

Arts: Africa, Europe, Asia meet in Abuja

In spite of the difference in our humanity, and peoples of the world, there is no doubt that art speaks universal language, appeals to...

ART: Goodbye Norma Jean: ‘Forever Marilyn’ Sculpture Comes Down

The 25-foot sculpture of Marilyn Monroe by Seward Johnson, which returned to Grounds for Sculpture last year, was taken down Monday. For now, the sculpture...

ART: Stolen Picasso Painting “La Coiffeusse” Returned after 14 Years

A $15 million Picasso, reported stolen 14 years ago by the National Museum of Modern Art in Paris, was formally turned over to the...

TOURISM: Beijing’s opulent Forbidden City

For nearly 500 years, the emperors living within Beijing’s opulent Forbidden City dictated who could enter and leave. Well, the gates have opened, and...