“The day after Michelangelo died, an inventory was made of his goods. It listed the contents of a house that was sparsely furnished but rich in other ways.”
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In France, It’s Science Versus Old-School Conservationists
The Musée Unterlinden decided to restore its greatest treasure: Matthias Grünewald’s Isenheim Altarpiece. Then the cultural brawl began.
The New Temples To Digital Dominance
“They are to be monuments, architectural techno-visions that reflect the now inexorable digital domination. They are an expression of the worldwide economic and cultural supremacy that Silicon Valley and its leaders overtly claim for themselves.”
The Vermeer Chasers
“It might be hard to believe, but there are people traipsing around the world all the time in search of these kinds of paintings,” he said. “And I guess I hear from them because they want to find somebody else who knows why they’re doing this kind of crazy thing.”
Three Unpublished JD Salinger Stories Leak Online
“The scan of the book has appeared on (members-only) torrent site what.CD and in the form of an Imgur album which was posted on Reddit.”