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Giant cave replica in France mirrors earliest paintings
VALLON-PONT-D’ARC, France (AFP) – French President Francois Hollande on Friday stepped 36,000 years back in time into a darkened, cool cave to admire the earliest known figurative paintings of hands, bears, rhinos and panthers. But he was actually above ground, inaugurating a giant, millimetre-by-millimetre exact replica of the closely guarded Grotte Chauvet in southern France, […]
‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ car mirrors new owners’ life together
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) – George Bailey was driving the old black car the last time you saw it. He was drunk and crashed into the big tree on the outskirts of Bedford Falls, and then he ran to the bridge, where he was going to jump off and end it all. That’s how the story […]
Modest Carl Hubbell Museum mirrors namesake’s nature
MEEKER, Okla. (AP) – Humble can be incredibly impressive. In life, Carl Hubbell, described by many as a very humble man, was one of the greatest pitchers in the history of baseball. The pride of Meeker was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., in 1947 and his bio reads: “Baffling […]
Loving the luxurious, glittering design vision of Jay Strongwater
NEW YORK — After 15 years of playing with design on a small scale by making jewelry, Jay Strongwater moved on to statement mirrors, fanciful figurines, ornate picture frames and even small furnishings — all bejeweled.