More than 50 years after Dr. Albert Barnes’ death, his renowned art collection finds a lovely new home in Philadelphia, against the wishes of many of his fans. By Christopher Tkaczyk FORTUNE (Philadelphia) — The Barnes art collection has finally moved. One of the world’s most valuable private collections of art now resides on a…
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May
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Philadelphia (finally) gets the Barnes art collection
May
20
Body art for pets going mainstream
<!–Saxotech Paragraph Count: 13–> Once only found in the local tattoo parlor, body art — which can feature a sports team logo, holiday-inspired motif or tribal design — has found its way into the grooming salon. Heather Holland, owner of Lucky’s Yellow Rubber Ducky Dog Wash in Shreveport, says temporary tattoos offer owners a fun…
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May
20
‘Dancing With The Stars’: William Levy Will Win, Predicts Carrie Ann Inaba (VIDEO)
There are only three contestants left on “Dancing With The Stars“: William Levy, a Cuban-American actor and model, Donald Driver, a wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers, and Katherine Jenkins, a Welsh opera singer. “DWTS” judge Carrie Ann Inaba sat down for an interview with “Good Morning America” (weekdays, 7 a.m. ET on ABC)…
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May
20
Fashion prices getting as rich as Facebook
If you’re looking for trickle-down from those high-tech stock offerings, just drop by Wilkes Bashford or Neiman Marcus, where high-end blazers are flying off the racks at $7,000 a pop. The standard outfit these days is a T-shirt, a Kiton blazer, high-end jeans and shoes that are $3,000 easy. And you have to have at…
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May
20
Top movies for wine lovers
If you’re a lover of wine, chances are you’ll be drawn to, or at least intrigued by, movies that prominently feature wines. Fortunately, there are a large number of films which revolve around wine and wine tasting. It is perhaps understandable that wine has become such an influential topic for movie makers, because there is…
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May
20
Gavin Newsom’s TV Show is on the Air
advertisement Move over, Keith Olbermann (well, he already did some time ago). It’s Gavin’s turn. Those of us who are missing the hard-haired former San Francisco mayor in the local media can find California’s lieutenant governor on Current TV, the San Francisco Examiner reported. “The Gavin Newsom Show” premiered Friday, and for his first trick,…
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May
20
Taylor Swift Donates $4 Million For Music Education
Taylor Swift has a reputation for being a good girl with a big heart, and when you pair that with her sizable bank account, you get one very large charitable donation that will benefit music education for both children and senior citizens. The six-time Grammy winner has donated $4 million to the Country Music Hall…
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May
20
The Photography Blog: Rise of the smartphone, but smart photography too?
Facebook recently paid $1 Billion for the smartphone app, Instagram. Assuming Mark Zuckerberg hasn’t got his sums wrong, the market for smartphone photography is booming. So what impact is the smartphone having on our photography and what is it’s role in our photo taking process? Wikianswers estimates that there are 964 pictures uploaded to Facebook…
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May
20
Nearly 30% of radio listening goes digital – but share of DAB radio slips
Nearly 30% of radio listening is now digital but digital audio broadcasting (DAB) radio slipped back in the first three months of the year. Digital platforms accounted for 29.2% of all listening in the first quarter of 2012, marginally up from 29.1% in the previous quarter and 26.5% at the start of 2011, according to…
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May
20
Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards for Excellence
Since their inception in 1996 the Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee-Producing Artistic Director, Todd Schmidt-Managing Director) Rising Star Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theatre have ignited the careers of many notable performers, all of whom attended high school in New Jersey. Among the former nominees and winners are Academy Award® nominee Anne…
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