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Study Traces Venice’s Winged Lion to Tang-Era China

New isotope analysis points to Chinese copper, reframing the monument as a reworked tomb guardian.

Mattel Reveals 2025 Día de los Muertos Barbie and Ken

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‘The Sound of Music’ Marks 60 Years With 4K Restoration, Theatrical Return and New Tour

Pietro Marcello’s Duse Premieres in Competition at Venice as Critics Weigh a Stylized Portrait

Reports Revisit How a Scrapped Snorkeling Lagoon Shaped Stormalong Bay’s Lazy River

La Tomatina Marks 80th Year as 20,000 Soak Buñol in 120 Tons of Tomatoes

Niagara Takes Flight Opens Friday at the Brink of Horseshoe Falls

Paraguay Unveils Bilingual Archive to Safeguard Guaraní Literature

La Tomatina Turns 80 as Buñol Readies Its One-Hour Tomato Fight Wednesday

Vivian Ayers, Poet and Matriarch of Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad, Dies at 102

Le Dîner en Blanc Philadelphia Reveals Girard College as Site for Tonight’s All-White Picnic

SNL Origins Play ‘Not Ready For Prime Time’ Sets October Off-Broadway Run

Knott’s Soak City to Close Two Thursdays in August as Scary Farm Prep Begins

Documentary on Hoboken’s Maxwell’s Launches With Trailer and Open Call for Fan Archives

82-Year-Overdue Book Returns to San Antonio Public Library

NYC Designates Five Garment District Buildings as Landmarks Ahead of Midtown South Rezoning

Gemfields Sells Fabergé to SMG Capital for $50 Million

Radu Jude’s Three-Hour ‘Dracula’ Provokes Divided Reactions at Locarno

Chief of War Tops Global Apple TV+ Charts, Surpassing Foundation and Severance

Disney Unveils Customizable Pirate Uniforms for Magic Kingdom Cast Members