Pop Culture How Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’ Repeats One of Art History’s Biggest Conspiracies Did the French emperor really knock off the Great Sphinx's nose? By Verity Babbs, 8 hours ago
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Art History Masterpiece or Hot Mess? Here Are 7 Bad Paintings by Famous Artists Even the most adept of painters can totally miff it. By Artnet News, 1 day ago
Archaeology A Lost 1,400-Year-Old ‘Cult House’ Was Rediscovered on an English Farm The community archaeology project also unearthed evidence of 7th-century metalworking. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, 1 day ago
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Pop Culture A Prankster Used A.I. to ‘Improve’ Edward Hopper’s Classic ‘Nighthawks’ A certain Pulitzer Prize–winning critic may even have fallen for the gag. By Brian Boucher, Nov 20, 2023
