In the long-awaited sequel to "Wolf Hall," mortality stalks Cromwell's conscience
Here's Thomas Cromwell at New York's Frick Collection, trapped in canvas by the Tudor court painter Hans Holbein: thick ...
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Gustav Klimt’s mysterious African prince portrait
For the longest time, "Portrait of Prince William Nii Nortey Dowuona" was thought to have been lost. Though Gustav Klimt portrayed the nobleman in 1897, the painting had not been seen since 1938. The ...
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US envoy says ‘elephant in the room’ in peace talks is whether Ukraine will cede occupied regions
The biggest obstacle to resolving Russia’s war in Ukraine is the status of Crimea and the four mainland Ukrainian ...
Vivo V50 review: A ‘Shaadi-material’ camera phone with everyday reliability
Vivo V50 refines the V-series formula with meaningful upgrades in design, camera capabilities, and battery life. Its sleek ...
The latest Moto G is proof that three bad cameras don't equal one good one
I've spent enough time with Motorola's Moto G cameras to know they could be better, now it's time for Motorola to switch ...
Rags-to-riches hero or villainous torturer? The truth about Henry VIII's scheming right-hand man Thomas Cromwell
With her Wolf Hall books, novelist Hilary Mantel made Tudor bad guy Thomas Cromwell sympathetic. But as a new TV adaptation ...
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Architecture of Cities: 75 Cities in One Day, the Race for Light, the Race Against Time
Racing against time, the light turns to something before dusk: The rhythm matters: My own American version of an Irish jig: ...
Sprung From the Attic, Flannery O’Connor’s Artworks See the Light
The darkly comic Southern novelist kept a quiet practice in the visual arts. For the centenary of her birth, her paintings ...
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The Real Story Behind ‘Wolf Hall’ and the Fall of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s Most Controversial Adviser
Based on Hilary Mantel's novel "The Mirror & the Light," the last installment in the acclaimed television series chronicles ...
Politicians work hard to manage their images. There are the times it’s gone terribly wrong
A politician once said photographers were snipers out to get them. As an audience, we know which side we are on.
'A very deep bond of friendship': The surprising story of Van Gogh's guardian angel
At the toughest time of his life, the painter was supported by an unlikely soulmate, Joseph Roulin, a postman in Arles. It ...
Review: ‘We Are the Lucky Ones’ Gives Voice to a Generation
This new opera assembles a compassionate, haunting portrait of the middle class that emerged from World War II and considers ...