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Warm out there today in New York. Today's high will be 97ºF. So find a way to stay cool. Today: two puffy clouds. Tomorrow: 90ºF, some passing clouds.
The World Cup finalists prepare for Sunday’s championship match. The Tour de France continues.
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How to Properly Enjoy Florence, with Filippo Fargna and Kim Jansch
Filippo Montani Fargna and Kim Jansch, owners of Casa G. Hotel Firenze, housed in the former Ginori 1735 ceramics factory.
A guide to Florence through Casa G. Hotel Firenze, local artisans, old institutions, and the city’s quieter forms of belonging.
Madina Tulakova
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Auctions and the Psychology of Collecting
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Koller’s Karl Green discusses how taste, timing, and desire shape the auction world.
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Art Heist: Pushkin Editions Stolen From European Libraries
Alexander Pushkin, watercolor attributed to S. G. Chirikov, 1810. Source: Central Museum of A. S. Pushkin / Wikimedia Commons.
A Paris trial traces the theft of rare Russian books from libraries across Europe.
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Susan Sontag Was the Kind of Bridge We Need
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Bourdelle, Without the Museum Machine
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Classical Art: Raphael Presented In Toto at Met
Detail of Raphael’s Lucretia, a monumental drawing from his early Roman period, 1508–10. Currently on view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899
A preview of the most comprehensive U.S. exhibition ever dedicated to Raphael, open at the Met 29 March to 28 June.
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History’s Search for the Perfect Shoe, the Jazz Shoe
The Regent Whole Cut in in soft white calf leather by Crown Northhampton.
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