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The Apollon Gallery at the Louvre museum in Paris on Jan. 14, 2020. CREDIT: Stephanie de Sakutin/AFP via Getty Images

Not Heading To Paris This Summer? The Louvre Has Digitized 482,000 Artworks

“The Louvre is dusting off its treasures, even the least-known,” said Jean-Luc Martinez, President-Director of the Musée du Louvre, in a statement on Friday. “For the first time, anyone can access the entire collection of works from a computer or smartphone for free, whether they are on display in the museum, on loan, even long-term, or in storage.” Continue Reading Not Heading To Paris This Summer? The Louvre Has Digitized 482,000 Artworks

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The Final Revival of Opal & Nev, by Dawnie Walton

BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Final Revival Of Opal & Nev’ Is A Faux Music History That Rocks

To say that The Final Revival of Opal & Nev is a sly simulacrum of a rock oral history is to acknowledge only the most obvious of this novel’s achievements. Walton aspires to so much more in this story about music, race and family secrets that spans five decades. And, all the glitzy, quick-change narrative styles don’t detract attention from the core emotional power of her story. I tell you, even many of the fake footnotes in this novel are moving. Continue Reading BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Final Revival Of Opal & Nev’ Is A Faux Music History That Rocks

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Fatima's Great Outdoors, by Ambreen Tariq and Stevie Lewis Kokila

Camping Is An Adventure For All Americans In ‘Fatima’s Great Outdoors’

Ambreen Tariq’s new children’s book, Fatima’s Great Outdoors is a story about an Indian immigrant family’s first time exploring the outdoors, and it’s as much a story about curiosity and adventure as it is about trying to assimilate as an immigrant in this country. Tariq says Fatima’s story is her own story. “Every moment in that book is real. Every snippet, every story.” Continue Reading Camping Is An Adventure For All Americans In ‘Fatima’s Great Outdoors’

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Regé-Jean Page's Duke

We Swoon, We Faint — ‘Bridgerton’ Will Return For Season 2 Without Its Hunky Duke

Season two of the hit TV series Bridgerton will roll out for fans without its hunky star, Regé-Jean Page, who played Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings. Set during the Regency era in 1813 London, the show’s first season was a steamy love story between Simon and Daphne Bridgerton. Continue Reading We Swoon, We Faint — ‘Bridgerton’ Will Return For Season 2 Without Its Hunky Duke

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