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Works of art included in the project range from Botticelli’s 'Birth of Venus' to Chris Ofili’s 'No Woman, No Cry', Cezanne’s post impressionist works to Byzantine iconography. From the ceilings of Versailles to ancient Egyptian temples, a collection of Whistlers to Rembrandts all over the globe. In total, 486 artists from around the world have been included more »

"Not even the senior managers could explain the behavior of these employees," says Deshpandé. "In the interview, the vice chairman of the company says that they knew all the back exits — the natural human instinct would be to flee. These are people who instinctively did the right thing. And in the process, some of them, unfortunately, gave their lives to save guests." A dozen employees died more »

Half a century later, my husband and I decided to visit the country we had so long ago feared. When I told our friends that we were going to Vietnam I could see the question in their eyes. Why, of all places, did we want to go there? They had painful memories, too. And to be honest, I was concerned about how Americans would be viewed all these years later. more »

We haven't added a new dog to our family since our Puli had to be put down. But we were intrigued by the related items we found in the latest Selvedge Magazine. For instance, the intriguing aspect of knitting our own dog more »