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Apart from cer­tain stretch­es of absence, Leonar­do’s Mona Lisa has been on dis­play at the Lou­vre for 228 years and count­ing. Though cre­at­ed by an Ital­ian in Italy, the paint­ing has long since been a part of French cul­ture. At some point, the rev­er­ence for La Joconde, as the Mona Lisa is local­ly known, reached such an inten­si­ty as to inspire the label Jocondisme. For Mar­cel Duchamp, it all seems to have been a bit much. In 1919, he bought a post­card bear­ing the image of that most famous of all paint­ings, drew a mus­tache and goa­tee on it, and dubbed the result­ing “art­work”…

NEED TO KNOW Benson Boone canceled his Nov. 1 concert in Birmingham, England, just minutes before he was set to take the stage“I have tried everything I can to revive my voice, but I cannot give you the show I’d like to be able to give you with the condition of my throat right now,” he wrote on InstagramThe 23-year-old pop star is in the middle of his American Heart World Tour, which he kicked off on Aug. 22 Benson Boone is dealing with a health issue during his world tour. On Saturday, Nov. 1, Boone, 23, announced on his…

Radu Jude’s Hungarian protagonist Orsolya (Eszter Tompa) lives near the historic Transylvanian city of Cluj, which is being overrun by tech-driven gentrification. Orsolya means well, really, but her job as a bailiff requires her to evict a homeless man occupying the boiler room of a building set to be turned into a luxury hotel. In the 20-minute window he’s given to gather his belongings, the man commits suicide; and naturally, Orsolya is plagued with guilt. Struggling to atone and desperate to process a crisis of conscience, she seeks out religion, sex, philanthropy, zen philosophy… But is it her fault if she was just doing her…

Hidrogen Hijau Di tengah krisis iklim dan meningkatnya kebutuhan energi global, hidrogen hijau muncul sebagai solusi revolusioner untuk masa depan energi bersih. Sumber energi ini tidak hanya menjanjikan emisi nol karbon, tetapi juga potensi besar untuk mendukung transisi menuju ekonomi rendah karbon. Hidrogen hijau, yang diproduksi melalui elektrolisis menggunakan energi terbarukan seperti angin dan matahari, menawarkan alternatif yang ramah lingkungan dibandingkan bahan bakar fosil.Penggunaan hidrogen hijau tidak terbatas pada satu sektor. Dari industri, transportasi, hingga pembangkit listrik, hidrogen hijau wikipedia mulai membuktikan perannya sebagai bahan bakar masa depan. Bahkan negara-negara maju telah menyiapkan roadmap ambisius untuk memanfaatkan hidrogen hijau sebagai…

When dealing with bulk quantities, it’s important to understand different lot sizes so you can bid and buy accordingly. (And avoid big surprises!) Lots can be packaged up and shipped differently according to their category, size, or weight. You may even need special equipment to receive the shipment. In this post, we’ll break down the different lot sizes you’ll find across B-Stock storefronts and the unique terms you should be familiar with. Common Lot Size Terms There are several key listing terms and abbreviations that you will see repeatedly on the platform. Let’s identify these: Trailer: Another way to refer…

In a high-octane encounter at the picturesque Bellerive Oval, India clinched a thrilling five-wicket victory over Australia, levelling the five-match T20I series, following a washed-out opener and an Australian win in the second game.Tim David and Marcus Stoinis guide Australia to a competitive totalAfter India captain, Suryakumar Yadav, won the toss and elected to field, hoping to utilize the early seam movement and the looming threat of dew, the Indian bowlers immediately justified the decision. The Australian top order crumbled under the disciplined attack of the pace and mystery spin duo. Travis Head (6 off 4) and captain Mitchell Marsh…

Minnesota GM doesn’t think teams are willing to make trades just yet Michael Russo of The Athletic: There were 16 scouts at the Minnesota Wild – San Jose Sharks game last Sunday. Were they interested in the struggling Wild or were they looking at forward Alex Wennberg, who is reportedly available. It’s not easy to make a trade this early in the season. “It is just hard when it’s not even 10 games in,” Guerin said. “That’s not really a great runway for not just our team, but the other teams to really know what you have. So it doesn’t…

Theo LeggettBusiness CorrespondentJas BainsJas Bains alerted Danish authorities to a £1bn tax scam and they hit him with a lawsuit”We’d be met at airports in 20-foot limousines, and taken to places like the Atlantis hotel in Dubai or the Singapore Grand Prix. There’d be a hundred grand spent in the bar.”In 2013, Jas Bains was an ambitious young lawyer, enjoying the high life that came with working for an extremely profitable City hedge fund.Today, he is jobless and has lost most of his wealth, having spent years fighting legal battles and attempting to clear his name of association with a…

Today marks seventeen years since Satoshi Nakamoto’s publication of the Bitcoin Whitepaper on the cryptography mailing list in 2008. Back then Bitcoin was nothing more than a proposal for a new niche technology, the latest in a long lineage of niche technologies created by the cypherpunks of the 1990s.  Bitcoin has gone through many massive transformations since that day 17 years ago. It went from a niche internet collectible, to a decentralized network powering illegal dark net markets, to a mainstream speculative investment for retail, to Wall Street and governments all over the world’s favorite new asset class. We have…

Isha Shah”All-singing, all-dancing” Paddington, as he appears in the new West End musicalHe’s famous for his voyage from Peru to London, but it didn’t take as long as his journey to the Savoy Theatre.After nearly a decade in the works, Paddington: The Musical is here.And its star is walking, talking, singing, dancing – and offering BBC Newsbeat a snack.”I’ve brought you this marmalade sandwich, but it’s only for emergencies.”It’s the first public glimpse of the impressive bear, whose design was a closely guarded secret for years.His fur is pristine.His famous “hard stare” is piercing.His face is so expressive, every twitch…