Andy Warhol is not only one of the world’s best known artists, but one of the few who was famous and fetched high prices while alive. Since his death in 1987, he has become pervasive, with many exhibitions, books and more, and his works are far more valuable
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Chile: Will Allende’s Exhumation Put Death Debate to Rest?
In the early afternoon of Sept. 11, 1973, with Chile’s presidential palace in the pall of a coup d’tat’s smoke and gunfire, President Salvador Allende, the world’s first democratically elected Marxist President, bid his country farewell in a radio address and, after ordering the palace defenders to surrender, entered the Independence Hall alone
Caffeine and Pregnancy: How Risky?
Several studies suggest a link between caffeine consumption and risk of miscarriage. But the cause and effect has never been clear: does caffeine increase a woman’s risk of miscarrying, or do women who are already at low risk for miscarriage tend not to drink caffeine?
School Bullying Prevention: Teach Empathy at Young Age
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Children Having Children
Before the baby came, her bedroom was a dimly lighted chapel dedicated to the idols of rock ‘n’ roll. Now the posters of Duran Duran and Ozzy Osbourne have been swept away and the walls painted white
Afghan Prison Break: Will It Hurt U.S. Strategy?
The Taliban executed a daring prison break in Kandahar early Monday morning, when at least 476 political prisoners and another 125 other inmates escaped through a 1,050 ft. long tunnel, U.S.
Japan’s Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System Explained
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Kilimanjaro Receding Glaciers: Global Warming to Blame?
One of the criticisms most frequently lobbed at Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth is that he has his facts wrong about the snows of Kilimanjaro. Yes, those immortal snows are vanishing , as Gore’s global-warming documentary contends, but they’ve been receding since the early 1900s at least — long before the planet began to warm
Snippet of Jackson’s new song apparently leaked
A snippet of the new Michael Jackson song, “This Is It,” was apparently leaked online before its planned release on the late singer’s Web site early Monday. About 45 seconds of the song made the rounds online Sunday
The Gosselins battle over birthday cakes
For days, Kate Gosselin, at war with her estranged husband, has been excited about the peaceful prospect of making a chocolate birthday cake from scratch for her twins Mady and Cara, who celebrate their ninth birthday Thursday.