A man walks by the Rubik Mona Lisa (2005) by French street artist Invader displayed at ArtCurial in Paris, France, February 3, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes PARIS (Reuters) – An image of the Mona Lisa made of 330 Rubik’s Cubes is going on sale in Paris, just down the road from …
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Review: HBO’s ‘McMillions’ Reminds Us That Every Era Has Its Scam
A six-part documentary tells the story of the great 20th-century McDonald’s Monopoly fraud case with quirky characters and lackluster visuals. Oftentimes when listening to one of the dozens of excellent investigative podcasts I struggle to commit to, I’ll think, “this would make a great TV show.” When watching “McMillions,” a …
Read More »For Her Debut, Abi Daré Confronts ‘Dreams and Intelligence That We Kill’
How did you tap into that? What were some of the challenges of writing in that voice? Nigerians speak something called pidgin English, and I knew I didn’t want to write in pidgin English because even the very educated people speak pidgin English. So I knew it wasn’t going to …
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