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Blind Bulgarian artist finds a way to keep painting

PLOVDIV, Bulgaria (Reuters) – Stamen Karamfilov bends low over a canvas, adding the finishing touches to a woodland landscape – no mean feat considering the Bulgarian artist is almost totally blind. FILE PHOTO: Artist Stamen Karamfilov works on a painting at his studio in the city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria, January …

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SNB seen on sidelines as virus fears push Swiss franc to near three-year high

ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss National Bank appeared to remain on the sidelines as the Swiss franc surged to its highest level in nearly three years on Monday, driven by concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. FILE PHOTO: A Swiss National Bank logo is pictured on the SNB building …

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Philippine artist paints images of volcanic devastation using ash

Filipina artist Janina Sanico uses volcanic ash she found in her yard to paint images of Taal volcano inside her home in Tanauan, Batangas Province, Philippines, January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell TANAUAN (Reuters) – Ash from a rumbling Philippine volcano has inspired an artist and instructor to paint watercolors using …

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Germany returns Nazi art from Gurlitt trove to French family

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany on Wednesday returned three art works to a descendant of a Jewish French collector who owned them until his death in 1941 in Nazi-occupied France. Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, Monika Grutters returns three artworks to a descendant of a Jewish French collector …

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With His Fourth Book, Charles Yu Finally Feels Like a Writer

IRVINE, Calif. — Charles Yu is very interested in stories, both the stories we tell ourselves and the stories that are told to us, so let’s start with a story about him. Once upon a time, there was a boy born in Los Angeles to a Taiwanese mother and father. …

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‘The Longing for Less’ Gets at the Big Appeal of Minimalism

As a millennial who graduated from college in 2010, in the lingering wake of the financial crisis, the cultural critic Kyle Chayka haltingly admits to being a minimalist, but only “by default.” When he began writing “The Longing for Less,” he was put off by how minimalism had become commodified …

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Brazil to create ‘Amazon Council’ to protect and develop the rainforest

FILE PHOTO: Smoke billows from a fire in an area of the Amazon rainforest near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly/File Photo SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he will create an “Amazon Council” to protect and ensure the “sustainable …

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A Mystical Healer, Her Ailing Crush and the Desire That Undoes Them Both

FOLLOW ME TO GROUND By Sue Rainsford Sue Rainsford’s “Follow Me to Ground” is the story of an obsessive teenage crush. Except Ada, the young woman at its center, is not technically a teenager; she’s actually been alive for generations, a witch doctor who never seems to grow older. And …

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Happy Wife, Happy Life, and Other Maddening Notions to Live By

One person who is not laughing is Brown’s protagonist, Alice Hale, the 21st-century newlywed who has recently left a once-promising career in public relations and moved from Manhattan to a sleepy New York suburb. In the basement of her new house is a box left by the previous owner that’s …

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David Olney, 71, Singer-Songwriter, Dies After Stricken Onstage

David Olney, an uncommonly thoughtful singer-songwriter whose music has been recorded by the likes of Linda Ronstadt and Steve Earle, died on Saturday after apparently having a heart attack while performing onstage in Seaside, Fla. He was 71. His manager, Mary Sack, said Mr. Olney was pronounced dead at a …

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