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7 Life Lessons I Learned From The Ninja Turtles Growing Up

Looking back, I learned quite a few life lessons from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, espeecially when it came to pizza.

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German director of Florence's Accademia Gallery who fought for David's image worries for job

The German director of Florence’s Accademia Gallery has succeeded in drawing visitors’ attention to masterpieces beyond Michelangelo’s towering David, while winning landmark court cases to protect the marble masterpiece’s familiar image against misuse

The Independent UK

What to expect at San Diego Comic-Con 2023 convention

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Donatello, Leonardo, Raphael and Michelangelo will be there. Daryl Dixon, John Wick and Captain Kirk, too.

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Italy’s ‘new Michelangelo’ bringing sculpture into 21st century

Jago has earned widespread praise for his modern twists on classical art

The Guardian - UK

The world's first AI statue is a wild mashup of styles

(And it looks like a gaudy awards trophy).

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12 contemporary ways to use marble in your kitchen – and why this enduring classic will never date

New interpretations and statement schemes keep this metamorphic rock an enduring classic in the kitchen

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A weekend in Florence: travel guide, attractions and things to do

Florence, or Firenze, is “always at the top of the most beautiful places in Italy list”, said Rough Guides. This city in Tuscany “has it all”, from world famous museums and glorious architecture to the Duomo, Piazza della Signoria and Ponte Vecchio. It’s also home to “historic” markets, “magnificent” gardens…

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Poster removed from Glasgow Subway for 'nudity' in Michelangelo's statue of David

The poster showed the iconic sculpture eating a slice of pizza to advertise Barolo restaurant in the city, with the restaurant saying they were "surprised" by the response to the advert.

Glasgow Live

US principal forced out in 'porn' flap views David statue

A former Florida school principal who was forced to resign after students were shown an image of Michelangelo’s iconic statue of a nude David has viewed the masterpiece in person

The Independent UK

Editorial: If nude ‘David’ makes us blush, then shame on us

It was news everywhere, from CNN to “Saturday Night Live.”

Orlando Sentinel

Hillsdale College Revokes Curriculum License to "Classical" School Over Its Objections to Michelangelo's David

"This drama around teaching Michelangelo's 'David' sculpture, one of the most important works of art in existence, has become ... a parody of ... the actual aims of classical education."

Reason

The Ferguson Report: Greens save $10b on housing so they can spend $10b on housing later

The Greens have shut the front door on Labor's $10 billion public housing fund because it lacks a rooftop veggie patch. "Trust us," said a Green. "Zero

The New Daily

College ends partnership with school over 'David' issue

A Michigan college will no longer partner with a Florida charter school after the school's principal resigned due to complaints sixth graders were exposed to pornography during a Renaissance art lesson that included Michelangelo’s “David” sculpture

The Independent UK

A principal is fired, invited to Italy after students are shown Michelangelo's 'David'

A picture of the Renaissance statue is shown each year to sixth-grade art students at Tallahassee Classical School in Florida, but this month it drew fury. Italians, though, are praising the educator.

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The Independent UK

Principal resigns after complaints on 'David' statue nudity

A Florida charter school principal has been forced to resign after a parent complained sixth graders were exposed to pornography during a lesson on Renaissance art that included Michelangelo’s “David” sculpture

Reason

Charter School Principal "Forced to Resign" Allegedly Because 6th-Grade Students Were Shown Michelangelo's David

[UPDATE: I've added excerpts from a Slate interview with the school's Board Chair, who ended up commenting on the story after all; his view is that the firing stemmed only from the failure to alert parents to the upcoming material.]

Chicago Sun-Times

A Winnetka man spent decades trying to prove he owned a Renaissance masterpiece. Has AI finally solved the puzzle?

Tony Ayers died last year, but his friends now say they have proof the artwork is a rare gem worth tens of millions of dollars — thanks to artificial intelligence.

The Guardian - UK

‘When we rotated it 90 degrees it was obvious’: mystery sketch is rare Michelangelo draft for Sistine Chapel

Image of man battling serpents is confirmed as preparation for renaissance artist’s masterpiece

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Hockney’s secrets, a Mike Nelson thriller, and graffiti gets a retrospective – the week in art

The great English artist’s immersive spectacular, Extinction Beckons on London’s Southbank and a sweeping street-art show at Saatchi Gallery – all in your weekly dispatch

Evening Standard

Renaissance master Donatello at the V&A: ‘He was the greatest sculptor of all time’

‘It’s almost like he could look into the soul’

The Guardian - UK

Was Donatello the first artist in history to express a queer identity?

The sculptor lived at a time when you could be burned at the stake for homosexuality. Yet, as an exhibition of his work hits London, the evidence that he was openly gay seems increasingly convincing

The Guardian - UK

A solo trip around Europe, with my travel phobia? I only wish I’d done it sooner

My first trip alone was daunting, but the romance and beauty of Paris, Florence and Rome helped me conquer my fears

Tribune News Service

That time Lisa Marie Presley and then-husband Michael Jackson bought rare editions at a San Diego book store

SAN DIEGO — It is unclear how many times Lisa Marie Presley may have visited San Diego on her own. But Elvis Presley's daughter, who died Thursday in Los Angeles at the age of 54, did make one especially memorable visit to a downtown San Diego bookstore in 1995 with…

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The World in Miniature

We had an all-encompassing view of Rio de Janeiro and its surroundings: Sugarloaf Mountain, the Christ the Redeemer statue, Copacabana Beach.

The Independent UK

California man who drunkenly attacked decades-old African tortoise at preschool avoids jail time

A Northern California man has avoided prison time after he drunkenly trespassed at a preschool last year and attacked a pet tortoise named Michelangelo

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