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May 17, 2013 07:53 AM ET // Alyssa Danigelis
Even though they disagree sometimes, these two robots share a unique bond. Continue reading →
May 7, 2013 06:28 AM ET // Jennifer Viegas
Art collectors are quickly snapping up paintings created by a former racing horse. Continue reading →
Feb 12, 2013 02:35 PM ET // Jennifer Viegas
The tradition of sending paper valentines is traced to a young woman in the mid-1800s who decided to make them her business. ->
Feb 23, 2012 04:57 PM ET // Alice Truong
An original "Calvin and Hobbes" watercolor has fetched $85,000 in a online auction that closed Wednesday night. The whooping total came to $101,575 with the buyer's premium, a 19.5 percent add-on to the winning bid. READ MORE: 175-Pound Gum Ball Made of 95,200 Pieces of Chewed Nicorette Sets World ...
Apr 12, 2012 05:16 PM ET // Alice Truong
Colombian artist Miler Lagos's piece titled Home is a self-supporting compact dome made of books -- sort of like a literary igloo, one could say. The installation at New York City's Magnan Metz Gallery was Lagos' first U.S. show, which took place in the fall. The structure is carefully composed of ...
Aug 9, 2012 02:08 PM ET // David DeFranza
"I think we're in an age now where perfection is so tantamount to success," artist John Findra says, "that perfection almost becomes boring." His answer to this modern dilemma: Creating timeless models of cars that have been abandoned, neglected, and allowed to decompose. "When you take a car and p...
Feb 6, 2012 11:18 PM ET // Alexander Davies
Years ago, artist Jonathan Brand sold the 1969 Ford Mustang that he had spent five years rebuilding, to have the money to buy his fiancee a diamond engagement ring. It seems he never completely got over the loss: Brand's latest work a full-scale, 100% accurate model of the classic car, made entirel...
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