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Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum returns to form, with light and life
AMSTERDAM — A scrum of international TV reporters, photographers and other media packed the Gallery of Honor at the Rijksmuseum on a recent spring morning, while producers negotiated with publicists for time to shoot spots in front of Rembrandt's...
Tags: Architecture, Museums, Renovation, Arts, Netherlands
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Dutch get a new monarch: Willem-Alexander succeeds Beatrix
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.LONDON -- With an exchange of smiles and the flourish of a pen, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands abdicated the throne and her son Willem-Alexander took her place Tuesday to become the country’s first king in more than a century. In a simple...Tags: United Kingdom, Japan, Charles, Prince of Wales, Imperial and Royal Matters, Heads of State
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Queen Elizabeth: Should she stay or should she go?
So here’s the real question about the Tuesday ceremony in Amsterdam in which Queen Beatrix abdicated and passed the robe (they don’t wear crowns) to her son, Willem-Alexander, who just turned 46: Did Britain's Prince Charles, who was in...
Tags: United Kingdom, Charles, Prince of Wales, Summer Olympics, Imperial and Royal Matters, Heads of State
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The starkly new face of the Netherlands' monarchy
AMSTERDAM — Even by the unconventional standards of the Dutch, their new king is going to be a bit of a novelty. He has a license to fly commercial airliners. He's married to a South American, a lively Argentine who's more popular than he is. He...
Tags: Charles, Prince of Wales, Imperial and Royal Matters, Heads of State, Argentina, Netherlands
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Albrecht Dürer: Drawn to art at an early age
WASHINGTON — It is rare for a museum to lend the heart of its most prized collection to another museum, but the Albertina in Vienna has done just that by shipping almost a hundred watercolors and drawings by Albrecht Dürer to the National Gallery of...
Tags: Museums, Fine Artists, Arts, Malaria, Artists
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List of cruise lines and vessels
Here's a list of many of the lines that carry passenger traffic, along with a list of their vessels. Ships that are to have maiden voyages this year also are listed; check with the cruise line, though, because dates can change. -------------------- FOR...Tags: Folklore and Mythology, Literature, Greek Gods and Goddesses, Tourism and Leisure, YACHT (music group)
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A moment with Mike Kelley at Stedelijk Museum
AMSTERDAM — You could almost hear Mike Kelley laughing. As journalists entered the Stedelijk Museum's new so-called bathtub building to hear director Ann Goldstein introduce a retrospective of Kelley's work, they were greeted by the mellifluous...
Tags: Arts, Popular Music (genre), Culture, Arts and Culture, Rituals
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For the record
Mike Kelley: An article in the Dec. 26 Calendar section about the new retrospective of work by Los Angeles artist Mike Kelley at Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum said that the exhibition covered nearly 2,000 square feet on two floors of the museum's Benthem...Tags: Arts, Arts and Culture
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Steve Jobs' yacht stuck in payment feud with designer Philippe Starck
Though the details are fuzzy, the mega-mega-mega yacht that was being built for Apple founder Steve Jobs is stuck in an Amsterdam port over a financial disagreement. According to the Associated Press, the 256-foot super-duper yacht has not been allowed...
Tags: Steve Jobs, Xbox 360, Kim Kardashian
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Needles found in sandwiches on Delta flights; FBI investigating
Several passengers this weekend chomped into turkey sandwiches served on Delta Air Lines flights – and discovered sewing needles. The FBI has now launched a criminal investigation into the finds, which occurred on four Delta flights bound to the U....
Tags: British Airways Plc, Delta Air Lines, FBI, Lifestyle and Leisure, Sandwiches
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Morey Amsterdam family estate sold
The longtime Beverly Hills home of the Morey Amsterdam family has sold for $4.9 million.
The 5,854-square-foot house, built in 1958, has walls of glass that open to the backyard, a living room with a fireplace and a step-down bar, a breakfast room, a den...Tags: Morey Amsterdam, The Dick Van Dyke Show (tv program), Lauren Beale
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'Game of Thrones' star Carice van Houten on magic and Melisandre
Show TrackerWhen a TV series crams horse beheadings, frozen zombies, dragons, sword fighting and naked prostitutes into nearly every episode, it’s hard for a single actor to make a grand impact. But actress Carice van Houten has done precisely that in the...
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