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‘MONA LISA MOAN’

World’s Most Popular Museum Shuts Down in Spontaneous Strike

Staff refused to open the museum’s doors to thousands of visitors on Monday, citing over-tourism and crumbling infrastructure.

Paulina Rodriguez

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HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE

Ken Burns’ da Vinci Series Gets Dishy About Homosexuality

This four-hour profile of the Italian prodigy will remind of the many, *many* things da Vinci accomplished in his lifetime, including a couple of scandals.

Jordan Hoffman

Protestors stand alongside the Mona Lisa.
SOUP ON YOUR FACE

Eco-Vandals Hurl Soup at the Louvre’s Mona Lisa

The activists were advocating for better conditions for France’s farmers.

Corbin Bolies

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BRIDGING THE GAP

Art Investigator Claims to Have Cracked Mona Lisa Mystery

Silvano Vincenti’s theory revolves around a trove of records, drone imaging, and comparing the number of arches of the bridge in the background of the famous painting.

AJ McDougall

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CROWD CONTROL

Louvre to Cut Guest Numbers for More ‘Pleasurable’ Visits

The museum’s director announced that 15,000 fewer visitors per day will now be allowed in.

Helen Holmes

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LIFE OF PIE

Climate Activist Dressed as Old Lady Throws Pie at Mona Lisa

In the somewhat unusual bout of activism, a young man donned a wig and stole a wheelchair to get close to the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci at the Louvre in Paris.

Barbie Latza Nadeau

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THE EYES HAVE IT

The Secret Battle Over Mona Lisa’s Prettier ‘Twin’

Leonardo da Vinci’s famous Mona Lisa hangs in the Louvre. But a second, earlier painting is at the heart of a multi-million-dollar battle to prove its authenticity and ownership.

Barbie Latza Nadeau

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How English Got Up Close and Personal

In his new book, ‘Words on the Move,’ John McWhorter delights in the fluidity of language, how it never stands still but flows and morphs like the living thing it is.

John McWhorter

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RECAP

Read This! Canals and The New Republic

Will China’s canal through Nicaragua spark a new revolution? Why does a pickup artist website attract school shooters? And inside the destruction of The New Republic.

The Daily Beast

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Recap

Read This! Cartels, the Royals & Picasso

Murderers tweet in Mexico; a history of Kansas City and did Picasso try to steal the Mona Lisa? Here’s our best work from this week.

William Boot

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Heist

Mona Lisa Theft's Prime Suspect: Picasso

The Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in August 1911. How did one of the best-known painters of all time become a prime suspect?

Nick Mafi

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