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On the Verde of GreatnessIn a match that redefined ‘David and Goliath,’ Cabo Verde also redefined World Cup ‘favourites,’ even after being bested by Argentina.- In 1940, a boy chased his dog into a tree hole and discovered a hidden cave containing 17,000-year-old paintings that stunned the worldDiscovered in 1940 by a teenager in France, the Lascaux Cave Paintings, a breathtaking collection of prehistoric art, were sealed for mille...
- Aim for 'Goldilocks Boredom' Sweet SpotNot too 'meh', not too little, and you just may be roused to do great things
- Quote of the day by Italian sculptor Michelangelo: ‘The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short, but in…’Michelangelo was a Renaissance master, achieved greatness in sculpture, painting, and architecture. His famous works include the David stat...
- Quote of the day by Michelangelo: 'There is no greater harm than that of time wasted'Quote of the day by Michelangelo: Renaissance master Michelangelo's profound words, "There is no greater harm than that of time wasted," un...
- Quote of the day by Michelangelo: ‘The true work of art is but a shadow of…’Michelangelo Buonarroti, a towering figure of the Italian Renaissance, excelled as a sculptor, painter, and architect. His renowned works, ...
- A peek inside Rome's most exclusive tourist siteOnly a small number of visitors ever see Rome’s Colonna Palace, a vast private estate filled with centuries-old art and still home to the C...
- Bill Atkinson, who made computers easier to use, dies at 74Atkinson is credited with inventing many of the key aspects of graphical computing, such as "pull-down" menus and the "double-click" gestur...
- Who will lead the Catholic Church? Cardinals prepare for crucial Conclave after Pope Francis's deathCardinals are meeting in Vatican City to choose a new leader for the Catholic Church. This follows the death of Pope Francis. The cardinals...
- How long was longest conclave? Facts about secret voting to elect popeFrom the longest conclave lasting nearly three years, prompting citizens to lock cardinals in and restrict their meals, to the shortest, co...
- The Vatican closes the Sistine Chapel to the public and prepares for a papal conclaveFollowing Pope Francis's death and funeral, the Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel to prepare for the conclave. Cardinals will gather to...
- Papal conclave to take place in majestic Sistine ChapelFollowing Pope Francis’ death, cardinals will convene in the Sistine Chapel next month to elect a new pope. Built between 1473–81 and named...
- How Michelangelo’s David continues to scandalise manyWho knows, tomorrow, some parents may find Mona Lisa's mystical smile to be a lewd come-hither unfit for family viewing. And you thought th...
- Giving 'client' its due value and izzatA doctor's patient is nothing but her or his client, as is someone commissioning an artist or an architect the artist's or architect's. It ...
- Oldest paintings of Indian faces found in Ajanta: William Dalrymple"I saw these extraordinary but unfamiliar paintings. I couldn't recall having seen their photographs anywhere, in any books on Ajanta," he ...
- Vatican City: Magnificence of St Peter’s BasilicaThe size of Vatican City belied the scale and magnificence of its main building, St Peter’s Basilica, and the treasures contained within it...
- Faucet drip, or monsoon?Genome pioneer J Craig Venter sports a small salt-and-pepper goatee , appropriate for someone claiming to have synthesised life from off-th...
- Vatican Museums wants a Picasso for 500th B'dayFrancesco Buranelli, director of the Vatican Museums, is hoping for an extremely generous 500th birthday present.
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