A painting donated to Britain's National Trust by the estate of a wealthy supporter has been identified as a Rembrandt self-portrait worth 20 million pounds ($30 million), the heritage body said Monday.
Philosopher Julian Baggini has a high-altitude new assignment _ pondering the significance and symbolism of the White Cliffs of Dover, landmarks he likens to Britain's Statue of Liberty.
The blue iguana has lived on the rocky shores of Grand Cayman for at least a couple of million years, preening like a miniature turquoise dragon as it soaked in the sun or sheltered inside crevices. Yet having survived everything from tropical hurricanes to ice ages, it was driven to near-extinction by dogs, cats and cars.
Punk rockers once wanted to smash the state. Now they're helping preserve stately homes.
Jazz musician John Coltrane's home on Long Island, N.Y., a cloverleaf-shaped Chicago hospital building and a Pillsbury plant in Minneapolis that once was the world's most advanced flour mill are listed among America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.
As a child, I met Lady Bird Johnson — who died this week at age 94 — at a Christmas party at the White House. We met again in 1995 at a black-tie dinner when she was being honored at the National Building Museum for her leadership in the conservation movement. In between those meetings, Mrs. Johnson's pioneering beautification efforts, once derided as "lipstick on the landscape," had grown to become law and an American way of life. Her beloved wildflowers spread to blossom on highways throughout the country, now free of billboards and junk. In Washington, we take for granted all the parks and medians filled with thousands of tulips, daffodils, azaleas and cherry trees that she planted in her days as first lady.
As a child, I met Lady Bird Johnson — who died this week at age 94 — at a Christmas party at the White House. We met again in 1995 at a black-tie dinner when she was being honored at the National Building Museum for her leadership in the conservation movement. In between those meetings, Mrs. Johnson's pioneering beautification efforts, once derided as "lipstick on the landscape," had grown to become law and an American way of life. Her beloved wildflowers spread to blossom on highways throughout the country, now free of billboards and junk. In Washington, we take for granted all the parks and medians filled with thousands of tulips, daffodils, azaleas and cherry trees that she planted in her days as first lady.
NEW YORK (AP) — As the self-designated captain of a 93-year-old barge that he refurbished as a combined maritime museum and residence, David Sharps exemplifies the quirky charm of Red Hook, a history-steeped neighborhood on the Brooklyn waterfront.
