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            <![CDATA[  The Happy Now   ]]>
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            <![CDATA[  Covering a wide range of positive topics to help escape the crazy world.  Such as crafting, gaming, diy, fitness, meditation, food, local events and travel.   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[  Luna Parc: Inside Ricky Boscarino’s Eclectic Art Home   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Explore Luna Parc, Ricky Boscarino’s extraordinary New Jersey home where mosaics, sculpture, collections and architecture become one evolving work of art.  ]]>
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                Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:33:36 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  Why Did Stan Lee Give So Many Characters Alliterative Names?   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ From Peter Parker to Bruce Banner, discover why Stan Lee loved alliterative character names and how the tradition became part of Marvel history.  ]]>
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                Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:47:41 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  Meet the Rare Female Cereal Mascots of Breakfast History   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Cereal mascots have long been a boys’ club. Meet Katy the Kangaroo, Carmella Creeper and the rare female characters who made breakfast history.  ]]>
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                Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:33:36 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  Why Are Almost All Cereal Box Mascots Male?   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ From Tony the Tiger to Toucan Sam, cereal mascots have historically been overwhelmingly male. Here’s how advertising created breakfast’s boys’ club.  ]]>
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                Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:26:23 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  The 85-Year-Old Living Inside Her Own Art Installation (How I Live in London)   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ "Don't wear beige... it could kill you." That's the first piece of advice Sue Kreitzman gave.  ]]>
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                Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:53:12 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  Who Is the Man In This 170-Year-Old Photo? How Sotheby's Rediscovered a Misjudged Masterpiece   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ When specialist Emily Bierman was shown an unidentified daguerreotype, she immediately sensed there was more to the story. Previously sold at auction with both the photographer and sitter listed as unknown, the remarkable portrait had been overlooked for what it truly was: a priceless piece of American history.  ]]>
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                Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:31:01 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  Inside the Most Amazing NYC Museum You Might Not Have Heard Of   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ For more than a century, the Hispanic Society Museum and Library has preserved one of the world’s most extraordinary collections of Spanish and Latin American art, literature, and history.  ]]>
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                Sun, 07 Jun 2026 09:38:58 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  Bélizaire and the Frey Children: The Portrait That Refused to Be Erased   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Discover the remarkable story behind Bélizaire and the Frey Children, a rare 1837 portrait revealing the realities of slavery in the American South.  ]]>
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                Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:23:07 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  The Farnese Bull: Naples’ Colossal Masterpiece of Ancient Drama   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Discover the Farnese Bull in Naples, the largest surviving sculpture from antiquity and one of the greatest masterpieces of ancient art.  ]]>
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                Sat, 30 May 2026 10:23:21 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  Meet Me At The Met: Ana Gasteyer   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Join Ana Gasteyer, actress, comedian, and singer, for a look at one of her favorite Met objects, Johannes Vermeer’s "Young Woman with a Water Pitcher" (ca. 1662).  ]]>
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                Tue, 12 May 2026 16:37:16 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  Inside the 2026 Met Exhibition: Costume Art   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Step behind the velvet ropes of the 2026 Met Exhibition, exploring stunning costume art, iconic designs, and the stories that shaped fashion history.  ]]>
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                Mon, 04 May 2026 14:50:58 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  Cody Tarantino and the “Infinite Sketchbook” That’s Captivating the Internet   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ There’s a new kind of artist turning heads—and stopping scrolls—and his name is Cody Tarantino. Recently featured on Tamron Hall Show, Tarantino has gone viral for what many are calling the “infinite sketchbook”—a deceptively simple idea that unfolds into something almost hypnotic.  ]]>
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                Fri, 01 May 2026 08:37:57 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  Exhibition Tour—Raphael: Sublime Poetry   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Join Carmen Bambach, Marica F. and Jan T. Vilcek Curator in the Department of Drawings and Prints, and Daniel Kershaw, Exhibition Design Manager, and Caroline Elenowitz-Hess, Research Associate, to virtually explore Raphael: Sublime Poetry, on view at The Met from March 29 through June 28, 2026.  ]]>
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                Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:29:14 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  The Sublime Perfection of Raphael   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Raphael, one of the greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance, is now the subject of the first comprehensive exhibition of his work ever in the United States, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.  ]]>
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                Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:05:31 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  Sea Glass: How Trash Becomes a Treasure   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ What was once garbage – bits of glass, such as soda bottles, that have washed up on beaches – has been transformed by nature into sea glass, a precious item that is often transformed once again by humans into jewelry and decorative art.  ]]>
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                Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:59:40 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  Victoria and Albert Museum’s New Space Gives the Public a Rare Look at Little-Seen History   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ The Victoria and Albert East Storehouse, a warehouse that holds items unable to fit in the renowned British museum's main space, offers the public a rare glimpse at history -- including David Bowie's trousers and an enormous Picasso piece.  ]]>
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                Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:02:34 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  Fabergé Imperial Winter Egg Returns To Auction With Estimate Topping 20 Million Pounds   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Christie’s is previewing its Classic Week auctions, with Fabergé’s Imperial Winter Egg expected to sell for more than 20 million pounds.  ]]>
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                Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:02:23 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  George Washington Carver’s Secret Life as an Artist   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ George Washington Carver was many things over his lifetime: a student, a teacher, an artist, a researcher, an environmentalist, a pianist, an inventor.  ]]>
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                Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:00:13 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  Philadelphia’s Joe Frazier Statue Is Headed to Art Museum Steps   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ The Philadelphia Art Commission on Wednesday approved a proposal from Creative Philadelphia — the city's office of arts and culture — to move the statue of Frazier to the base of the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps, where the Rocky statue currently lives. CBS News Philadelphia's Madeleine Wright reports.  ]]>
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                Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:20:53 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  Conserving the King Arthur Tapestry   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Follow the conservation treatment of “King Arthur” from the “Nine Heroes Tapestries” series, among the oldest in The Met’s collection.  ]]>
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                Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:52:26 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  Louise Marie Thérèse: The Black Nun of Moret   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Discover the story behind Louise Marie Thérèse, the Black Nun of Moret—her royal mystery, convent life, and lasting historical debate.  ]]>
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                Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:45:47 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  Joe Macken’s Million-Piece Wooden New York City Gets Museum Debut   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Beginning in 2004, artist Joe Macken carved all five boroughs of New York City from balsa wood—nearly one million buildings, bridges, and landmarks—now making its long-awaited museum debut.  ]]>
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                Mon, 09 Feb 2026 21:37:14 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  South Jersey Artist Uses Dolls to Start Conversations About Black Identity and Culture   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Artist Kimberly Camp uses handmade dolls to address identity, culture and the African American experience through her exhibit at the Hunterdon Art Museum in Clinton, New Jersey.  ]]>
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                Sun, 08 Feb 2026 03:00:00 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  Long Live the King: Jeremy Irons Gives Voice to Rembrandt’s Lion   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ As part of Masters Week, the lion’s long reign—from Rembrandt to Pride Rock—comes back into focus, carried by the unmistakable voice of Jeremy Irons.  ]]>
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                Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:28:23 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  Conserving the Morgan's Monumental Tapestry   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ After nearly 120 years in the Morgan’s East Room, Triumph of Avarice will undergo essential restoration work, preserving this rare 16th-century masterpiece.  ]]>
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                Fri, 30 Jan 2026 08:36:26 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  Why Does the Man In This 2000 Year Old Mummy Portrait Look So Familiar?   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Nearly two thousand years old, this Roman-period Egyptian mummy portrait feels startlingly modern.  ]]>
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                Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:28:57 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  Held, Kissed and Hidden for 500 Years: The Most Intimate Antonello da Messina You’ll See   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Some paintings were never meant to be seen from across a room. This rare, double-sided work by Antonello da Messina was made to be held, contemplated, and experienced in solitude.  ]]>
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                Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:59:43 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  Theaster Gates on the Artist’s Ties to Hometown Chicago   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Working out of an old airplane parts factory, the internationally-acclaimed artist Theaster Gates has refused to fit inside a box – from creating works out of discarded objects, to making paintings out of tar.  ]]>
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                Sun, 18 Jan 2026 15:42:10 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  Gustav Klimt’s Medicine: The Controversial Painting That Shocked Vienna   ]]>
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            <link>https://the-happy-now.com/news/gustav-klimt-s-medicine--the-controversial-painting-that-shocked-vienna</link>
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                <![CDATA[ Explore Gustav Klimt’s Medicine, a bold, controversial painting that challenged science, morality, and art at the turn of the 20th century.  ]]>
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                Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:51:42 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  Maudie Lewis: The Folk Artist Who Painted Happiness   ]]>
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            <link>https://the-happy-now.com/news/maudie-lewis--the-folk-artist-who-painted-happiness</link>
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                <![CDATA[ The inspiring story of Maud “Maudie” Lewis, the self-taught Canadian folk artist who turned hardship into colorful paintings of joy and wonder.  ]]>
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                Mon, 12 Jan 2026 08:28:00 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  Inside a Texas Studio Where Brooms Are More Than Tools   ]]>
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            <link>https://the-happy-now.com/news/inside-a-texas-studio-where-brooms-are-more-than-tools</link>
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                <![CDATA[ Tucked away in a small Texas studio, an ancient craft is quietly being kept alive, one broom at a time.  ]]>
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                Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:16:43 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  Inside Bing Crosby’s Never-Before-Seen Private Art Collection   ]]>
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            <link>https://the-happy-now.com/news/inside-bing-crosby-s-never-before-seen-private-art-collection</link>
            <description>
                <![CDATA[ This December, Sotheby’s New York presents Swinging on a Star: The Private Collection of Kathryn and Bing Crosby — a landmark auction offering a rare, intimate glimpse into the lives, loves, and legacies of two Hollywood icons who helped define the Golden Age of American entertainment.  ]]>
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                Mon, 15 Dec 2025 09:18:09 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  A New Home for the Tiffany "Garden Landscape" Window   ]]>
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            <link>https://the-happy-now.com/news/a-new-home-for-the-tiffany--garden-landscape--window</link>
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                <![CDATA[ The Met details the journey of a Tiffany "Garden Landscape" window to its new home. Explore the window's unique construction and the stories behind its creation, including the women who played crucial roles. Witness its meticulous restoration and installation, revealing unexpected details.  ]]>
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                Mon, 15 Dec 2025 07:45:16 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  The 10 Best Episodes of The Ray Bradbury Theater   ]]>
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            <link>https://the-happy-now.com/news/ray-bradbury-theater</link>
            <description>
                <![CDATA[ From 1985 - 1992 the noted science-fiction author hosts dramatizations of his own short stories over 6 seasons and 65 episodes.  ]]>
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                Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:14:52 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  Portrait of a Rebel: Frans Hals’ Iconic Dutch Golden Age Painting   ]]>
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            <link>https://the-happy-now.com/news/portrait-of-a-rebel--frans-hals--iconic-dutch-golden-age-painting</link>
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                <![CDATA[ Frans Hals’ portrait of Verdonck is a striking example of a painter utterly in love with paint. Every brushstroke pulses with energy, capturing the unruly spirit of one of Haarlem’s most notorious characters. Verdonck was infamous enough to be restrained by city authorities for his aggressive behavior.  ]]>
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                Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:28:39 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  Rare Painting of Beethoven Found in Long Island Basement   ]]>
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            <link>https://the-happy-now.com/news/rare-painting-of-beethoven-found-in-long-island-basement</link>
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                <![CDATA[ A rare 1902 Beethoven portrait was found in a seminary basement after decades.  ]]>
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                Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:14:52 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  Frida Kahlo Masterpiece Sets New Auction Record For Any Woman Artist   ]]>
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            <link>https://the-happy-now.com/news/frida-kahlo-masterpiece-sets-new-auction-record-for-any-woman-artist</link>
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                <![CDATA[ Marking a new record for the most valuable work by a woman artist ever sold at auction, Frida Kahlo’s ‘El sueño (La cama)’ sold to applause at Sotheby's New York tonight at $54.7 million.  ]]>
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                Sun, 23 Nov 2025 09:13:49 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  Why This Frida Kahlo Could Shatter Auction Records   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Frida Kahlo’s El sueño (La cama) (1940) is one of the artist’s most haunting and introspective works—an image suspended between dream and death, intimacy and surrealism. Painted during a turbulent period in her life, the composition transforms her bed into a stage for self-invention and psychological reckoning. A skeleton wrapped in dynamite floats above her body like a spectral companion, fusing personal symbolism with Mexico’s Día de los Muertos traditions and Surrealist imagery.  ]]>
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                Thu, 20 Nov 2025 08:00:00 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  Wifredo Lam: The Power of Art, Exile, and Transformation   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Through the words of his son, curators, and a conservator, this short documentary revisits the extraordinary life and legacy of Wifredo Lam (1902–1982)—the Cuban artist who bridged continents, cultures, and movements.  ]]>
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                Tue, 04 Nov 2025 09:37:02 -0500
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                <![CDATA[  New Grand Egyptian Museum Displays Never-Before-Seen Treasures   ]]>
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            <link>https://the-happy-now.com/news/new-grand-egyptian-museum-displays-never-before-seen-treasures</link>
            <description>
                <![CDATA[ For the first time ever, 4,500 masterpieces and King Tutankhamun’s tomb will be put on display together just over 100 years from when the tomb was discovered.  ]]>
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                Fri, 31 Oct 2025 08:38:03 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  Hoichi The Earless - Japanese Ghost Stories   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ You'll never guess what happens to his ears!  ]]>
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                Wed, 29 Oct 2025 13:34:07 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  H.P. Lovecraft: The Man Behind the Mythos and His Top 10 Stories   ]]>
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            <link>https://the-happy-now.com/news/h-p-lovecraft--the-man-behind-the-mythos-and-his-top-10-stories</link>
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                <![CDATA[ Dive into the eerie universe of H.P. Lovecraft—his life, his legacy, and the ten essential tales that define cosmic horror. Discover why Lovecraft continues to haunt imaginations a century on.  ]]>
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                Sun, 26 Oct 2025 13:21:28 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  Exhibition Tour—Divine Egypt   ]]>
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            <link>https://the-happy-now.com/news/exhibition-tour--divine-egypt</link>
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                <![CDATA[ Join Diana Craig Patch, the Lila Acheson Wallace Curator in Charge of Egyptian Art, and Brendan Hainline, Research Associate in the Department of Egyptian Art to virtually explore the exhibition Divine Egypt, on view at The Met through January 19, 2026.  ]]>
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                Thu, 23 Oct 2025 21:07:27 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  Forgotten Jewish Mural Restored and Relocated After Decades in Attic   ]]>
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            <link>https://the-happy-now.com/news/forgotten-jewish-mural-restored-and-relocated-after-decades-in-attic</link>
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                <![CDATA[ After decades hidden in a North Adams attic, a long-lost Jewish mural has been rediscovered, restored, and given new life at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts — preserving a vivid piece of immigrant and artistic history.  ]]>
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                Thu, 16 Oct 2025 10:37:36 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  Meet Me At The Met: Laurie Anderson   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ It’s difficult to pick a favorite object in The Met collection, but New York artist Laurie Anderson finds herself making a beeline to the Mail Shirt with Inscribed Rings (15th–16th century) whenever she visits.  ]]>
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                Thu, 02 Oct 2025 21:30:32 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  How the First Black ‘Peanuts’ Character Was Born   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ As Franklin turns 50, we look back on how the first black "Peanuts" character was introduced to the comic strip during a polarizing time in U.S. history.  ]]>
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                Thu, 02 Oct 2025 13:14:52 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  Robb Armstrong: Creator of JumpStart and Trailblazing Cartoonist   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Discover the story of Robb Armstrong, the acclaimed cartoonist behind JumpStart. Learn how he brought new representation to the comics page and was honored in the world of Peanuts.  ]]>
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                Thu, 02 Oct 2025 13:04:03 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  The Youngest 92-Year-Old Artist   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Meet youthful spirit John Lyons, the 92-year-old Trinidadian-British painter, poet, and cook for whom curious creativity is a way of life. In his 90s he’s still working, creating and thriving and insists he only feels 30!  ]]>
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                Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:12:11 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  An Artist’s Remarkable New Vision for St. Patrick’s Cathedral   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ When asked to create a mural for the entrance of St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, artist Adam Cvijanovic depicted a celestial apparition that points both to the Church's history and to America's tradition of immigration.  ]]>
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                Mon, 22 Sep 2025 20:48:48 -0400
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                <![CDATA[  The History of the Lincoln Memorial: Symbol of Unity and Equality   ]]>
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                <![CDATA[ Discover the history of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.—from its design and 1922 dedication to its role in civil rights history, including Marian Anderson’s concert and Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.  ]]>
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                Wed, 03 Sep 2025 14:41:48 -0400
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