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Happy Star Wars Day: Robert Burden Explains His 2,100 Hours Painting the “The Battle For the Arctic” Greenland

Happy Star Wars Day: Robert Burden Explains His 2,100 Hours Painting the “The Battle For the Arctic”

Monday, May 4: it's Star Wars Day. And in honor of the international holiday, we take a look ar Robert Burden's massive Battle For the Arctic painting which was part of his Play exhibition at Heron Arts earlier this year. The painting is 14-feet long! Seems like the grand scale…
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May 4, 2020
Ex-Pope Benedict Claims Opponents Tried to ‘Silence’ Him in New Authorised Biography Pope Francis

Ex-Pope Benedict Claims Opponents Tried to ‘Silence’ Him in New Authorised Biography

Former pope Benedict XVI, who dramatically resigned in 2013, was often criticized for his attitudes to social issues such as diversity, and attempting to undermine the modernisation drive of his successor Pope Francis.Former pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger), known for his stringent traditionalism, has claimed that his opponents sought to…
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May 4, 2020
Why religious freedom stokes coronavirus protests in the U.S., but not Canada Alexander von Humboldt

Why religious freedom stokes coronavirus protests in the U.S., but not Canada

Religious freedom, cherished as an American ideal, has been frequently invoked in the United States during protests against COVID-19 public health measures. In Canada, forms of protests — including by churches — are more likely to focus on the systemic underfunding of long-term care and homeless shelters or the lack…
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May 4, 2020
Trump national security official says U.S. not considering ‘punitive measures’ against China Xi Jinping

Trump national security official says U.S. not considering ‘punitive measures’ against China

U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping. | Thomas Peter-Pool/Getty Images Deputy national security adviser Matthew Pottinger insisted Monday the United States is not considering “punitive measures” against China over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, breaking with more aggressive rhetoric toward Beijing from other Trump administration officials.…
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May 4, 2020