Michelangelo hated painting the Sistine Chapel – and never aspired to be a painter to begin with

A red chalk sketch for the Sistine ceiling fetched an eye-popping sum at auction, reflecting the artist’s lifelong belief ...
Yahoo News Singapore

Michelangelo’s 5-Inch Drawing of a Foot Sells for $27.2M at Auction, Setting New Record

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michelangelo's five-inch chalk drawing of the Libyan Sibyl’s foot sold for $27.2 million on Feb. 5. The newly rediscovered chalk ...
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'E-bike for your feet': How bionic sneakers could change human mobility

The buildings at Nike's world headquarters — the Philip H. Knight Campus in Beaverton, Ore. — are named after the likes of Serena Williams, Jerry Rice and Mia Hamm. But the company doesn't recognize ...

For more than 60 years, this humble canal has helped transform the southern Lowcountry

An 18-mile-long canal stretching from the Savannah River to Okatie has provided fresh water to Beaufort and Jasper counties ...
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‘E-bike for your feet’: How bionic sneakers could change human mobility

Chloe Veltman evaluates Nike's Project Amplify system on a steep incline at the LeBron James Innovation Center in Beaverton, Ore., on Jan. 14. She says that after "getting over the surprise" of ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Lucian Freud Is Famous for His Unflinching Portraits. These Rarely Seen Drawings Provide an Intimate Window Into His Creative Process

A new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London showcases drawings and etchings from throughout the British ...
Zimbabwe Situation

Zimbabweans lured to Russia’s War: Inside the deceptive recruitment network drawing civilians to the frontlines

Inside the deceptive recruitment network drawing civilians to the frontlines – CITEZW Agrowing network of recruiters ...