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The Andy Warhol Foundation is currently battling it out in the Supreme Court with noted photographer Lynn Goldsmith for a possible copyright infringement case 😅 Transcript Even in death, Andy Warhol is still shaking up the art world. There’s a case against the Andy Warhol Foundation by photographer Lynn Goldsmith that he didn’t get proper…
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Since the merger of Warner Bros. and Discovery in April 2022, a lot of changes have been made! But, most importantly, is this the end of Cartoon Network as we knew it?! Transcript Cartoon Network–are they dead? Fans got quite a shock this past week when rumors started circulating that Cartoon Network was no more.…
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If you have any NFTs, you might wanna see this 😅 The United States Securities and Exchange Commission is currently investigating whether or not NFTs are securities (a.k.a. kind of like stocks). Transcript Yuga Labs, the creators of Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), is being investigated to figure out whether they violated federal law. The…
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A pair of 140-year-old jeans just sold at auction for $87,400. Not only are they one of the most expensive pairs of jeans to have sold at auction, but they also tell a story about a horrific time in American history. Transcript This week, we’re discussing a pair of jeans and this isn’t just any…
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A fake Vermeer painting has been found at the National Gallery of Art…but who created it? 🤔 Transcript I love a good reattribution story! A well-known piece by Johannes Vermeer called “Girl with a Flute” has been identified as having not been created by Vermeer. You can see in “Girl with a Flute” that the…
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The Rosetta Stone, just like the Koh-i-Noor diamond we discussed a few episodes back, is a hot button repatriation issue. What do you think: should the Rosetta Stone be returned to Egypt or kept at the British Museum? 🤔 Transcript The Rosetta Stone is currently located at the British Museum. There is a huge problem…
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How does an art museum get rid of an artwork and what do they do with the money from that sale? 🤔 Transcript When an institution deaccessions something, they’re removing something from their repository so they don’t own it anymore. They then put that artwork up for sale for another institution to purchase it. As…
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This discovery off the coast of Belize provides MAJOR context to how ancient Mayan communities functioned! 😱 Transcript This is very exciting! Something amazing was found in the Paynes Creek National Park in southern Belize. This discovery actually shows us multiple things about ancient Mayan civilization. Archaeologists at Ta’ab Nuk Na found a grouping of…
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A 7,000-year-old mystery was found right outside Prague…but just what the hell is this?! Transcript Archaeologists in Vinor, just outside Prague, discovered something super, super major. They found a 7,000-year-old circular structure known as a roundel. It measures approximately 180 feet in diameter. A roundel is, essentially, just a big, flat, round space. Archaeologists have…
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This was the most expensive item at Betty White’s auction and it’s actually super surprising! Transcript There was an auction September 23-25, 2022 in Beverly Hills at Julian’s Auctions of Betty White’s stuff. Over 1,600 pieces from her life went up for auction. They have a whole list of everything, essentially like an inventory, with…
