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After discovering the identity of his mother, a slave from the Caucasus, Carlo Vecce publishes the monumental 'Life of Leonardo' (Alfaguara), of 680 pages. "The goal is to recover his humanity beyond ...

open image in gallery Leonardo da Vinci's sketch of a tree illustrates the principle that combined thickness is preserved at different stages of ramification (Institut de France Manuscript M ...

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Julianne Moore wrote that it was “a great shock” to learn that the actress’ children’s book Freckleface Strawberry was among those recently banned by the Department of Defense under the ...

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Howard said it was the frantic pace that ultimately led Hanks to change swiftly on the spot. A "Da Vinci Code" fan holding a copy of the novel in front of the Louvre in 2005. “The Da Vinci Code” was ...