How the Getty fixed a 500-year-old broken masterpiece

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Power tools and paint made for a sometimes-harrowing repair kit for Lucas Cranach the Elder's pair of panel paintings "Adam" and "Eve" from circa 1530.
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Inside the Getty's rigorous effort to fix a 500-year-old broken masterpiece Click to view images

Power tools and paint made for a sometimes-harrowing repair kit for Lucas Cranach the Elder's pair of panel paintings "Adam" and "Eve" from circa 1530.

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Pasadena's historic Vroman's bookstore up for sale, along with Book Soup Click to view images

Vroman's, a longtime Pasadena bookstore, is for sale. Its owner is also looking to sell its second Pasadena location and Book Soup in West Hollywood.

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'American Movie,' about a 'Blair Witch Project' that wasn't, predicted Hollywood's future Click to view images

The Sundance-ification of Hollywood coalesced with Chris Smith's shrewd heartbreaker of a doc about an untalented dreamer, which premiered at the festival in 1999.

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How the BAFTA nominations might shape the Oscars Click to view images

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Former Fox News political director Chris Stirewalt lands a Sunday show on NewsNation Click to view images

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Katherine Min was ahead of her time. Four years after her death, her second novel proves it Click to view images

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