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Dates: during 2000-2009
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A little more than a week after the robbery, the plot thickened considerably when a mysterious character got in touch with Paris-Journal, a newspaper that was offering a reward for information about the crime. Soon the man showed up at the newspaper's offices with a small statue, one...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art's Great Whodunit: The Mona Lisa Theft of 1911 | 4/27/2009 | See Source »

Ambitious programming, remarkable technical standards, and impeccable artistry have guaranteed the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) a spot on the “Big Five” list of American orchestras for over a century. The iconic performing arts institution, which routinely skims the international arts circuit for Symphony Hall recruits...

Author: By Monica S. Liu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: BSO Strikes Out Under Sung | 4/26/2009 | See Source »

Engrained in the mind of every American kid is the myth of the life-changing summer—those three languid months between the end of childhood and the first steps into real life, a series of long days without parents or school to live wildly, fall in love, and...

Author: By Madeleine M. Schwartz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Mysteries of Pittsburgh | 4/24/2009 | See Source »

When a movie’s trailer makes big promises, the film itself rarely measures up to expectations. Billed as an emotionally soaring saga based on the true story of “a lost dream, an unlikely friendship, and the redemptive power of music,” ?...

Author: By Monica S. Liu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Soloist | 4/24/2009 | See Source »

The traditionalists defend Koh's character. Former Senator John Danforth wrote the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that he was "puzzled and distressed that various media personalities and interest groups have tried to tarnish" Koh, whom he called "well within the mainstream of American legal thinkers." Olson called Koh "a brilliant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Harold Koh Is Dividing the GOP | 4/24/2009 | See Source »

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