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But when a school attempts to liquidate part of its art collection, an option that it appears Brandeis is still considering, museum groups aren't the only bodies paying attention. Three years ago, Fisk University, facing a serious budget shortfall, attempted to sell two paintings from a collection donated to...
* | What They're Banning in Tuscany: In what has been dubbed "culinary racism," the city council of Lucca, in Italy's Tuscany region, has passed rules denying licenses to new non-Italian restaurants in the town center. Food items such as kebabs, Peking duck and even McDonald's meals are...
• After taking power, he launched a "cultural revolution" during which he removed all traces of former colonial and foreign influence, ranging from street signs and village names to the economic and political structure of the country.
But Sri Lanka's murky politics have little to do with its offensive against the LTTE, says Rajiva Wijesinha, who heads up the government agency charged with bringing about a lasting political settlement to the conflict. "After so many years of war, there has been a corrosion of the state...
This time around, Odyssey again expects the British government to see things the same way, and is currently negotiating with the country's Ministry of Defence. But because Britain in 2005 adopted UNESCO's patrimony guidelines as 'best practice,' a Sussex-style agreement would come loaded with inherent conflict. "There...