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...Other Tudor-era folk are getting their moment in the sun too. In this fall's The Golden Age, Cate Blanchett reprises her role as the steely Queen from 1998's Elizabeth. The very busy Johansson is scheduled to start filming a biopic of Mary Queen of Scots this summer. Even Sting is getting in on the Tudor buzz, popping up on chat shows with a lute to promote Songs from the Labyrinth, a CD of tunes by 16th century composer John Dowland. And fat Henry hasn't been left out. A just-closed exhibit of work by the King...
...that some of the samples contain pigments that had not been used as artists’ paint until 1996.Khandakar’s samples came from the paintings Matter discovered five years ago. They had been wrapped in paper that read “Pollock (1946–49) / Tudor City (1940–1949) / 32 Jackson experimental / works (gift & purchase) / Bad condition. / 4 both sides. All / drawing boards. / Robi paints. / MacDougal Alley, 1958.” Matter’s parents—photographer Herbert Matter and painter Mercedes Matter—had a close relationship with Pollock, which...
...GLYNDEBOURNE Not far from Lewes, West Sussex, is a Tudor mansion with its own opera house. It lives up to its founder's aim to provide "not just the best that can be done, but the best that can be done anywhere." Bring a picnic; eat in the tearoom or restaurants (named after Hampshire villages Over, Middle and Nether Wallop); or order a gourmet hamper. If it rains, retreat to the big tent or the theater's covered exterior gallery. The lush walled English gardens are worth a stroll, and you may find a sheep eyeing your dinner, as there...
...before the 2005-2006 season, Daigneau posted solid numbers between the posts—including a 2.48 goals-against average and 19-10-2 record—and led his team to the NCAA tournament, where Harvard suffered a first-round loss to Maine. Daigneau also won the John Tudor Memorial Cup, given to the team’s most valuable player, at the annual year-end banquet. This season, with Daigneau lost to graduation, the Crimson finds itself in a nearly identical situation. Harvard has no starter with significant experience, and given the glut of important games early...
Real estate agent Diane Ragan flips through some property listings online and finds some bargains not far from Old Metairie, a suburb west of New Orleans with million-dollar Mission Revival and English Tudor mansions. She points out a three-bedroom "cottage" with an asking price of $137,000 - down about a third from pre-storm prices. Even though the house took on nearly five feet of water after Katrina, she figures a young couple, professionals most likely, will grab it as a fixer-upper - or demolish it and build the home of their dreams...