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  1. First stone laid for Louvre's Islamic art gallery

    PARIS—The first stone was laid Wednesday at the Louvre's new Arts of Islam gallery, the first major modern architectural addition to the museum since its famed glass pyramid was built in the 1980s.


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  2. Fashion bids adieu to Yves Saint Laurent

    By RACHID AOULI and GAELLE FAURE Associated Press Writer 4:15 AM PDT, June 6, 2008 PARIS — Celebrities he clothed and designers he inspired gathered for the funeral of Yves Saint Laurent, a sartorial revolutionary who changed the way generations of women dressed.


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  3. Speaking in Code

    Artists Interpret Linguistic Puzzle

    “Um… what language have we been speaking in?” My sister often asks me this after a pause in a conversation. It may sound like a silly question, but it’s a fair one, since I am often unsure of the answer. It can be French or English. More often, it’s Franglish, the two of us weaving in and out of the languages unconsciously — yet strategically.


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  4. From Global to Local, Film Fest Hits Grand Lake

    OAKLAND—The Oakland International Film Festival, which starts Thursday at the Grand Lake Theater, may bring together international movies from Namibia to the Basque country of Spain, but a closer look shows that many of the films reflect Oakland itself.


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  5. Bill T Jones - Shouting over Barriers

    [article accompanying exclusive video interview] "To make a work that says, 'War is bad!' is absurd." So reads the blog of one Bill T. Jones, choreographer/dancer, 55 years old. The work in question: "Blind Date," an unmistakably American name for an unmistakably critical reflection upon American politics and patriotism. The great icon of contemporary dance brought this production by his Bill T.


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