After 60,000 years of isolation, India wants to turn their home into a ‘new Hong Kong’
My journey to the tribe began at the central bus station at 2.30am. Greasy puddles reflected the Moon. Passengers picked their way between the stray dogs and drunks. The sign on the front of my ride ...
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Lady Louise Windsor and mum Sophie prepare to mark major milestone together
Sophie will mark her 60 th birthday on Monday, and no doubt, the Duke of Edinburgh, and the couple's children, Lady Louise Windsor, 21, and James, Earl of Wessex, 17, will ensure she's thoroughly ...
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How the Getty Museum survived LA wildfires as the super-rich take note
The Getty Villa, separate from the main museum in Brentwood, was designed by Robert E Langdon Jr and Ernest C Wilson Jr, opened in 1974 and has since been renovated. Although it wasn’t in the ...
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How the Getty Museum Survived L.A.’s Fires
Last weekend, warnings to evacuate were issued to the suburban westside neighborhood of Brentwood, which includes the esteemed Getty Center, home to one of the city’s most prized art collections.
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Inside the Getty museums’ defense against the L.A. wildfires
As wildfires ravaged greater Los Angeles last week, the J. Paul Getty Museum faced encroaching flames on two fronts. Blazes nearly surrounded the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, coming within ...
The Australian18d
How the Getty Museum is surviving an inferno
Picture: Getty Images via AFP The country’s richest museum has both the experience and the resources to successfully fight back: It has a $9.1 billion endowment and has also faced down wildfires ...
The Star18d
Spared from the flames: Getty art centre survives Los Angeles wildfires
After ripping through thousands of buildings, wildfires in Los Angeles, California in the United States were looming last Saturday toward the celebrated Getty Centre and its priceless collection.
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Sophie makes feelings clear as Duchess of Edinburgh presented with 60th birthday cake
The Duchess of Edinburgh received an early birthday celebration today during her visit to Company Shop's community hub in Lambeth, where she was presented with a special cake ahead of turning 60 on ...
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Bill Burr Faced 'Sophie's Choice' Dilemma About Fleeing Fire In His Helicopter
“So all I have is a two-seater, and I didn’t want to have to make ‘Sophie’s Choice’ with my family, so we all piled into the SUV like everybody else.” While Burr, who has a comedy special on Hulu in ...
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Chernobyl’s Stray Dogs Are Genetically Distinct—But Radiation Isn’t the Reason
Almost four decades later, the stray dogs that roam near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant are genetically different from the ones in the nearby city of Chernobyl—but it’s probably not because ...
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The Extraordinary Defense of the Getty Museum Against the L.A. Fires
Under siege by Los Angeles wildfires, the J. Paul Getty Museum is emerging as a near-miraculous beacon of disaster preparedness. Behind the scenes, it’s taking a small army to defend.
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Strategy and architecture helped L.A.’s storied Getty Museum survive the wildfires
As flames whip the Pacific Palisades, the storied Getty Villa museum has withstood the Los Angeles wildfires, preserving its 44,000-plus items thanks to strategy and architecture designed for ...