Why Napoleon’s ‘theft and vandalism’ served the public good
Two new books about Napoleon sideline his military achievements to present him as a gardener – and an art thief
5 May 2021 • 5:17pm
Detail of Antoine-Jean Gros s 1796 portrait Bonaparte at the Pont d’Arcole
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From time immemorial, victorious warriors have come home laden with booty. Ancient Rome institutionalised this in the triumph, and the French Revolution legitimised it according to the rationale of the day: since Paris was the cradle of what was to be a new universe, it should, for the benefit of mankind, gather to itself the fruits of all the arts and sciences.
These Are the 100 Best 90s Movies
By Jason Kessler, Stacker News
On 5/3/21 at 8:00 PM EDT
The 1990s represent a magical decade in pop culture history. The O.J. Simpson trial, gangster rap, Must See TV, grunge music, and
Friends dominated water cooler conversations, while the internet was just beginning to grab the attention of the world and hit college computer labs. While all of this was happening, incredible movies from big-budget blockbusters to quiet love stories were being released nearly every weekend at movie theaters around the world. Advances in computer-generated imagery gave audiences both the scariest dinosaurs they d ever seen (
April 29, 2021
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The children of celebrities enjoy a silver-spoon upbringing, yet endure incessant media attention from the moment they are born – and the constant risk of living in their famous parents’ shadows.
They have to work extra hard to make people recognise them for who they are rather than who their parents are.
Yet these Chinese stars have overcome the pitfalls of a celebrity childhood to carve out successful show business careers and even outshine their star parents.
Arthur Chen Feiyu
The son of film director Chen Kaige and actress Chen Hong, Feiyu was born in the United States.