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The Telegram Brotherhood at This Hour

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A Night at the Museum

A night at the museum. Starring Adam Sandler.

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Are you asleep?

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A Speck Spotted in the Eye of the Girl with a Pearl Earring

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I have two questions: why is the Vakhtangov Theatre on the barello menu? And what shall we order?

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Tolkien used Tengwar, the script he devised for the legendarium of The Lord of the Rings, for entries in his weekly desk calendar

Painting of a fluffy black-and-white dog lying on a red patterned cushion with its paws crossed. The artist's signature is visible in the lower left corner.

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Painted portrait of a black-and-white dog on a red cushion

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The Letters of Édouard Manet, 1879–1880, Embellished by the Artist

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Have You Ever Heard of Mexican Baroque?

Have you ever heard of Mexican Baroque? Before you are two paintings on the theme of the Annunciation by Cristóbal de Villalpando of Mexico City, the most brilliant representative of Mexican Baroque art.

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King George V of England Mows the Lawn under the Watchful Eye of His Mother, the Dowager Queen Alexandra

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The Whole Crew of "The Sicilian Clan" on Board One Aeroplane: Henri Verneuil, Jean Gabin, Alain Delon and Lino Ventura

The whole crew of "The Sicilian Clan" on board one aeroplane: Henri Verneuil, Jean Gabin, Alain Delon and Lino Ventura. A stunning cast for a legendary film. A breed of men that has almost been taken out of production.

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