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The Mauritshuis exhibits works by Dutch Golden Age painters. He was the first person to paint a dodo and is the oldest Dutch artist known for creating still lifes of flowers. two horses and the groom (1628), Laurent Savery.City Collection, Abbey Kortrijk In the early 17th century, Roland Savery (1576-1639) left Harlem for Prague to become court painter to Emperor Rudolf II. There he encountered an object that would cement his reputation as a key figure in the Dutch Golden Age. It was probably a stuffed dodo, and he scouted it among the emperor's vast collection of rare animals. Savery's…

With its streamlined curves and glow-in-the-dark sound system, the silver Lamborghini Huracán Performante was the stuff of teenage fantasy: $350,000 of aerodynamic metals and lightweight upholstery, packed into a taut and powerful body. Ben Armstrong loved it dearly.When he started shopping for a Lamborghini, Mr. Armstrong, a cryptocurrency evangelist with more than one million YouTube subscribers, worried that he’d have to spend months searching. “I think I have to go to Italy to get the Lambo I want,” he texted a business partner. “I don’t want to compromise.” But fate smiled on him. In the fall of 2021, a car…

Record label Universal Music Group has removed all of its music from the popular social media application Tik Tok. This comes after the license agreement between the two companies expired on Wednesday, January 31st. Also read: Jay-Z's Roc Nation won't host pre-Grammys party this year Universal Music extracts music from TIK TOK Universal Music has accused social media app TikTok of “bullying”. The record label also noted that Tik Tok wanted to pay a “portion” of what other social media sites pay for access to its vast music catalog. As a result, Universal Music removed millions of songs from Tik…

African Global Operations (AGO), formerly known as Bosasa, has sold its remaining assets for approximately R30 million. Park Village Auction (PVA). The once-unkempt headquarters of African Global Operations (AGO) has been sold again.The Krugersdorp office park and training center, known as the Smart Global Campus, sold for R29.5 million at auction on Friday, according to Park Village Auctions.The facility includes storage, storage, a command and control room, a recreational building with a large timber deck, a restaurant, a lapa, and sleeping quarters. The site area is over 8 hectares.African Global Operations' Smart Global Campus on Windsor Street in Krugersdorp. Supplied…

Like Twitter, the social media company struggled to find a niche market for influencers. While YouTube was home to pranksters and beauty gurus, Instagram was home to fashionistas and travel bloggers, Twitter was home to grumpy journalists, political flame wars, and niche humor. Before Musk took over, the company tried various methods to attract creators. The company funded aspiring podcasters to produce shows with its audio discussion feature Spaces, appealing to digital artists during the 2022 NFT boom.”We're all fighting for people's time,” Weitz said.Some of the creators that X wants to woo are skeptical about the revenue potential. YouTuber…

Welcome, pet lovers. Furry Fun Fact of the Day! Visit our South African website for the latest pet news. Pets can do all kinds of crazy and amazing things, right? I'm sure you'll discover something new about them every day. For example, have you ever heard of a singing dog? Join us on the South African website to learn the fascinating and often humorous fun facts that distinguish our pets from the rest of the animal kingdom. Discover things about these bundles of joy that will make you giggle and wonder if they're not little humans in disguise! One of…

Arsenal are five points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool, so could Jurgen Klopp’s side end the Gunners’ title hopes when they go to Emirates Stadium on Sunday?”I think Arsenal have to beat them,” said BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton. “If Liverpool win this game, Arsenal won’t catch them – or even get close to them again.”Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League matches again this season, against a variety of guests.For this weekend’s games, he takes on Ski Sunday presenter Ed Leigh, who is a Liverpool fan.Ski Sunday is on BBC Two at 17:15 GMT on Sunday,…

Last week, South Africa's production and racing champions made their presence felt at major racing events and awards ceremonies. South African Champion Hawaiian-bred sensational stallion Justify was named the 2023 Eclipse Champion Two-Year-Old Filly by her daughter Just FYI at the Eclipse Awards Ceremony held in Palm Beach on Thursday, January 25th. When he shined, he crowned the first American champion. . Newly crowned Eclipse Champion Just FYI wins the 2023 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (Photo – Coolmore) Further success for the former U.S. Triple Crown winner was last Saturday's victory in the Gr3 La Prevoyante Stakes presented by Ketel…

The United Nations children's agency estimates that at least 17,000 children in the Gaza Strip have been left unaccompanied or separated from their families nearly four months after Israel attacked the enclave. UNICEF announced Friday that nearly all children in the Strip also require mental health support. “Each [child] There are heartbreaking stories of loss and grief,” said Jonathan Clicks, UNICEF's communications director for the occupied Palestinian territories. “this [17,000] This number corresponds to 1 percent of the total number of displaced persons, or 1.7 million people,” he said in a media briefing via video link from Jerusalem. The figure…

South African traditional healer Gogo Maweni (real name Makgotso Leanne Mokopo) is one of the country's most popular traditional healers. She is also a very controversial person. When she's not debating turning people into tokolos, she's playing with snakes or taking midnight walks in graveyards. Last year, she shared a video of herself with a snake wrapped around her neck. This year, she appears to have started selling snakes to customers who believe they bring wealth and good fortune to their owners. An Instagram page with photos of various snakes for sale is going viral on social media. Also read:…