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Some ‘Citizen Kane’ in us all

Undoubtedly one reason why Orson Wells’ 1941 film ‘Citizen Kane’ is considered to be one of the best films of all time is due to the dramaturgy of Charles Foster Kane an American newspaper tycoon, portrayed by Wells, based on William Randolph Hearst. The storyline invites the audience to look...
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By , Oct. 12, 2015

Warwick Researchers Help Solve Renaissance Whodunnit

For several hundreds of years, the 16th century Rothschild Bronzes have been at the centre of a ‘Renaissance whodunnit’. The pair of sculptures, each depicting a naked man riding a black panther, have been attributed to several artists over the centuries but no definite culprit has ever been decided on. The mystery remained unsolved and the Bronzes slid into relative obscurity. That changed however in February 2015, when a team from Cambridge University proposed that the two Bronzes were in-fact made by Renaissance superstar Michelangelo.
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By , Oct. 12, 2015

Warwick says no to Azeem

Previously, a Facebook event for Azeem Ward’s Senior Flute Recital attracted over 50,000 RSVPs, the majority of which were seemingly British students. The event became so popular that Twitter users also petitioned for the event to be live-streamed with the hashtag #streamazeem. Thousands of Brits then watched the live-stream of...
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By , Oct. 12, 2015