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  Dallas Murals to Brighten These Dark Days

  March 22 at 10:53 p.m.

  It's been a tough go already at home staring at our respective walls. Here are some inspiring murals in Dallas to remind us of the simple beauty that we can experience on our walks outside the house. Photos by Andrew Sherman

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  Statue at DMA Is Just One of Nepal’s Many Pillaged Works

  January 30 at 4 a.m.

  When a centuries-old bronze statue now on loan to the Dallas Museum of Art was stolen from a Hindu temple in Nepal 36 years ago, it became one of hundreds of ancient cultural artifacts that have been illegally removed from the country over the last six decades. Since the 1950s,...

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  It’s Always a Party With The Big Ass Brass Band

  Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  The Dallas-based Big Ass Brass Band has become known in the Dallas music scene for the energy and joy they bring to the stage.

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  Exploring the Open Studios of Cedars

  Sunday, November 24, 2019 at 8:43 a.m.

  If you are looking for the artistic hub of Dallas, just go to the Arts District and then keep driving south to the Cedars. With dozens of locations and over 100 participating artists the annual Cedars Open Studios tour gave us a unique opportunity to up close and personal to the artistic process. Photos by Mike Brooks

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  Cyberattack Takes Dallas’ Heritage Auctions Offline

  Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  Heritage Auctions, a Dallas-based auction house, was hit by a ransomware attack on Friday that took its website offline through the weekend. Many auctions were rescheduled and some Friday bids were lost, but customer data was not leaked, according to updates posted on the company’s website. The website was back...

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  Toilet Seat Artist and Former Museum Owner Dies at 98

  Monday, July 29, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  Over his lifetime, Barney Smith designed, decorated and collected roughly 1,400 toilet seat lids. The master plumber-turned-artist died Tuesday at the age of 98. From art and knickknacks to spoons, coins and stamps, human beings have amused themselves by accumulating large quantities of similar items for thousands of years. Janet...