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Feb 12

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Were you waiting to find out what statement this giant porcelain throne was trying to make? Was it just another fixture to compete against the big lights of Times Square? Or did its meaning go deeper? Before we announce last…

Feb 12

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The Daily Frame

Two women dressed as clowns and their dog take a break during a clown parade Sunday in Sesimbra, Portugal.

Updated, Feb. 12 7:33 a.m. Monday's Daily Download segment explored what it means to "like" something on Facebook, and the trend of people who choose to ditch using Facebook altogether. Howard Kurtz and Lauren Ashburn of Daily Download joined…

Feb 11

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Weekly Poem: 'On a Greek Proverb'

A.E. Stallings is a poet and translator who has lived in Athens, Greece, for the last 13 years. Trained as a classicist, studying ancient Greek and Latin, she garnered much acclaim for her translation of the Roman philosopher Lecretius' "The…

Feb 11

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The Daily Frame

First-grade students from Capitol Hill Day School study Alexander Calder's mobiles at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.