1. The Giraffe Collection

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    October 26, 2013 by ruthmarcusart

    My mother owns the west coast’s largest collection of giraffes. This is an un-official designation. But until the Guinness Book …
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    Category: Uncategorized

  2. Bourguiba Museum – Graceland for World Leaders

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    July 2, 2013 by ruthmarcusart

    Monastir, Tunisia is the home town of Habib Bourguiba. Bourguiba was, as everyone knows, the Founder and First President of …
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    Category: Celebrity Portraits, Monuments, Super Specific Museums

  3. Dictator Kitsch

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    April 14, 2013 by ruthmarcusart

    Toppled Arab dictators Qaddafi, Ben Ali, and Mubarak, and the teetering Bashar al-Asad shared many ruling techniques: secret police, control/censorship …
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    Category: Monuments

  4. Vatican the Board Game – How Men REALLY Become Pope

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    March 14, 2013 by ruthmarcusart

    My copy of “Vatican The Board Game” is signed by the creator himself, a Stephen Haliczer, PhD. You can therefore …
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  5. Colbert Less Popular than Iggy Pop?

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    March 7, 2013 by ruthmarcusart

      The celebrities people choose to accompany their pets in portraits represent an excellent barometer of overall popularity. After all, …
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    Category: Pet Celebrity Portraits

  6. A Lamp of a Different Color

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    February 28, 2013 by ruthmarcusart

    Who needs boring old black or white or metal lamps? The world is full of much more interesting variations, like …
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    Category: Cool Things I Own

  7. American Awesome: Grant Wood

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    February 26, 2013 by ruthmarcusart

    When I was in college, I regularly made a pilgrimage to the Met to visit what I still believe is …
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    Category: Artists I Love

  8. Outsourcing Patrimony: North Korean-made Monuments

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    February 23, 2013 by ruthmarcusart

    Egypt: The old route to the Cairo airport travels through suburban Heliopolis. Ostentatious mansions abut the main thoroughfare, Saleh Salem …
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  9. From Sketch to Reality: Pet Portrait Process

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    February 21, 2013 by ruthmarcusart

    Before I put paint to paper (or canvas), I sketch out my pet celebrity portraits. I want to make sure …
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  10. 50% Fabulous – Lessons Learned from Egyptian Mannequins

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    February 19, 2013 by ruthmarcusart

    My second apartment in Cairo was on an unnamed alley near the downtown shopping drag Talat Harb Street (which leads …
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    Category: Cool Things I Own

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