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  • Miro's "La Ferme" ("The Farm"), crowded with nostalgic images of the area, shows the house from the side. Ernest Hemingway bought it, and his widow donated it to the U.S. National Gallery of Art. (Photo provided by The National Gallery of Art)

    Miro's farm needs tender, loving care

    By Roland Flamini - Special to The Washington Times

    Catalonian artist Joan Miro had a farm. And on this farm he had an easel on which he created large, wonderful paintings of it that are among his most famous works. Now, with Spain in economic crisis, Miro’s farm is a neglected relic with an uncertain future. Published February 16, 2012 Comments

  • "It has in it all that you feel about Spain when you are there and all that you feel when you are away and cannot go there," Ernest Hemingway said of Joan Miro's "La Ferme." (Associated Press)

    The old man and the Miro

    By Roland Flamini - Special to The Washington Times

    For Ernest Hemingway it wasn’t a question of to have or have not. Published February 16, 2012 Comments

  • "Here Without Me" at Freer and Sackler, Feb. 19.

    Get Out: ‘Here Without Me’

    By Mike Riggs - Special to The Washington Times

    It’s tough to beat Paul Newman directing John Malkovich through a script by Tennessee Williams. But someone — or rather, something — did: time. Published February 16, 2012 Comments

  • **FILE** Singer Whitney Houston arrives Oct. 28, 2006, at the 17th Carousel of Hope Ball benefiting the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Associated Press)

    Whitney Houston fans to follow funeral on Internet

    By Nekesa Mumbi Moody - Associated Press

    updated 33 minutes ago

    They won’t be there in person, but Whitney Houston’s millions of fans worldwide will be able to share in her homecoming service Saturday as they watch her private funeral on the Internet and elsewhere. Published February 16, 2012 Comments

  • In "The Secret World of Arrietty," the tiny title character, Arrietty, is befriended by Shawn, a full-sized "bean" (human being). (Disney)

    MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Secret World of Arrietty’

    By Adam Mazmanian - Special to The Washington Times

    This import from Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli, which produced “Princess Mononoke” and “Ponyo,” has its roots in a well-known English children’s story. Based on “The Borrowers,” a series of books by Mary Norton, it tells the story of a family of tiny people living under the floorboards of a house who forage for their necessities on nightly adventures. Published February 16, 2012 Comments

  • Conductor Gustavo Dudamel, 31, is a national hero in Venezuela. Outside the concert hall where the Los Angeles Philharmonic performed, vendors sold T-shirts and buttons emblazoned with his image. (Associated Press)

    Caracas gives L.A. conductor a hero’s welcome

    By Ian James - Associated Press

    Star conductor Gustavo Dudamel is thrilling fans in Venezuela as he performs with the Los Angeles Philharmonic for the first time in his homeland, fresh off winning a Grammy. Published February 16, 2012 Comments

  • Emma Krebs, a collections technician with the Newseum, dusts a map of Florida, which played a pivotal role in the 2000 election. (Associated Press)

    Campaign laughs and history on view at D.C.’s Newseum

    By Brett Zongker - Associated Press

    Tina Fey’s red suit, flag pin and eyeglasses worn to channel her Sarah Palin parodies of the 2008 presidential race are going on view at the Newseum, along with items from journalists and candidates who made history in presidential politics. Published February 16, 2012 Comments

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