Earlier this week I took a pre-opening tour of the new Greek and Roman Galleries at the Metropolitan Museum. (All praise to my cheerful guide Chris Lightfoot, a Met curator of Roman art. When we talk about “digging” in my business, we don’t mean anything as literal as what he does in Turkey.) Just like the Getty Villa in Malibu, which re-opened last year just as the storm over the antiquities trade was hitting home, the Met galleries are debuting when there are still a lot of claims from Greece and Italy on ancient works in U. Read More...
An A.B.C. (Audit Bureau of Circulations) report made news last fortnight in the Pacific Northwest. The 91-year-old Portland Oregonian (a.m.) passed in daily circulation its rival the Journal (p.m.)—151,591 to 147,159.
During the early ’30s the hard-fighting Journal held a nip-&-tuck lead over the Oregonian. In 1937, when chunky, agile-minded Edwin Palmer (“Ep”) Hoyt took over, the Oregonian began a circulation march that in two years carried it to an 18,000 lead over the Journal. Read More...
Learning how to say “happy birthday” in Spanish is a great way to show your Spanish-speaking friends and family members some love on their special day. And if you’re considering moving to a Spanish-speaking country, it’s a useful thing to know for social occasions.
On that note, let’s learn some different happy birthday quotes in Spanish. There are many ways to say “happy birthday” in Spanish, and they range from simple messages to traditional songs. Read More...