tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post3884311066460162379..comments2024-03-28T04:48:19.626-07:00Comments on Strange Company: Weekend Link Dump, Annual Kentucky Derby EditionUndinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16214242522330278662noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-49584830061740968122018-05-04T06:52:09.447-07:002018-05-04T06:52:09.447-07:00The story about Hitler’s death made me realise tha...The story about Hitler’s death made me realise that for all these years, whether the dictator was still alive or not would affect other countries, such as Russia, much more than Germany or the rest of Europe. I found the story on the fake paintings in the small museum in France to be more interesting: it’s intriguing that someone would forge so many paintings from a relatively unknown artist. Was that because the forger painted like Terrus more than any other, or because he thought he could get away with it more easily than with forgeries supposed to be by others? The town of Elne could probably have recouped their losses if they’d organised an exhibition of fakes, especially if they could ever have found the originals. But it seems the police have taken the fakes, so now they don’t even have them.<br /><br />I’ll bet on the kitten to win, by the way. (Though I like Hofburg: any horse named after a former Habsburg residence sounds good.)John Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.com