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This Thrift Store Art Turned Out To Be A Rare Salvador Dal Print

A sharp-eyed volunteer spotted the print, which is based on a series of watercolors Salvador Dalí produced in homage to Dante's "Divine Comedy."Seaside Art GalleryThe print is based on a series of 100 illustrations Dalí created in the 1950s. The artwork donated to Hotline Pink Thrift Store in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, often arrives dusty and in broken frames. Customers sometimes skip right past it. But one piece recently caught the attention of a volunteer — and it turned out to be a genuine Salvador Dalí woodblock print.

Two Seattle Artists Face Charges For Faking Native American Heritage

Lewis Anthony Rath, 52, and Jerry Chris Van Dyke, 67, have both been charged with misrepresentation of Indian-produced goods.Wikimedia CommonsOne of the artists sold their wares at Ye Olde Curiosity Shop, which opened in Seattle in 1899. The city of Seattle has a rich indigenous history. Even its name is an homage to Chief Sealth. But two local artists allegedly took advantage of this fact by faking Native American heritage to sell art.

Unlocking The Mysteries Of The Amazon's Aw-Guaj Tribe

Only 100 or so members of the Awá-Guajá tribe remain within the deepest reaches of the Amazon today.Vanity FairThe Awá tribe is considered the world’s most endangered tribe. In some of the most remote reaches of the globe, uncontacted tribes continue to live without electricity, grocery stores, and any of the other conveniences of modern life that the rest of us take for granted. In Brazil alone, approximately 100 tribes call the Amazon Basin home, including the most threatened indigenous group in the world: the Awá tribe.

Useless Products That Are Frustratingly Funny

Sometimes the Invisible Hand messes up and brings items to market that hinder us more than they do help us. They don’t work appropriately, or they’re difficult to use. However, we probably haven’t experienced true dissatisfaction and anger until imagining trying to use these very badly-albeit humorously- designed products. Some people just want to set the world on fire to watch it burn. Knowing the fashion trends -and how they often spawn accessories so ugly and impractical that no one wants to wear them, these are right on target!

What Happened On December 11th

What happened on this day in history: Music icon Sam Cooke is killed, Ponzi scheme fraudster Bernie Madoff is arrested, and other important events from December 11th.1792: Louis XVI’s Treason Trial Begins King Louis XVI of France is put on trial for high treason and other crimes against his people. He’d been arrested and dethroned several months prior, but in the midst of the French Revolution, the public was still demanding that he be brought to justice after it was discovered that he was colluding with foreign powers to overthrow the revolutionary government.