It’s the Most Hated Font in History. Its Backstory Might Change Your Mind.
The font was one of the typefaces preloaded onto Windows 95—where it stuck out like a sore thumb alongside more stately options like Arial and Times New Roman—and as its thick preschool curves ...
Ralph Lauren Unveils a Duo of Western Black Dial Cushion Wristwatches
Ralph Lauren is broadening its American Western Watch Collection with two new offerings that merge Swiss craftsmanship with ...
An Ancient Golden Plaque Might Point Towards a Bounty of Roman-Era Discoveries
The search for a lost Roman temple is on. As archaeologists continued to excavate a Roman fort from the first century A.D. in ...
Two Catholic churches to close next spring, including Holy Cross
Two Roman Catholic churches, one in Lewiston and one in Sabattus, are slated to close by next summer. “We will stop doing ...
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Roman Polanski avoids trial for alleged 1973 sexual assault of minor
Roman Polanski settled a lawsuit over an alleged sexual assault of a minor more than 50 years ago. The Oscar-winning director no longer faces a 10-day trial in the U.S. after reaching a settlement ...
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Book Review: ‘Roman Year,’ by André Aciman
Recounting the time his family spent in a former Italian brothel, André Aciman’s new memoir, “Roman Year,” picks up where 1994’s “Out of Egypt” left off. By Aminatta Forna Aminatta ...
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Reinventing Concrete, the Ancient Roman Way
The material, light tan and granular, had been a critical component of the Roman Empire, he said: the precursor to concrete, a mainstay of Roman infrastructure, including the aqueducts that ...
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Pompeii archaeological park sets daily visitors’ limit to combat over-tourism
The Pompeii archaeological park plans to limit visitor numbers to 20,000 a day and introduce personalized tickets from next week in a bid to cope with over-tourism and protect the world heritage site.
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Suit against Roman Polanski over alleged rape of minor in 1973 settled, both sides say
French-Polish director Roman Polanski, who fled the United States decades ago after admitting to the statutory rape of a 13-year-old, will no longer face trial over an alleged assault of another ...
The cold weather in the theater continues...Gladiator Returns After 24 Years
Anchor] Regardless of Korean or foreign movies, the recently released works are hardly working hard.Gladiator's sequel to his ...
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Civil suit against Roman Polanski alleging 1973 child rape won’t go to trial; settlement reached
A civil lawsuit brought against Roman Polanski that alleged the filmmaker sexually assaulted a child in the 1970s — a separate case from his conviction for assaulting a 13-year-old girl — is ...
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Roman Polanski settles underage rape case that was headed to trial in 2025
Roman Polanski has settled an underage rape case that was set to go to trial next year. The civil lawsuit was originally filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court in June 2023, but the plaintiff ...