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3-D Printing Recreates Ancient Sculpture Destroyed by ISIS

The replica "Lion of Mosul" was modeled from crowd-sourced photos.

What’s on Your Mind? Facebook Says Nude Statues Shouldn’t Be

Facebook does not "allow ads that depict nudity, even if it isn't sexual in nature....

‘McJesus’ Sculpture Sparks Outrage Among Israel’s Christians

Hundreds of Christians calling for removal of a sculpture by Finnish artist Jani Leinonen protested...

Were Ewok-Like Creatures Called ‘Chay Na Men’ Found Near a Cave in Thailand?

Ewoks, for the time being, can still only be found on the fictional forest moon...

Did Obama’s Portraitist Paint an Image of a Black Woman Holding the Severed Head of a White Person?

Artist Kehinde Wiley is best known for reimagining classical heroic paintings using black men and...

Is This a Hermit Crab Using a Skull for a Shell?

An image purportedly showing a hermit crab using a human skull is actually a lifelike...

Did the Guggenheim Museum Plan to Host Exhibits Criticized by Some as Cruel to Animals?

An online petition accurately describes the basic facts about three installations that were later removed...

The Young Family

Photographs of a rare, recently discovered trans-species of human-dog hybrid are actually pictures of an...