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Opinion: Art Museums at the Crossroads

American art museums are in a deep financial crisis that threatens their very mission -- the access of the public to great works of art. Today, museums have programs for K-12 schoolchildren, people with Alzheimer's and their caregivers, prison inmates, people with mental and physical challenges, and the general public --...

Storm Turns Ohio Lighthouse Into Beautiful Ice Sculpture

(Dec. 16) -- Surf's up! And it might not come down until spring. Freezing temperatures and big waves on Lake Erie have turned a Cleveland lighthouse into an unbelievable ice sculpture. Lake spray lifted by heavy winds during a recent storm encased the 99-year-old Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Lighthouse in a thick shell...

Dog-Man Sculptures Have Aussies Asking, 'Mutt or Smut?'

(Nov. 19) -- Two Australian artists are turning heads Down Under with provocative art depicting human figures with dog heads. The works have inspired debate among Australians, who are asking whether the art is pornographic or a perversion of the senses. Husband and wife duo Marc and Gillie Schattner, of Sydney, recently...

Art of War: Naval Mines Become Furniture

(Nov. 18) -- At the height of World War II, as German U-boats patrolled the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Finland, they had to be extra careful, not only because of Soviet boat patrols, but also watching out for the naval mines being mass produced on little Naissaar Island, just northwest of the Estonian town of Tallinn. The...

Bacon-Flavored Soda Sizzles Onto Shelves

(Nov. 4) -- When you're too lazy to make bacon, why not pop a bottle and just drink bacon instead? J&D Foods, a company that specializes in all things bacon -- including bacon-flavored envelopes and the bacon Kevin Bacon sculpture that made headlines recently -- has taken the obsession one step further by coming up with a...