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Sunday

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, 2006, Shigeru Miyamoto, Executive Producer; Eiji Aonuma, Director; Satoru Takizawa, Art Director; Eiji Aonuma, Satoru Iwata, Producers, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo of America, Inc. Smithsonian American Art Museum hide caption

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Smithsonian American Art Museum

Blasts From The Past: The Art Of Video Games

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Thursday

Sculptor Gerson Frank On Love And Art

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Wednesday

Tuesday

Wednesday

The Seattle Space Needle's 50th anniversary is Saturday. Though the top of the Needle has been off-white for years, it's being painted its original color, "galaxy gold," for the anniversary. Dan Callister/Getty Images hide caption

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Saturday

LemonsPlace of production: Limassol, CyprusTransporting distance: 2.050 km Carbon footprint (total) per kg: 0,72 kg Water requirement (total) per kg: 448 l Klaus Pichler hide caption

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Klaus Pichler

Wednesday

Silver chalices made in Syria in the sixth or seventh century. They are known as the Attarouthi Treasure, named after the prosperous Byzantine merchant town of Attarouthi. The Metropolitan Museum of Art hide caption

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sunday

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Wednesday

Catlett Blazed Trails As An African-American Artist

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Andrew Johnson, 23, of Bartlett, Ill. has been named the new master model builder of Legoland Discovery Center Chicago after competing for the job against seven other finalists. Rick West/The Daily Herald hide caption

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College Student Pieces His Way To Lego Mastery

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Monday

During a recent photo shoot, Andrej Pejic poses on a rooftop in New York City. The 20-year-old has modeled both menswear and women's wear for some of the world's top designers. Richard Drew/AP hide caption

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Fashion's New 'It' Girl ... And Boy: Andrej Pejic

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Friday

Friday