10 Inventions You May Not Have Realized Came From Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo Da Vinci is known for the creation of iconic images like the Mona Lisa and the Vitruvian Man, but his designs spanned a stunning range of imagination.
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‘It’s going to be the Wild West.’ Devastated by fire, Altadena artists vow to rebuild
Something in my brain said no. I have a notebook where I write the formulas ... a quilt she made with her mother, a pencil drawing of her grandmother by her grandfather. Chambers mentions a ...
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The Extraordinary Defense of the Getty Museum Against the L.A. Fires
Under siege by Los Angeles wildfires, the J. Paul Getty Museum is emerging as a near-miraculous beacon of disaster preparedness. Behind the scenes, it’s taking a small army to defend. Roughly 45 ...
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What They Grabbed
On her way out the door of her home in Santa Monica last week, Melissa Rivers took a drawing by her mother ... of our house was basically a wall of flame. I didn’t even grab a piece of my ...
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Cessna 525 Aircraft Bursts into Flames after Overshooting Runway in Tragic Landing
Photo: A Fly Guy's Cabin Lounge. Source: UGC The ill-fated aircraft crashed into shallow beach waters after bursting into flames, drawing attention from witnesses on the beach, who rushed to assist ...
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As Flames Consume Architectural Gems, a Hit to ‘Old California’
The historic ranch house of Will Rogers and an important residence by Ray Kappe were destroyed by the fires, which threaten L.A.’s spectacular design legacy. By Sam Lubell Reporting from Los ...
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Residents flee deadly Southern California fires as homes, memories are destroyed: ‘Things will never be the same’
As the terrifying wildfires that have left at least five dead ripped through the Pacific Palisades and nearby Altadena on Tuesday night, more than 30,000 California residents fled their homes ...