LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 13: (UK TABLOID NEWSPAPERS OUT) J K Rowling arrives at the Orange British Academy Film Awards 2011 held at The Royal Opera House on February 13, 2011 in London, England.
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Great Gifts: Reclusive heiress Huguette M. Clark, who died last month in New York, has left a painting from Claude Monet’s “Water Lilies” series to the Corcoran Gallery of Art. (Washington Post)
Harry Potter and the Mysterious Internets: Harry Potter mastermind J.K. Rowling is finally launching an online store that will sell Harry Potter e-books directly to consumers. (Wall Street Journal)
Released: The Chinese legal authorities released dissident artist Ai Weiwei on Wednesday after a three-month detention, ending a prosecution that highlighted China’s poor human rights record. (New York Times)
And Now, Questions: Chinese artist Ai Weiwei cannot talk about what had happened during his detention, raising questions about the motives of the Chinese authorities. (Der Spiegel)
The Face that Launched…: The city of Florence, Italy is launching a campaign to bring “Mona Lisa” to Florence; the city is seeking 100,000 signatures to petition the Louvre to allow the famed work to visit. (AP via Washington Post)
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