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Dec 21

holidays

We aren’t big on holiday gift giving around here. Considering I self-identify as a Buddhist, I celebrate Christmas more out of appreciation for my childhood tradition. I like this season because of the emphasis on family, friends, and peace. I enjoy our tree, and the colorful outdoor lights, but I feel utterly uncompelled to go on a buying binge in the name of the holiday season. Fortunately my husband and parents feel the same. For my parents, I made donations in their names to organizations that support causes they support (an animal organization for mom and a veterans of war organization for my step-dad). My husband directs the majority of his gift giving towards his daughter, and I’ll send her something as well. DS and I will exchange one gift. We are direct in our gift requests, so there’s no guessing (another thing I try to avoid: buying someone a gift for the sake of buying him something. Direct gift requests eliminate this problem). My husband’s request this year: A subscription to the Sunday New York Times. I love that this is what he wants for Christmas. He should receive the first installment of his gift in a few hours.

Dec 6

Man With Apple Hovering In Front Of Face Sues René Magritte’s Estate

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TACOMA, WA—Michael Renfro, a 68-year-old retired CPA with an apple hovering in front of his face, announced Monday that he has filed a $15 million lawsuit against the estate of deceased Belgian artist René Magritte for unlawfully using his likeness in the 1964 painting The Son Of Man.
“I only recently became aware of the painting’s existence when an acquaintance slipped a Polaroid of the work between the apple and my face,” said Renfro, who suspects that Magritte may have seen him while he was purchasing a bowler hat and topcoat in Brussels in the early 1960s. “Despite everything, I do respect Mr. Magritte’s abilities as an artist. He was undeniably a master of photorealism.” Magritte’s work has often been the subject of litigation, most notably in 2003 when the Los Angeles County Museum of Art filed a Treachery of Images charge against the artist’s estate after purchasing a piece by Magritte that was believed to be a pipe, but was later revealed not to be a pipe.