The griffin, a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle, symbolized strength and divine protection in ancient Greece.

New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned an ancient bronze griffin head stolen nearly a century ago to a museum in southern Greece, the latest repatriation marking a broader shift in the ...

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All winter long I’ve been meaning to write about the little constellation Aries the Ram, and finally on this last weekend of ...

The French director Alain Guiraudie’s latest film, a bent kind of murder mystery, presents life at its basest and gamiest. By Wesley Morris This gimmicky thriller starring Bill Skarsgard and ...

The Teatro La Fenice is one of Italy's most popular opera houses, and one that has almost faced its demise from not one, but three big fires since opening in 1792. Locals and visitors alike joke ...

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Bites in Beaverton, history in Old Town, big arts ambitions, and more. Plus: Behind the scenes of 'Hasaan Hates Portland,' the James Beard Public Market, goatscaping, the Gorge vintage trail, and the ...