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The Most Frequently Stolen Artwork in History Is…On the High Line?

The Ghent Altarpiece is the most frequently stolen artwork in history, having been burgled, all or in part, on six occasions, the object of a total of 13 crimes over its almost 600-year existence.

By Noah Charney

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In his best directed film since 'Good Night, and Good Luck,' George Clooney, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Grant Heslov, proves he’s more than just another pretty face, collating archival information from the great book by Robert M. Edsel into a solid adventure story that seldom lags.

By Rex Reed

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