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Published: 04/5/11

Hunt Is On for Remains of Possible Mona Lisa Model

By  not in system - AOL News
Hunt Is On for Remains of Possible Mona Lisa Model

ROME -- Italian researchers said today they will dig up bones in a Florence convent to try to identify the remains of a Renaissance woman long believed to be the model for the Mona Lisa. If successful, the research might help ascertain the identity of the woman depicted in Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece -- a mystery that has puzzled scholars and art lovers for centuries and generated countless theories. Jean-Pierre Muller, AFP / Getty Images Bones will be dug up in a Florence, Italy, convent to try to locate the remains of Lisa Gherardini, a Renaissance woman believed to be the ...

Published: 09/10/09

Farmers Market Frenzy Is My Kind of Crazy

By  Domenica Marchetti - Politics Daily
Farmers Market Frenzy Is My Kind of Crazy

A lot of people look forward to their weekly trip to the farmers market the way most kids look forward to the last day of school. The words joy, anticipation, and abandon come to mind.For me, the word dread also applies. I know, it sounds crazy, especially for someone who cooks and writes about food for a living. But crazy is just what I'm talking about, because from the minute I step out of my car and into the cluster of stalls that sets up every Tuesday in the parking lot of my local library, I risk losing my sanity. Not to mention my children's college savings. ...

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