Art Investigation Revived

After nearly 40 years, the FBI and Amherst College have decided to reopen the investigation from a local campus art museum. In the February of 1975, three historic and genuine paintings were stolen from the college's Mead Art Museum. Each painting was reportedly valued at more than $400,000. In 1989 two of the three masterpieces were recovered, but the third piece entitled "Interior with Figures Smoking and Drinking", was never found. Mead's head of security, Heath Cummings, has been researching this case for years and has now turned over his analysis to the FBI. They aim to publicize this case and hopefully rediscover the artwork.

http://www.telegram.com/article/20140224/NEWS/302249897/1052

NBC's Unusual Sochi Experiences

During the course of this year's Winter Olympics in Sochi, a lot can be said about the unique moments that have come from it. NBC's decision to broadcast the most hours out of any Winter Olympics ever, has resulted in several moments of awkwardness and confusion. An instance of this came last week when longtime Olympic anchor Bob Costas, who was suffering from pink eye, was forced to relieve his position and receive medical treatment from Russian doctors. To take over his place on the big stage Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira agreed to temporarily anchor the broadcast. Other examples of awkward moments have been when Vieira asked skeleton sliver medalist Noelle Pikus-Pace about her miscarriage, trackside reporter Lewis Johnson crying after asking Katie Uhlaender about her late father, and Bode Miller getting emotional after a side reporter intrusively kept asking questions about his dead brother. NBC has also had to adjust to American Olympians not winning as much as they hoped. This has left commentators showing their remorse on camera and their disappointment. These weird situations have given the Sochi Games an interesting outlook on the event as a whole.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-olympic-tv-moments-20140217,0,4379384.story#axzz2talqF5ko

Art Makes People Feel Like Bugs

An exhibit called Illusions of a Small World, will feature an overhead projector presentation where spectators will experience first hand what it feels like to be a bug. The showcase will involve 20 different houses where the visitors will experience what it feels like to be small and big at the same time. Projectors will display horrific habitats and oversized shadows on the different walls. The idea of this presentation was inspired by Kafka's Metamorphosis. At the end of the show, viewers will know how it feels to be transformed into an insect and understand the larger features of life.

http://www.wired.com/design/2014/02/boutique-roach-motel/#slide-id-418961

Stray Dogs Exterminated in Sochi

Days before the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Olympic officials have ordered that all stray dogs wandering near the Olympic event be killed. This action came after the dogs started causing problems throughout the village. A specific problem that caused a stir, were the dogs biting small children which caused a great deal of concern for the safety of the people attending the games. Sochi took this precaution ensuring that no spectators or athletes would be hurt. It also rules out the scenario that if there was a sudden attack, it would be a disgrace for the whole country. Throughout the years killing stray dogs has been a typical practice in Russia, but animal activists are looking for ways to resolve the conflict.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/02/03/sochi-officials-order-stray-dogs-killed-ahead-olympics/