Masterpiece Seed

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Ways To Spot A Fake Masterpiece

Kelly Grovier | BBC Culture | 12th March 2025

AI tools are all the rage in art fraud investigation, but the human eye and some chemical analysis are all you need. Pigments give the forger away — Rembrandt did not have access to titanium white. If the work's provenance is unverifiable, it could be because it doesn't have one. Laboured, stiff brushwork is the trademark of a mediocre copyist. And always check the spelling of the signature (2,200 words)

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The Seed Of Elon Khan

Ed West | Wrong Side Of History | 11th March 2025

Unscrupulous men — from Genghis Khan to the Irish warlord Niall of the Nine Hostages, and now, Elon Musk — have always sought to produce large numbers of children. Historically, the easiest way to accomplish this was via polygamy. Christianity tightened the constraints of marriage, but the decline of patriarchy and advent of assisted conception are making prolific parenthood possible again (2,100 words)

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