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In memorial for EunB (21) and RiSe (23), members of the Korean band “Ladies Code.”  The band was involved in an accident on Sept. 3, when their van lost a tire and crashed into the guardrail/protective rail.  EunB was pronounced DOA, with her funeral on Sept. 5.  RiSe passed away today after an extensive surgery had to be halted due to complications.  It’s amazing and tragic how quickly these types of things can happen.  So in honor of these girls who contributed their own part to the growing culture of K-Pop, God bless you and your families. 

By Emma Kleiner

Stories of art forgeries capture the public’s imagination in a singular way: fascination centers upon the art itself and the disbelief that collectors, galleries, and professionals could have been misled by a fraud. Today, the expanding and profitable international art market has a correspondingly lucrative market in art forgery. While there have always been ways for forgeries to enter the art market, today’s forgery market is enlarged by the ease of creating fake masterpieces coupled with the multitude of sites where fakes can be sold—at auction, through galleries, or online. The negative publicity generated by any involvement with fine art forgeries is usually enough to steer away potential buyers or admirers; however, in a small set of cases the hoaxes or forgeries themselves become well-known in their own right and take on an infamy of their own. While no centralized national or international system for analyzing how…

“H’Mong Woman” by Laos artist Vunhuhai (c) 2013 ~ Oil on Canvas