New Picasso paintings found

A retired French electrician recently unveiled his collection of 271 previously-unknown works by Pablo Picasso. The Frenchman, who installed burglar alarms for the painter, claims that Picasso gave him the paintings as a gift, and he has been storing them in his garage. Read the full article and see some of the paintings here.

Italy's monuments falling down from neglect

Many of the ancient Roman sites, even some as rich in history and mythology as the Palatine Hill, are suffering from neglect and crumbling under the weight of the Italian bureaucracy. Read the appalling article here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40093071/ns/travel-destination_travel/

Languages are Indispensable

Here's an interesting article in the Chronicle of Higher Education. We're fighting the good fight!