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A visitor feels the glaze of a porcelain shard that has a history of about 580 years. [Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily] This ...

"Parthenope," the latest film from writer and director Paolo Sorrentino ("Youth"), is gorgeous, but its meaning is elusive.

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Museum of the San Fernando Valley: Hours: 1-5 p.m. Tuesday; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Free admission; donations appreciated. Rancho Cordillera del Norte, 18904 Nordhoff St. (southwest corner of ...