John Bensalhia recalls the era of the High Renaissance and looks at the work and influence of some of the great artists of that period... The Renaissance: A period of cultural rebirth. Its influence can still be felt today, and one of the greatest legacies out of this era is the artwork.
It has taken only a scant 48 hours for the Aaron Hernandez memorabilia business to start booming. Dirt has come tumbling out of his life in the hours after his death. He purportedly waxed the floor of his cell with soap in order to make sure he would slip and break his neck whether the hanging worked or not. His body will be buried without a brain, which seems fitting, as his lawyers want Boston University to study this organ for concussion damage. Chico, as he was called and not in deference to the Marx Brothers comedy team, was said to have written John 3:16 in blood on the wall, but in red ink on his own forehead.
Legendary pro wrestling manager Bobby âthe Brainâ Heenan died Sunday from cancer complications at the age of 72, the WWE announced. Heenan was diagnosed with throat and tongue cancer in 2002 and spent the last several years battling the disease, including losing the ability to talk after multiple surgeries on his tongue and the reconstruction of his lower jaw. Heenan, born Raymond Louis Heenan, is considered by most experts to be the greatest pro wrestling manager of all time. Heenan came to nationwide prominence as the manager of Ray Stevens and Nick Bockwinkel in the American Wrestling Assn.