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Written by: Rod Boyle

Category: Found

Published: 22 October 2013

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Holy man dreams of treasure, archaeologists begin to dig it up...

The truth is never quite that interesting, but the media has a good way of writing an interesting headline:

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/10/18/holy-man-dreams-of-50-billion-treasure-under-indian-fort-and-now-digging-archaeologists-say-theyve-found-something/

Mind you, it's not "found" yet, but there's often a grain of truth to local legends...

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Written by: Rod Boyle

Category: Found

Published: 17 October 2013

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And using his fine PR skills, Banksy launches a not-so-anonymous campaign to promote his New York residency:

Link: http://gizmodo.com/banksy-sold-225-000-worth-of-art-at-a-central-park-sta-1444833251?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_facebook&utm_source=gizmodo_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

A bargain for those shoppers who knew what they were buying.

More on Banksy in the news: Sirens of the Lambs: - http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-banksy-sirens-of-the-lambs-20131014,0,4832074.story

and his Taliban Dumbo Video: http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/video/2013/oct/08/banksy-video-rebel-rocket-attack-dumbo

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Written by: Rod Boyle

Category: Found

Published: 03 October 2013

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And as the season moves into fall, a little inspiration to keep you perusing the flea markets:

http://www.newser.com/story/153672/woman-finds-renoir-original-at-flea-market.html

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Written by: Rod Boyle

Category: Found

Published: 21 January 2013

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Extra dear to my heart, as Australia is on the tour of prospecting hotspots...

Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21055206, and a YouTube video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wiAnhfZ9HKI