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Art Bites 191: Edvard Munch and Expressionism
Munch’s iconic “Scream” seemed to tee up a world ready to go off the rails, filled with angst, and demoralized by WWI. Expressionism captured the emotions, trauma, and cynicism of that generation with distorted, haunted, and garish works.
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In Munich, where locals specialize in good living, we visit boisterous markets

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Cruising the Rhine River, we dodge riverboat traffic and the legendary siren, Lorelei.

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Ireland in the extreme is best experienced on its west coast in Gaeltachts

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We find the story of Ireland strewn along its fascinating south coast

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Dublin's story is of feast and famine: from its 18th-century Golden Age to today