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☆ The British Museum Holds the Line on Its Imperial Loot
  + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Max Colchester | Elissa Miolene | Kelly Crow | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
LONDON—In a small windowless room in the basement of the British Museum sit some of the holiest relics of the Ethiopian Orthodox church: 11 small wooden plaques called Tabots that are considered by Ethiopian Christians to contain God’s presence. Each is meant to represent the biblical Ark of the Covenant. So holy are the pieces that they cannot be publicly displayed—Ethiopian Orthodox believers say only priests should look at them—and not even the director of the British Museum can view them. Covered in pieces of cloth, the 14-inch tablets with carved inscriptions have hardly been seen since they were looted from an Ethiopian fort in 1868 by invading British forces.
☆ What Is the British Museum Without Imperial Loot?
  + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Max Colchester | Elissa Miolene | Kelly Crow | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
LONDON—In a small windowless room in the basement of the British Museum sit some of the holiest relics of the Ethiopian Orthodox church: 11 small wooden plaques called Tabots that are considered by Ethiopian Christians to contain God’s presence. Each is meant to represent the biblical Ark of the Covenant. So holy are the pieces that they cannot be publicly displayed—Ethiopian Orthodox believers say only priests should look at them—and not even the director of the British Museum can view them. Covered in pieces of cloth, the 14-inch tablets with carved inscriptions have hardly been seen since they were looted from an Ethiopian fort in 1868 by invading British forces.
☆ The Fast-Food Chain With a Sold-Out Fashion Line
  + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Elissa Miolene | James Hookway | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
BRIGHTON, England—R&B singer Kelis belted out her 2003 hit “Milkshake” to cheers at an outdoor show about 50 miles south of London. The hubbub wasn’t just about the music. Many came for the sausage rolls and, particularly, the sausage roll-theme merchandise. The festivities were sponsored by fast-food and bakery chain Greggs , which serves some 2.8 million sausage rolls a week at its nearly 2,000 stores in the U.K.
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