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By NBC News’ Emily WitherLONDON – At first glance, it looks like any typical art collection on display at London’s famous Victoria and Albert Museum.
But what makes this exhibition unique is that all the featured artworks are fakes and most of the artists on display have served time in jail.
Curated by the Metropolitan Police, [...]

By Petra Cahill, msnbc.com

VANCOUVER – To the tune of a rainbow-clad band, as well as recordings of ‘80s classics like Corey Hart’s “Sunglasses at Night,” protesters got their anti-Olympic message out in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery hours before Friday’s opening ceremony.
The carnival-like atmosphere was marked by placards with messages such as [...]

By Carla Marcus, NBC News producer
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The offer sounded very intriguing. We were to meet several Haitian men at a deserted gas station about an hour outside Port-au-Prince. After linking up, we would then follow the men in their small trucks down dirt roads to a mysterious, remote location.
So there we were, [...]

The 2010 Olympics start tonight! And while I might not be so excited about curling, I’m looking forward to updates and athlete profiles on my iPhone. NBC’s free Olympics app also has a social component, ideal for trash-talking Norwegian lugers.
There are also updated medal counts, video (US-only), and sport-by-sport forecasts. The focus is predominantly on [...]