Leonardo Da Vinci

Softbank Corp. Chief Executive Masayoshi Son, whose company is the sole carrier of the iPhone in Japan, compares Steve Jobs to Leonardo da Vinci. "I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Steve Jobs," Son said in a statement. "Steve was truly a genius of our time, a man with a rare ability to fuse art and technology. In centuries from now, he will be remembered alongside Leonardo da Vinci. His achievements will continue to shine forever. " Jobs died in the U.S. on Wednesday.

What do you make of the recent spate of fairy-tale-influenced television shows and movies, and which ones do you recommend?  I haven't seen any of them, although I was a great fan of the 1998 movie " Ever After ," which starred Drew Barrymore as a spunky Renaissance-era Cinderella whose "fairy godfather" is Leonardo da Vinci. That bit of stunt retcon didn't thrill me, but I did like the way the movie solved the central modern problem of Cinderella, which is how to make her something more than a meek masochist.

Ninety years after Patrolman Andrew B. Cuneo died battling a gunman on Hanover Street in the North End, his family and city dignitaries gathered a few blocks away this morning to remember and honor the first Italian-born Boston police officer and the first Italian-born officer killed in the line of duty. "You have fleshed out a man we never knew," Cuneo's granddaughter, Barbara Cuneo O'Connell, of Newton, told police officers who had researched Cuneo's story. Cuneo was born in Genoa and came to Boston as a child.

PICK OF THE DAY Ice ‘Dream' Cinderella meets Prince Charming; Rapunzel has an adventure with Flynn and Maximus; Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen begin their journey with a kiss. If it sounds like Disney, bingo. Disney on Ice Presents ‘‘Dare to Dream" where you'll meet your favorite princesses. Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. (through Feb. 26). $20-$90, $15 on Feb. 17 (excluding Club, VIP, and Front Row). TD Garden, 100 Legends Way, Boston. 800-745-3000. www.ticketmaster.com TODAY Shell game Prepare for Saturday's opening of "Mollusks: Shelled Masters of the Marine Realm" with tonight's lecture "The...

ROME - The legend of Leonardo da Vinci is shrouded in mystery: How did he die? Are the remains buried in a French chateau really those of the Renaissance master? Was the “Mona Lisa’’ a self-portrait in disguise? A group of Italian scientists believes the key to solving those puzzles lies with the possible remains - and they say they are seeking permission from French authorities to dig up the bones to conduct carbon and DNA testing. If the skull is intact, the scientists can go to the heart of a question that has fascinated scholars and the public for centuries: the identity of the...

PICK OF THE DAY Ice ‘Dream' Cinderella meets Prince Charming; Rapunzel has an adventure with Flynn and Maximus; Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen begin their journey with a kiss. If it sounds like Disney, bingo. Disney on Ice Presents ‘‘Dare to Dream" where you'll meet your favorite princesses. Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. (through Feb. 26). $20-$90, $15 on Feb. 17 (excluding Club, VIP, and Front Row). TD Garden, 100 Legends Way, Boston. 800-745-3000. www.ticketmaster.com TODAY Shell game Prepare for Saturday's opening of "Mollusks: Shelled Masters of the Marine...

' Leonardo da Vinci: Experience, Experiment and Design ' Victoria & Albert Museum LONDON Through Jan. 7 The mind of Leonardo da Vinci was never more alive than when he had a pencil in hand with paper before him. This exhibition consists of 62 drawings from the holdings of the Victoria & Albert Museum, the British Library , the British Museum , and the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle . They dazzlingly show the sheer capaciousness...

After learning of the death of Steve Jobs, Apple Inc.'s cofounder and former chief executive, many Apple customers and admirers of his groundbreaking innovations expressed sympathy and sorrow for his loss last night, a man some dubbed as the Thomas Edison and Leonardo da Vinci of our time. "He was my generation's Edison," said Brad Lackey, 57, of New Hampshire. "Jobs had a vision that very few of us had. He was such an innovator, but like the rest of us, mortal. His legacy will definitely live on. " Last night, Lackey stood outside the Apple store on Boylston...

What do you make of the recent spate of fairy-tale-influenced television shows and movies, and which ones do you recommend?  I haven't seen any of them, although I was a great fan of the 1998 movie " Ever After ," which starred Drew Barrymore as a spunky Renaissance-era Cinderella whose "fairy godfather" is Leonardo da Vinci. That bit of stunt retcon didn't thrill me, but I did like the way the movie solved the central modern problem of Cinderella, which is how to make her something more than a meek masochist.

This could be dinnertime at the Medicis': Italian food in a room filled with columns, statuary, and excerpts from Leonardo Da Vinci's works. But then the candlelight flickers, and the acid-jazz stylings of Jamiroquai give way to the world's most generic house beat. Those Medici! Always shaking their groove thangs. Da Vinci creates a cushy version of Renaissance Italy, then knocks the illusion over with its iPod. The room looks like hushed romance and lubricated business dinners but sounds like a disco.

Ninety years after Patrolman Andrew B. Cuneo died battling a gunman on Hanover Street in the North End, his family and city dignitaries gathered a few blocks away this morning to remember and honor the first Italian-born Boston police officer and the first Italian-born officer killed in the line of duty. "You have fleshed out a man we never knew," Cuneo's granddaughter, Barbara Cuneo O'Connell, of Newton, told police officers who had researched Cuneo's story. Cuneo was born in Genoa and came to Boston as a child.

After learning of the death of Steve Jobs, Apple Inc.'s cofounder and former chief executive, many Apple customers and admirers of his groundbreaking innovations expressed sympathy and sorrow for his loss last night, a man some dubbed as the Thomas Edison and Leonardo da Vinci of our time. "He was my generation's Edison," said Brad Lackey, 57, of New Hampshire. "Jobs had a vision that very few of us had. He was such an innovator, but like the rest of us, mortal. His legacy will definitely live on. " Last night, Lackey stood outside the Apple store on Boylston Street,...

Softbank Corp. Chief Executive Masayoshi Son, whose company is the sole carrier of the iPhone in Japan, compares Steve Jobs to Leonardo da Vinci. "I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Steve Jobs," Son said in a statement. "Steve was truly a genius of our time, a man with a rare ability to fuse art and technology. In centuries from now, he will be remembered alongside Leonardo da Vinci. His achievements will continue to shine forever. " Jobs died in the U.S. on Wednesday.

ROME - The legend of Leonardo da Vinci is shrouded in mystery: How did he die? Are the remains buried in a French chateau really those of the Renaissance master? Was the “Mona Lisa’’ a self-portrait in disguise? A group of Italian scientists believes the key to solving those puzzles lies with the possible remains - and they say they are seeking permission from French authorities to dig up the bones to conduct carbon and DNA testing. If the skull is intact, the scientists can go to the heart of a question that has fascinated scholars and the public for centuries: the...

THE LEXICOGRAPHER'S DILEMMA: The Evolution of "Proper" English, from Shakespeare to South Park By Jack Lynch Walker, 336 pp., $26 The English language changes. People complain about the changes, but the complaints have very little effect. As Lynch tells the story, beginning in the early 18th century, self-appointed experts first tried to bring order and regularity to our language. Poet John Dryden tried to tame grammar. Jonathan Swift favored an academy to make rulings about language.

This could be dinnertime at the Medicis': Italian food in a room filled with columns, statuary, and excerpts from Leonardo Da Vinci's works. But then the candlelight flickers, and the acid-jazz stylings of Jamiroquai give way to the world's most generic house beat. Those Medici! Always shaking their groove thangs. Da Vinci creates a cushy version of Renaissance Italy, then knocks the illusion over with its iPod. The room looks like hushed romance and lubricated business dinners but sounds like a disco.

'Howard Hodgkin ' Tate Modern LONDON Through Sept. 10 Hodgkin (1932-) has been recognized since the 1970s as one of Britain's foremost painters. Drawing on influences as diverse as Matisse and fauvism, Indian miniatures, and Abstract Expressionism, he has forged a style that is unmistakably his own, marked by a rich impasto, vibrant chromaticism, and highly expressive, gestural brushwork. This first career retrospective since 1976 comprises 60 canvases and looks at Hodgkin's work from the 1950s to the present.

THE LEXICOGRAPHER'S DILEMMA: The Evolution of "Proper" English, from Shakespeare to South Park By Jack Lynch Walker, 336 pp., $26 The English language changes. People complain about the changes, but the complaints have very little effect. As Lynch tells the story, beginning in the early 18th century, self-appointed experts first tried to bring order and regularity to our language. Poet John Dryden tried to tame grammar. Jonathan Swift favored an academy to make rulings about language.

' Leonardo da Vinci: Experience, Experiment and Design ' Victoria & Albert Museum LONDON Through Jan. 7 The mind of Leonardo da Vinci was never more alive than when he had a pencil in hand with paper before him. This exhibition consists of 62 drawings from the holdings of the Victoria & Albert Museum, the British Library , the British Museum , and the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle . They dazzlingly show the sheer capaciousness...

'Howard Hodgkin ' Tate Modern LONDON Through Sept. 10 Hodgkin (1932-) has been recognized since the 1970s as one of Britain's foremost painters. Drawing on influences as diverse as Matisse and fauvism, Indian miniatures, and Abstract Expressionism, he has forged a style that is unmistakably his own, marked by a rich impasto, vibrant chromaticism, and highly expressive, gestural brushwork. This first career retrospective since 1976 comprises 60 canvases and looks at Hodgkin's work from the 1950s to the present.