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How did HBO discover the Bird Lady

By Ben Morales-Correa

Madeleine Cody, a research associate for Egyptian, classical, and ancient Middle Eastern art, explained in a blog post on the Brooklyn Museum’s site: The script for Episode 1 of Season 2 (of vampire drama True Blood) called for “a primitive piece of art; like a dancing girl” to be placed on the character Maryann’s coffee table.... »



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