Mystery of the Stolen Stradivarius…Solved!: After 35 years, the stolen Stradivarius of violin virtuoso Roman Totenberg has finally been located. The violin, made in 1734 by Antonio Stradivari and known as the Ames Stradivarius, was in the possession of a California woman whose ex-husband had given it to her shortly before his death in 2011. The woman, whose husband may have been involved in the original theft, recently flew to New York City and had it appraised by violinmaker and dealer Phillip Injeian. Once identified, the violin was returned to Totenberg’s three daughters (since he passed in 2012), who plan to sell–but not to just anyone. “[These instruments] are meant to be played by great artists,” explained Nina Totenberg, “And so the Ames Strad–now perhaps known as the Ames-Totenberg Strad–will eventually be in the hands of another great artist, like my father, and the beautiful, brilliant and throaty voice of that violin, long stilled, will once again thrill audiences in concert halls around the world.” Certainly something for the music community to look forward to!

What’s In a Name? Fresh Titles for Old Artwork: Artist Matthew Britton has taken old works of art with generic or obvious names and created “Old Masters BuzzFeed,” assigning new witty titles (think: classic Internet clickbait). His list includes everything from “23 Secrets A Man With A Quilted Sleeve Won’t Tell You” to “Do You Want A Picture Of Two Girls Dressing A Kitten By Candlelight To Make Your Day Better?” Britton’s new take on these old classics are definitely worth a browse and will inspire a smile– “It just seemed like a funny thing to do,” he admits.

Cecil Celebrated in Art: In the wake of Cecil the Lion’s recent death, artists around the world have been inspired to create a wide variety of tributes to the beloved animal. From sand sculptures to street art to extravagant paintings, the expressions of admiration and respect are both profound and beautiful. The outpouring of creative expression reminds us how much art can help in the grieving process and how art can express what words often cannot.

Beatboxing in the Brain: A recent study conducted by a team of linguists and engineering students at the University of Southern California studied what happens to the brain while beatboxing (the practice of producing rhythmic drum machine-like beats with one’s voice). The resulting paper, “Paralinguistic Mechanisms of Production in Human ‘Beatboxing’: A Real-Time Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study” is “predictably heavy with linguistic jargon, but even to a civilian, the results are illuminating” writes LA Times music critic Randall Roberts. Bonus: a video accompanying the Open Culture article about the research shows the difference between beatboxing and opera technique.