How We Lose Our Marbles
George Clooney has reignited a longstanding debate after inadvertently suggesting, in response to a Greek journalist's question, that the Parthenon Marbles might one day be removed from London’s British Museum and returned to their ancient home in Athens. But the outcome is unlikely to be decided by facts alone.
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ATHENS – George Clooney has reignited a longstanding debate after suggesting, in response to a Greek journalist’s question, that removing the Parthenon Marbles, known in Britain as the Elgin Marbles, from London’s British Museum and returning them to their ancient home in Athens would be “the right thing to do.”