Read more Norman Rockwell stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3232/norman-rockwell.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:25:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/37415/wasilla-more-gritty-strip-mall-than-palin-lets-on.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSarah Palin talks about Wasilla, Alaska, as if her hometown were an all-American idyll painted by Norman Rockwell, pulsing with “honesty and sincerity and dignity.” In reality, “it's an unexceptional, gritty town, bisected by a four-lane highway,” Amanda Coyne writes in Newsweek. “Along the road, used-car lots sit next to...http://www.newser.com/story/37415/wasilla-more-gritty-strip-mall-than-palin-lets-on.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Sep 2008 13:14:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/12996/rockwell-santa-painting-sells-for-217m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStraddling the line between art, illustration, and extravagant Christmas gift, Norman Rockwell's "Extra Good Boys and Girls" raked in $2.17 million at a Christie's auction this week. The painting, originally a 1939 Saturday Evening Post cover, didn't hit the $2.5 million to $3.5 million estimate, but Christie's...http://www.newser.com/story/12996/rockwell-santa-painting-sells-for-217m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Nov 2007 14:02:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/3259/new-england-towns-mint-local-bucks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA cluster of towns in Western Massachusetts has created its own currency—BerkShares. The banknotes, which trade for 90 cents on the dollar, feature local heroes like Norman Rockwell and are accepted as cash at 280 cafés, shops, and even the local "chakra balancing" joint.http://www.newser.com/story/3259/new-england-towns-mint-local-bucks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 Jun 2007 15:56:26 CDT