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Los primeros bocetos de Winnie-the-Pooh salen a la luz tras casi un siglo
En el marco de la conmemoración por el centenario del libro Winnie-the-Pooh, dos bocetos preliminares que permanecieron ocultos durante casi cien años han sido divulgados por primera vez por la familia de E H Shepard, el ilustrador que definió la imagen del célebre oso y sus amigos en la obra de A A Milne. Estas piezas, creadas a lápiz y abandonadas en las primeras etapas de preparación del clásico infantil, se exhiben en Peter Harrington Rare Books, en Dover Street, Londres.
A diferencia de la mayoría de los dibujos finalizados y publicados en 1926, estos esbozos muestran el proceso experimental previo de Shepard. Uno de ellos, con la inscripción “Climbing very cautiously up the stream”, retrata a Pooh, Christopher Robin, Piglet y Owl durante una expedición al polo norte narrada en el capítulo VIII, escena que en el libro nunca estuvo ilustrada.
Esta muestra ofrece a estudiosos y entusiastas una perspectiva inédita sobre el método creativo de Shepard. Como destacó Philip W Errington, especialista de Peter Harrington, “Es extraordinariamente raro encontrar dibujos preliminares de Winnie-the-Pooh que capturen lo que podría llamarse el primer momento de inspiración: el instante en que Shepard piensa el movimiento, el personaje y la narrativa únicamente con lápiz”, según lo citado por The Guardian. Errington también subraya la precisión de Shepard para plasmar el movimiento en estos primeros bocetos y la energía presente en los trazos: “El arte de concebir el movimiento es excepcional. Las marcas de lápiz sobre la página resultan hermosas. Se aprecia la creatividad rápida sumada al movimiento característico de Shepard. Realmente, estas piezas parecen saltar de la hoja”.
Un segundo boceto, destinado originalmente al capítulo III, representa a Pooh y Piglet durante una de sus aventuras al acecho de un Woozle, escena popular entre los lectores y nunca acompañada en el volumen original por una ilustración.
Errington detalla que en el primer dibujo “Climbing very cautiously up the stream”, Christopher Robin aparece liderando la escena, mientras que Pooh y Piglet exhiben la atención minuciosa del ilustrador. Destaca la presencia de una pequeña anotación: “closer”, escrita por Shepard con una flecha apuntando hacia Piglet, lo que sugiere dificultades o experimentaciones con la ubicación de los personajes en la composición. Además, se observan figuras como Kanga y Eeyore, ampliando el elenco representado.
Estos materiales habían sido descartados en la primera etapa creativa, lo que los convierte en una rareza dentro del corpus de trabajos de Shepard. En 1969, el artista donó la mayoría de sus dibujos preliminares al Victoria and Albert Museum, cuyo acervo fue central en una exposición organizada en 2017, con Errington como asesor.
Errington identifica una diferencia fundamental entre los dibujos preliminares y los acabados: “Los bocetos a lápiz son el espacio donde Shepard comienza a crear y jugar con la imagen, poniendo en el papel sus primeras ideas antes de decidir el rumbo definitivo de la escena”. Este acceso a la etapa de génesis revela cómo surgieron algunos de los elementos gestuales que caracterizan a Winnie-the-Pooh y sus compañeros.
La exposición en Londres permite observar en detalle el talento de Shepard no solo para la caracterización sino para la narrativa visual, así como el modo en que prueba posiciones y relaciones entre personajes antes de definir la composición final.
En múltiples bloques, las entidades relevantes del artículo incluyen E H Shepard, A A Milne, Peter Harrington Rare Books, Philip W Errington, Victoria and Albert Museum, Christopher Robin, Pooh, Piglet, Kanga y Eeyore.
La revelación y exhibición de estos bocetos supone un acontecimiento importante para la historia de la literatura infantil y la ilustración, al documentar una fase clave en la creación de uno de los libros más leídos y estudiados del siglo XX.
DOJ investigating Michigan voter fraud
Harmeet Dhillon, U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, discusses the DOJ’s investigation into voter fraud in Michigan’s Wayne County, citing instances of fraudulent voting and non-compliance with the Help America Vote Act.
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The Department of Justice charged a California woman with paying people — including homeless individuals on Los Angeles’ Skid Row — to register to vote while she worked as a paid ballot-petition signature collector, according to federal prosecutors.
«False registrations undermine Americans’ faith in elections – even more so when payoffs are involved,» assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said in a press release Monday.
«This Justice Department is committed to ensuring that all U.S. elections are fair and free from illegal meddling – so that all Americans can accept the results with confidence,» Dhillon added.
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The DOJ charged a California woman with paying people, including homeless individuals on Skid Row, to register to vote. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Marina del Rey resident «Anika» Brenda Lee Armstrong, 64, solicited signatures for official ballot initiatives, including in the Skid Row area of downtown Los Angeles, often paying people between $2 and $3, according to DOJ.
She was charged with one felony count of paying another person to register to vote and agreed to plead guilty, according to the DOJ. Armstrong made her initial court appearance Monday.
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Armstrong was charged with a felony count of paying another person to register to vote in which she could face a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Armstrong worked as a «petition circulator» for approximately 20 years, and would receive payment for each registered voter’s signature, according to her plea agreement.
The amount she was paid varied depending on the specific ballot initiative. Fox News Digital reached out to the DOJ to clarify which initiatives and groups Armstrong was soliciting for and how much she was paid.
Many members of Skid Row’s homeless population were not registered to vote, so prosecutors said Armstrong brought voter registration forms with her and began offering payment to people to complete them.
Prosecutors said Armstrong sometimes provided homeless individuals with her former Los Angeles address to list on voter registration forms, which registered them to vote in both California and federal elections.
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«False registrations undermine Americans’ faith in elections – even more so when payoffs are involved,» said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
California automatically sends vote-by-mail ballots to every registered voter, with prosecutors saying ballots in some individuals’ names could potentially have been sent to Armstrong’s former residence, where those individuals did not live or collect mail.
Armstrong was charged with a felony count of paring another person to register to vote in which she could face a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison.
Investigative reporter James O’Keefe took a victory lap over the indictment, citing O’Keefe Media Group first captured footage of the alleged scheme on Skid Row.
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Homeless people are eligible to register to vote so long as they have a location where mail can be received and «be properly assigned to a voting precinct,» according to the California Secretary of State.
Fox News Digital reached out to the offices of the California governor and state attorney general for additional comment on the matter on Monday.
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Bodies of four missing Italian divers found inside ‘shark cave’ in Maldives days after they vanished
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Rescuers located the bodies of four Italian divers deep inside an underwater cave in the Maldives, days after the group vanished during a dangerous dive far beyond recreational limits, Italy’s Foreign Ministry said Monday.
Officials said Finnish cave-diving specialists found the bodies in the innermost section of the cave system in Vaavu Atoll, where the divers disappeared Thursday while exploring at a depth of about 160 feet. The recreational diving limit in the Maldives is 98 feet.
«As was previously thought, the four bodies were found inside the cave, not only inside the cave but well inside the cave into the third segment of the cave, which is the largest part,» Maldives government spokesman Ahmed Shaam said, adding the victims were found «pretty much together.»
The Thinwana Kandu cave system where the bodies were found is known locally as «shark cave.»
RESCUE OPERATION FREES INJURED MAN TRAPPED 130 FEET UNDERGROUND IN ITALIAN CAVE
Monica Montefalcone, one of five Italian scuba divers who died near Alimathaa in the Maldives archipelago while exploring an underwater cave, is shown in this undated photo released by Greenpeace Italia on May 15, 2026. (Greenpeace Italia/AP)
Recovery crews plan to retrieve two bodies Tuesday and the remaining two the following day, officials said.
The discovery came after authorities resumed the search following the death of a Maldivian military diver involved in the rescue mission. Mohamed Mahdi died Saturday from decompression sickness after attempting to reach the trapped divers.
Mohamed Mahdi, a member of the Maldivian National Defense Force, died from decompression sickness during the dangerous mission, officials said. (Maldives National Defense Force)
A fifth Italian diver, identified earlier as a diving instructor, was previously found dead outside the cave.
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The specialized Finnish team used advanced closed-circuit rebreather systems, allowing for longer and deeper dives in the cave’s confined environment.
Divers prepare to search for four missing Italian divers near Alimathaa Island, Vaavu Atoll, Maldives, on May 15, 2026. (Maldives President’s Media Division/AP)
Rough seas and hazardous underwater conditions repeatedly delayed search efforts as crews mapped and marked the cave entrance before pushing deeper inside.
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Authorities continue to investigate the situation and what led to the divers’ deaths.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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