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Highlights and standouts of Green Man Festival 2025

As the summer festival season winds down, the UK’s biggest independent festival has staked its claim as one of the country’s best offerings...

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How the UK’s Green Man Festival has managed to stay independent

Ahead of this year's festival, Green Man Festival owner and director Fiona Stewart explains the importance of independent festivals as corporations take over the industry.

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How Daniela Pes uses her Italian dialect to make nonsensical music

Daniela Pes brings together haunting melodies, juddering loops and her rare Italian dialect to create an otherworldly experience of music.

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Ville Haimala and Yaboi Hanoi use AI to create a new musical language

Set to perform at the innovative music festival and conference Sónar+D, Ville Haimala and Yaboi Hanoi explain how they've utilised AI in their music to create something entirely new.

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Inside the new sound exhibition from immersive theatre legends

Punchdrunk's Stephen Dobbie and Colin Nightingale want you to be fully immersed for their new sound installation with A Right / Left Project.

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Freddie Mercury's sister spent £3m buying back brother's possessions

Kashmira Bulsara spent a fortune on the biggest auction of the Queen star's belongings.

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Turner Prize unveils shortlist on 250th anniversary of artist's birth

From huge paintings to complex installations, this year's shortlisted artists for the Turner Prize embrace the 250-year-old artist's ambition.

Design

Multi-million Frank Lloyd Wright lamp to be auctioned

The lamp could be the most expensive ever sold from the legendary designer.

Cult

5 things you need to know about the Classic Violin Olympus International Competition

In partnership with Classic Violin Olympus

Ahead of the finals for the Classic Violin Olympus International Competition in Dubai, here’s everything you need to know about one of the most prestigious and competitive musical competitions this year.

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The end of the op-ed: LA Times uses AI to counter its own views

As the LA Times unveils its AI Insights function on their opinion pieces, we look at how the feature undermines opinion journalism.

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Has the ancient Macedonian capital city of Lyncus been discovered?

Archaeologists believe they have discovered the birthsite of Alexander the Great’s grandmother in North Macedonia.

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Curtain call for commissions: Is British theatre in crisis?

Original works have dropped by nearly a third in a decade, according to new research into the UK’s theatre industry with an increasing number of playhouses facing closure.

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Volunteer actors rail against Jeff Bezos private theatre performance

Volunteer actors have raised concerns after interactive theatre show ‘You Me Bum Bum Train’ put on a special performance for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

Cult

Watch violin virtuoso Gil Shaham live at InClassica Festival 2025

In partnership with InClassica International Music Festival

Join us for a night of Mozart, Mendelssohn and Shor with one of the world’s finest violinists Gil Shaham for InClassica International Music Festival.

Art

A conspiracy undone: Is Banksy a woman?

Ever shrouded in mystery, the identity of Banksy, the world's most famous street artists, claims to have been uncovered by one man on a mission...

Lifestyle

Culture Re-View: A short history of the Masters' green jacket

Rory Mcllroy's "best day of his golfing life" ended with the Northern Irishman being given the famous green jacket as winner of the Masters. Euronews Culture takes a look at the history of the legendary item and why it's only worn by the champions.

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Reclusive writer Thomas Pynchon to release new novel this year

After 12 years away, the famously reclusive writer Thomas Pynchon is set to return this year with his 10th book.

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Universal unveils plans for Europe's biggest theme park in UK

Universal Studios will open its first European theme park in the UK in 2031.

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Ed Sheeran delights Persians by producing Farsi version of 'Azizam'

As Ed Sheeran announces a Farsi version of his latest hit 'Azizam', we take a look at some other times pop stars explored new markets by releasing their music in another language.

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Short-but-punchy books dominate International Booker Prize shortlist

First-time nominee female writers dominate the International Booker Prize shortlist 2025.

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