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Culture news

Samuel L. Jackson honoured at star-studded MoMA Film Benefit event

Samuel L. Jackson was honoured at the 2024 MoMA Film Benefit in New York, with Denzel Washington and Spike Lee among the stars in attendance to celebrate his legendary career.

24 October 2024

Culture news

Historic music store under threat in rapidly-changing Barcelona

A 140-year-old music store in Barcelona’s iconic Las Ramblas, preserves a vast archive of music scores across genres. Despite the rise of digital platforms and nearby closures, the store endures, though its future remains uncertain.

24 October 2024

Culture news

Swedish orchestra makes history by performing with a robotic cellist

In a groundbreaking performance, the Malmö Symphony Orchestra have collaborated with a robotic cellist for the world premiere of Jacob Mühlrad's composition "Veer (bot)"

23 October 2024

Art

Fin DAC blends personal style with artistic giants in new London show

Fin DAC is set to unveil his latest show, featuring half-and-half portraits that blend his unique style with the iconic aesthetics of influential artists like Yayoi Kusama, Pablo Picasso and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

23 October 2024

Design

NYC's Vessel structure reopens with new suicide prevention measures

Manhattan's Vessel has reopened with enhanced safety features, including steel mesh nets, after a series of suicides led to its 2021 closure.

22 October 2024

Cinema

James Franco, Alfonso Cuarón and more pay tribute to Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Huppert was awarded the prestigious Prix Lumière at the 15th anniversary of the Lumière Film Festival in Lyon, where she was celebrated by the likes of Alfonso Cuarón, Claire Denis, James Franco, and Noémie Merlant.

21 October 2024

Culture news

Grand Egyptian Museum partially opens after decade-long wait

The Grand Egyptian Museum near the Giza Pyramids has partially opened 12 halls for a trial run, as it prepares for a full opening after years of delays.

20 October 2024

Culture news

Bear-y angry: Primrose Hill residents protest Paddington Airbnb

Primrose Hill residents in London are frustrated as Airbnb plans a Paddington Bear-themed experience, fearing it will attract more tourists and influencers to their iconic street.

19 October 2024

Art

From Yayoi Kusama to Pablo Picasso: Your guide to Art Basel Paris 2024

From works by Yayoi Kusama and Salvador Dalí, to Pablo Picasso, Art Basel Paris is showcasing thousands of exceptional pieces from leading galleries. Here's your guide to this unmissable art extravaganza.

18 October 2024

Food and Drink

Take a look at the Guinness World Record for the largest kebab ever

The Larnaca district municipality of Dromolaxia-Meneou broke the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest kebab, cooking a 75-metre-long sheftalia during the Saint Lazarus Orchards festival.

17 October 2024

Design

First woman on the moon will wear Prada in historic NASA collab

Prada and Axiom Space have unveiled a specially designed spacesuit for NASA's Artemis III mission, marking the first time a woman will walk on the moon.

17 October 2024

Design

'A triumph': London's Elizabeth Line wins Stirling Prize

Praised for its sleek design and seamless integration of architectural components, the London rail network has won the UK's top architecture prize.

17 October 2024

Culture news

Oasis auction: Instruments and handwritten lyrics go up for sale

Noel Gallagher’s custom-built silver guitar, used on tour in the late '90s, is the star item in an upcoming auction of Oasis memorabilia, alongside other iconic band items like Liam Gallagher's stage-used tambourine.

17 October 2024

Culture news

50 well-preserved Viking skeletons discovered in Danish burial ground

Beneath the sleepy Danish village of Åsum, archaeologists have discovered more than 50 remarkable Viking graves, which will likely shed new light on the everyday lives of the the formidable Norsemen.

15 October 2024

Culture news

AI is bringing the dodo back to life (kinda) at a museum in Cambridge

A museum experiment in Cambridge is allowing visitors to have a conversation with a dodo, and other dead animals, with the help of artificial intelligence.

15 October 2024

Cinema

Lumière Festival 2024: Stars share their cinematic inspirations

The 2024 Lumière Festival in Lyon has kicked off, bringing together iconic stars like Tim Burton and Monica Bellucci to celebrate the art of cinema, with restored classics and retrospectives.

14 October 2024

Culture news

Naked nuns and mutilation at German opera leave audience members ill

18 audience members at Stuttgart's state opera fell ill after performances of Florentina Holzinger's 'Sancta', which features live piercing and unsimulated sex.

11 October 2024

Art

Dutch palace showcases Warhol's iconic portraits of global queens

The Het Loo Palace Museum in the Netherlands is hosting an exhibition of Andy Warhol’s 'Reigning Queens' series, featuring 16 rare screen prints of four monarchs.

11 October 2024

Culture Series

Stefano De Luigi on capturing Italy’s media manipulation era

Through his project "TELEVISIVA", Stefano De Luigi aims to expose the cultural decline and media manipulation that defined Italy during Silvio Berlusconi's political rise.

11 October 2024

Art

Long-lost Monet masterpiece stolen by Nazis restored to rightful heirs

A Monet pastel seized by Nazis in 1938 was returned to the descendants of its original owner after an 80-year search.

10 October 2024