Doloresz Katanich

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High art to body art: Rembrandt's house turned into a tattoo parlor

Amsterdam's Rembrandt House Museum has transformed one of its rooms into a tattoo parlor for a week-long residency it calls “A Poor Man’s Rembrandt,” featuring some of the city's top tattoo artists.

19/06/2023

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Protesters welcome Rammstein to Bern with middle fingers in the air

Around 150 protesters gathered outside a Bern stadium Saturday, trying to out-shout thousands of Rammstein fans pouring in to see their favourite band, despite a wave of sexual assault claims levelled at frontman Till Lindemann.

19/06/2023

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AI-generated 'impossible statue' exhibited at Stockholm museum

The "impossible statue", created entirely by artificial intelligence (AI), fuses the signature styles of five master sculptors including Michelangelo, Rodin and Takamura.

17/06/2023

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Mummy dating back 3,000 years found in Peru

The individual is thought to have been sacrificed on a temple site.

16/06/2023

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Ukrainian patriot plays saxophone to flooded Kherson

The Ukrainian national anthem sounded among the flooded houses of Kherson... A volunteer took to this saxophone to give hope to his fellow Ukrainians living in the shadow of bombings.

16/06/2023

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Paws and popcorn: Thai cinema goes pet-friendly

Dozens of four-legged film-goers arrived in strollers for the opening of Thailand's first pet-friendly cinema on the fringes of the capital.

13/06/2023

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Japanese artist Takashi Murakami's monumental art comes to France

The exhibition 'Understanding the New Cognitive Domain' marks the debut of a monumental new 5-by-23-meter painting by celebrated Japanese artist Takashi Murakami.

12/06/2023

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Meet the robot dog 'pooping' art critiques

The robot terrier is an art piece itself, built to trigger a debate about the use of AI in consuming art.

09/06/2023

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How VR is keeping Holocaust memories alive

This is the first AI and metaverse Holocaust education experience in Germany. It is a collaboration between StoryFile, the World Jewish Congress, and Meta.

09/06/2023

Food and Drink

Artificial cooking: How a robot is learning to become a salad chef

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have programmed their robotic chef to learn eight simple salad recipes - just by demonstrating how they were done. The new AI cook even proposed a recipe of his own...

08/06/2023

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Offering ritual sacrifices on an active volcano in Indonesia

Worshippers from Tengger tribe climb the active Mount Bromo volcano in East Java, to toss livestock, food, candy and even cash into the abyss in a centuries-old religious ceremony.

06/06/2023

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Watch: From rural Afghanistan to high fashion

Traditional Afghan clothes and jewellery are making their way into high fashion with the help of a young designer who wants to help Afghan women.

06/06/2023

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A poem from humanity is going to fly on NASA's Jupiter moon mission

“In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa,” is part of NASA’s “Message In a Bottle Campaign” as the space agency prepares for a years-long journey to explore Jupiter’s moon Europa.

02/06/2023

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How much would you pay at auction for this handmade wooden car?

French cabinet maker Michel Robillard spent five years building the Citroën 2CV and now it could be sold for as much as €200,000.

01/06/2023

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Can a TV channel keep the language of Jesus alive?

A new television channel has been launched in Iraq to save the 2,000-year-old Syriac language.

31/05/2023

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Uncovering ancient mummification workshops in Egypt

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed two embalming workshops and two tombs with 4,500 old artifacts in the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, Egypt.

30/05/2023

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Seaside spectacular as mermaids make Louis Vuitton's latest show

The French luxury fashion house chose the exquisite setting of Isola Bella on northern Italy’s Lake Maggiore to present their Cruise 2024 collection.

25/05/2023

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Princess Leia's iconic dress from Star Wars is up for auction

Princess Leia's dress worn by actress Carrie Fisher in the 1977 film 'Star Wars' is up for auction along with 1,400 other items of film and TV memorabilia.

24/05/2023

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What a Ferrari made entirely out of LEGO looks like

A life-size Ferrari built with more than 380,000 LEGO bricks has been unveiled to visitors in Denmark, at an amusement park dedicated to the famous toy.

23/05/2023

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This Dutch windmill is the last still producing paint the original way

The Verfmolen De Kat windmill in the Netherlands uses 400-year-old technology to produce the famous colours, favoured by Dutch masters like Vermeer.

21/05/2023