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IKEA’s Dorothée Gardon on navigating AI innovation and viral moments

At Cannes Lions, IKEA’s Global Marketing Strategy & Integrated Media Director Dorothée Gardon spoke to Euronews Culture about how the Swedish brand is navigating a fast-changing media landscape shaped by AI and creativity.

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McKinsey's Kelsey Robinson on the current marketing AI paradox

At Cannes Lions, management consultant Kelsey Robinson breaks down McKinsey's new research showing a paradox in AI adoption: marketers are widely using AI and excited by it, but many also fear its impact on their roles.

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WeRoad co-founder Fabio Bin on the business of making new friends

Speaking to Euronews in Cannes after being shortlisted for the European CMO of the Year Award, Fabio Bin explained he turned a personal frustration into a fast-growing social travel brand.

Cinema

Police officer drama: Sean Penn to direct film on Capitol riots

Sean Penn has signed a deal with Warner Bros. to direct a film he's scripted about the deadly attack on the US Capitol on January 6 in 2021.

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Art

Middle Age myths and legends emerge at Danish sand sculpture festival

The Danish town of Hundested is seeking inspiration from the Middle Ages for its annual Sand Sculpture Festival. Now, in its 15th year, artists are letting their imaginations go back in time as knights, dragons and kings are appearing across its beaches.

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David Hockney, one of the UK's most influential artists, dies aged 88

Known for his vibrant paintings of Los Angeles swimming pools, David Hockney became a defining figure in 20th-century art, blending vibrant colour and simplified forms into instantly recognisable works.

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Taylor Swift breaks another record with Songwriters Hall of Fame entry

What a week it's been for Taylor Swift who's celebrating, at 36, becoming the youngest woman to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, just days after watching the New York Knicks complete the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history.

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'Beauty and the Beast' singer, Peabo Bryson, dies aged 75

Legendary R&B singer Peabo Bryson has died aged 75. Best known for his Disney duets on 'Beauty and the Beast' with Celine Dion and 'A Whole New World' with Regina Belle on 'Aladdin', Bryson's voice was widely regarded as 'extraordinary'.

Art

Rocker Jack White makes UK public debut with personal artworks

Rock musician Jack White is exhibiting his art works made over 30 years in his first major show. The show titled 'These Thoughts May Disappear' includes sculptures, installations and furniture design products inspired by Detroit Cass Corridor artists and his own background in upholstery.

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Marilyn Monroe: Femme fatale or feminist icon?

A new exhibition at the Cinemateque in Paris examines Marilyn Monroe's acting talents and her profound impact on Hollywood and beyond on the centenary of her birth.

Lifestyle

New show unites Azzedine Alaïa and Christian Dior's haute couture

A new book and exhibition in Paris traces the ties between Azzedine Alaïa and Christian Dior, two masters of haute couture who both revolutionised and redefined clothing for women, according to Carla Sozzani, co-founder of the Fondation Azzedine Alaïa.

Art

Premier painter: Winston Churchill's rare works in London show

Winston Churchill place in history is secured by his role as Britain's wartime leader but his private and prolific passion for painting is less known. Now, a new exhibition at London's Wallace Collection aims to explore his life as an artist.

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Matthew Perry's assistant gets three-year jail term over actor's death

The court in Los Angeles heard that Matthew Perry’s live-in personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, had a central role in the 'Friends' actor’s descent into ketamine addiction and injected him with a fatal dose of the drug.

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Prehistoric predators: Meet Jurassic monsters of the deep at UK show

Fearsome enormous creatures lay beneath the waves while dinosaurs roamed the Earth, now a new exhibition at London's Natural History Museum explores what lessons we can learn about climate change from Jurassic life underwater.

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Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and Lin King win the International Booker Prize

The 2026 International Booker Prize has been won by Taiwanese writer Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translator Lin King for "Taiwan Travelogue", a historical romance judges praised for succeeding as "both a romance and an incisive postcolonial novel."

Cinema

Javier Bardem attacks Trump, Putin and Netanyahu for 'toxic behaviour'

Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem called out world leaders U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel for "male toxic behavior that is creating thousands of dead people," during his appearance at the Cannes Film Festival, Sunday.

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Swatch appeals for calm as 'Royal Pop' watch fever spreads online

The Swiss watchmaker Swatch has been forced to shut several of its stores around the world as a frenzy spreads over its new pocket watch collection made in collaboration with luxury timepiece brand, Audemars Piguet.

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FIFA unveils star-studded squad for historic World Cup half-time show

FIFA has announced the line up for its first-ever World Cup half-time show with Madonna, Shakira and BTS all set to feature as world football's governing body seeks to emulate the success of the NFL's Superbowl show.

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Eurovision 2026: Which ten countries complete the card for the final?

The Eurovision Song Contest's final lineup has been decided, with five more countries on their way home after failing to make it out of second semifinal on Thursday.

Art

Urban Art Biennale: Rust and decay revitalise Völklingen Ironworks

At one of Europe’s most imposing industrial relics, urban artists are transforming rust, dust and decay into a giant open-air gallery. The Urban Art Biennale has returned to Germany’s Völklingen Ironworks, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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