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Momine Khatun Mausoleum - an architectural treasure

"We go and only wind is left. We pass away and only a work remains." In our Postcard from Azerbaijan, these poignant words feature on a 12th century monument built in honour of a very special woman.

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From Picasso to Hopper, Rockefellers offer up legendary art at auction

The collection includes works from legendary artists Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, Edward Hopper, Juan Miró and more.

USA

Stormy Daniels calls for Trump's resignation in 'SNL' skit

Daniels made a surprise cameo in a skit spoofing President Donald Trump's two most famous lawyers Michael Cohen and Rudy Giuliani.

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Chinese Wa people celebrate their annual "Monihei" Carnival

Chinese people of Wa ethnic group reveled in their annual "Monihei" Carnival on Monday in the southwest province of Yunnan.

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Burning Man festival founder Larry Harvey dies aged 70

The founder of a popular US counterculture festival, Burning Man, has died in San Francisco.

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Bill Cosby was once 'America's Dad.' Now he's a convicted pariah.

The guilty verdict leveled against Bill Cosby on Thursday irrevocably damages his artistic legacy, experts say.

Culture Series

Photographer João Bernardino’s draw to utilitarian and industrial infrastructure: our conversation

Passionate about old industrial infrastructure and vehicles, João Bernardino (@joao.bernardino) is European Lens’ second featured photographer.

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Move over, Macron: Trump-Kanye bromance heats up

Trump was evidently pleased by the praise: "Thank you Kanye, very cool!"

Living

Rodin and the art of ancient Greece

A new exhibition of Auguste Rodin's sculptures places the French artist's work alongside the Athenian marbles which inspired them.

Living

Fashioned from nature

A new exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London is dedicated to making changes — or at least inspiring them.

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Saudi Arabia cinema launch ends 35 year ban

Saudi Arabia opens first cinema complex in more than three decades in Riyadh.

World News

Milan Design Week 2018 opens

Design festival expected to draw nearly 300,000 visitors.

Germany

German theatre offers free seats to spectators wearing swastikas

German prosecutors said Wednesday that they would not investigate a theatre offering free tickets to people who accept to wear a swastika during a play named after Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf, because of artistic freedom laws.

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Dinosaur fans get special treat at Jurassic World exhibition in Paris

Real-life replicas of dinosaurs wooed visitors at the exhibit that opened on Satuday

World

The Culture Summit: Art as an agent of social change

Award-winning British photojournalist Jimmy Nelson takes us on a journey to the hidden corners of the world, putting indigenous communities into perspective through his camera lens at the Culture Summit Abu Dhabi. We also master martial arts with a real-life Power Ranger at Middle East Comic Con.

World

Russia: Cultural 'soft power'

At a time when the Kremlin is caught up in worldwide controversy, Russians abroad are pulling together to celebrate their cultural heritage

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One of Bollywood's biggest stars was just sentenced to five years in prison

Khan, 52, has starred in more than 90 Hindi-language films, but also has had brushes with the law.

Living

Saatchi showcases contemporary artists you should but don’t know yet

The 'Known Unknowns' exhibition features work from 17 different contemporary artists who are mostly unknown to the wider public but known and respected in the art world.

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Steven Bochco dies; co-creator of 'NYPD Blue' and 'Hill Street Blues'

Bochco was responsible for shows with large ensemble casts, serialized storylines and edgy content.

Cult

World's first Sausage Dog museum

The first Sausage Dog museum in the world has opened in Germany