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Culture news

Stories of race, slavery and US Civil War earn 2024 Pulitzer Prizes

Since 1917, the Pulitzer Prizes honour the best in journalism and the arts.

07/05/2024

Culture news

Film of the Week: 'Origin' - Ava DuVernay's missed doc opportunity

Ava DuVernay made history last year at the Venice Film Festival by becoming the first African-American woman in Competition. Sadly, her latest film, 'Origin', while an important project that tackles vital issues, would have worked far better as a documentary.

09/02/2024

Tech News

Pulitzer winner among authors suing ChatGPT over copyright claims

OpenAI has previously argued that copyrighted material scraped from the Internet to train its AI chatbot ChatGPT is fair use of content.

12/09/2023

Culture news

Cormac McCarthy, prize winning author of 'The Road' dies at 89

The celebrated American author Cormac McCarthy has died at his home in New Mexico. He was best known for the Pulitzer Prize winning post-apocalyptic novel, 'The Road' and 'No Country for Old Men'.

14/06/2023

Culture news

Pulitzer Prize winners include AP and Barbara Kingsolver

Since 1917, the Pulitzer Prizes honour the best in journalism and the arts.

09/05/2023

Culture news

Pulitzer Prizes honours Ukraine journalists

This year's Pulitzer Prize winners have been announced, with awards going to the best in US journalism and literature.

10/05/2022

Culture news

Critically acclaimed author and academic bell hooks dies aged 69

Known for her books Teaching to Transgress and Feminism is for Everybody, the Kentucky native has died at home after an illness.

15/12/2021

USA

Teen who recorded Floyd's arrest and murder wins Pulitzer nod

Darnella Frazier was cited “for courageously recording the murder of George Floyd, a video that spurred protests against police brutality, around the world" the Pulitzer Prizes said.

11/06/2021

Greece

In pictures: Award-winning photographer Yannis Bahrakis

The Reuters photojournalist covered some of the most dangerous events around the world. He died at 58 after a long battle with cancer.

04/03/2019

Cult

Pulitzer prize for US rapper Lamar

The album, launched last year, has been a huge critical and commercial success and has received many international awards including a Grammy for Best Rap album

31/05/2018