Artists from fourteen countries join Wuhan acrobatics festival
Acrobats from fourteen countries are taking part in the Wuhan Acrobatic Arts Festival in China, with performances that blend tradition and international acts.
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Cliff Richard to Release Reggae Version of Psalm 23 as Christmas Single
Cliff Richard is recording a reggae arrangement of «The Lord Is My Shepherd» with songwriter Chris Eaton, aiming for a Christmas single and a …
Pollinator Pathmaker Brings Algorithmic Gardens to Every Berlin District
The Berlin edition of Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg's Pollinator Pathmaker, commissioned by LAS Art Foundation, has reached its goal of a small garden in every …
Facsimile of Andy Warhol's 1967 «Index» Returns as a Pop-Up Book
A new facsimile edition of Andy Warhol's 1967 «Index» brings back the artist's silver-wrapped compendium of Factory interviews, transcripts and photographs, complete with its …
Bronze Horse Sculpture by Gonzalo Lebrija Installed in Madrid's Plaza del Carmen
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Actor-presenters unleash chaotic satire on media flippancy over climate on stage
A radio show that goes off the rails, with actor-presenters running wild: "Inside the Brains" is both pastiche and biting satire, at the risk …
Why Musicals Keep Turning to Bestsellers and Blockbusters
Stage adaptations of films and novels have become a staple of the musical genre, raising questions about creativity, commercial risk and the demands of …
Woody Allen at 90: «Retirement is for people who have spent their whole lives hating what they did»
The filmmaker, who turned 90 in December 2025, continues to write, direct and play jazz, rejecting retirement as a solution to a problem he …
Reinhold Messner Became First to Climb All Fourteen Eight-Thousanders Without Oxygen
Forty years ago Reinhold Messner climbed Lhotse and became the first person to complete all 14 eight-thousanders without bottled oxygen. His legacy reaches beyond …
Tech Backlash Reaches Theaters as Hollywood Turns Critical of Silicon Valley
A wave of new films in 2026 takes a sharply critical look at tech founders, from Mark Zuckerberg to Elizabeth Holmes and Elon Musk, …
Prince Charles Cinema Secures 25-Year Lease After Public Campaign
London's Prince Charles Cinema has secured its future for 25 years with a new lease without a break clause, ending 21 months of uncertainty …
Sally Rooney's Publisher Stops Supplying UK Bookshops Over Palestine Action Support
Sally Rooney has confirmed that her publisher Faber will no longer supply her novels to UK bookshops after her support for Palestine Action, which …
New Novel Explores the Towie Ball and the Search for Self-Knowledge
Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard's novel 'What Time Has Kept' follows two women, a Victorian antiquarian and a modern researcher, whose lives are shaped by a …
Alix Urien Finds the Impressionists' Paris Through Her Lens
French photographer Alix Urien's series Circa 2020s, shot between Paris and Normandy, uses movement, light and color to reveal how Impressionist sensibility survives in …
Lebanese Film Festival Opens in Paris With Nadine Labaki Retrospective
The sixth edition of France's Lebanese Film Festival opens at the Elysées Lincoln cinema in Paris with Nadim Tabet's supernatural thriller «In This Darkness …
Swiss Filmmaker Ruedi Gerber Turns Tuscan Maremma Estate Into Biodynamic Farm Model
In the heart of the Maremma near Gavorrano, an abandoned country estate has become a biodynamic project that connects agriculture, art, gastronomy and community. …
Stolen Renoir Museum Paintings Recovered in France, Authorities Say
French authorities have recovered paintings stolen from the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer and made arrests, according to officials. The museum, dedicated to Pierre-Auguste Renoir, …
80 Years After Nazi Leader Hermann Göring Took His Own Life in Nuremberg Cell
On 15 October 2026, the anniversary of Hermann Göring's death marks 80 years. A look back at the life of the Nazi official and …
Dali-Designed Bronze Book Stolen from French Museum
A monumental 210kg work featuring a bronze cover designed by Salvador Dali was stolen from a contemporary art centre in Issoire, the latest in …
New Book Collects George Harrison's Photographs
A new volume gathers candid photographs taken by the Beatles guitarist, offering a relaxed and personal view of the band and its travels.
