Video: AI robot’s painting sells for $1M at auction | Arts and Culture
NewsFeedA painting produced by an AI-powered humanoid robot called Ai-Da has sold for more than $1 million at a Sotheby’s auction. The portrait is of…
Bells of Notre-Dame ring for first time since 2019 fire | Religion News
Moment marks milestone in the Paris cathedral’s restoration, five years after a blaze ripped through the Gothic gem, toppling its spire.The bells of Notre-Dame Cathedral…
India can import Rushdie’s Satanic Verses after ban order ‘untraceable’ | Censorship News
A reader brought the case in 2019 after failing to find official proof of the ban on government websites.A court in India has lifted a…
Quincy Jones, legendary music producer, dies at 91 | Music News
Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic Thriller album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and…
Here come the US election 2024 celebrity endorsements – but do they matter? | US Election 2024 News
The callers were so angry that security wasn’t taking any chances. After the late shift ended, they escorted the nighttime host of WIRK radio to…
South Africa’s Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse on art’s role in resistance | Music
Decades after the fall of apartheid, the echoes of South Africa’s cultural resistance still ring out, inspiring new generations. During the struggle, artists like Sipho…
South African Indigenous people fight Big Oil to defend ancestors’ spirits | Environment News
Shell’s final lifeline Once an exploration permit is granted, the holder of the permit is able to apply for up to three renewals, after which…
Seeing double in Nigeria’s ‘twins capital of the world’ | Arts and Culture News
On a normal day a visitor might pass Igbo-Ora with little more than a double take, wondering why so many pairs of residents wear matching…
How does restitution of cultural artefacts affect Western museums’ futures? | Arts and Culture
Many African, Latin American and Asian nations are demanding that their former occupiers return historical objects and artworks. It’s given rise to a global debate:…
‘A name, a function and a philosophy’: The art of Indonesian batik | Arts and Culture News
Solo, Indonesia – Gunawan Setiawan is the fourth generation of batik makers and sellers in his family, and hails from the historic royal city of…
From Uzbek disco to Uighur rock: Forgotten sounds of the Silk Road | Music
On an early morning car ride from Tashkent to Samarkand after a performance in 1983, the Uzbek pop singer Nasiba Abdullaeva tuned in to an…
Can India’s version of The Onion beat hate with laughter? | Social Media News
New Delhi, India – When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was inaugurating a controversial Hindu temple in the northern city of Ayodhya on January 22…
Olafur Eliasson: Can art inspire reflection amid world crises? | Arts and Culture
The Icelandic-Danish artist reclaims public spaces with Lifeworld, exploring art’s role in conflicts and crises.Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson’s latest work, Lifeworld, transforms public spaces, reclaiming…
Doctor pleads guilty over overdose death of Friends star Matthew Perry | Drugs News
Mark Chavez admits to obtaining ketamine with a fraudulent prescription for Perry, who died aged 54 in October 2023.One of two California doctors who were…
Oprah’s support for Kamala Harris: Does her endorsement swing elections? | US Election 2024 News
Television legend Oprah Winfrey and United States Vice President Kamala Harris shared the stage on Thursday in a event called “Unite for America” to drum up…
World Nomad Games put the spotlight on the sport of the Great Steppe | Arts and Culture News
Astana, Kazakhstan – Clouds of dust rise from the sandy ground of a playing field as a dozen horses converge, their riders standing in their…
How a beauty queen became the face of South Africa-Nigeria tensions | Social Media News
Johannesburg, South Africa – Anita Odunyao Solarin, a 21-year-old Nigerian who has spent her entire life in South Africa, finds it safer not to disclose…
Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury dies aged 76 | Obituaries News
Khoury had dedicated much of his writing to the Palestinian cause and taught at universities around the world.Novelist Elias Khoury, one of Lebanon’s most renowned…
‘Kings of the world’: The last of the horseback shrimp fishers | Climate
Oostduinkerke, Belgium – A few hours after dawn one late July morning, the sound of Gregory Debruyne’s horse Kelly trotting through the verdant lanes of…
Black Myth: Wukong – Why the Chinese game is taking the world by storm | Explainer News
A new Chinese video game has created a buzz worldwide after it sold more than 10 million copies within three days, becoming the most successful…