US returns ancient artefacts looted from Cambodia, Indonesia | Arts and Culture News
New York district attorney accuses two prominent art dealers of the illegal trafficking of antiquities worth $3m. Prosecutors in New York City have announced that…
Portrait by Gustav Klimt sells for $32m at Vienna auction | Arts and Culture News
Portrait of Miss Lieser, a painting of a young woman left unfinished due to Klimt’s death, was long believed to be lost. A portrait of…
Jay Toia’s entry into transfer portal ends in return to UCLA
Turns out there’s no need to cross one big name off UCLA’s spring football roster. Jay Toia returned to practice Tuesday, five days after he…
Festival of Books at USC, Andrew Scott and your ultimate culture guide to the weekend and beyond
(Dania Maxwell/Los Angeles Times) Apparently some lady named Taylor has a new album — or two. We’re still trying to make sense of “Tortured Poets…
Three excellent L.A. izakayas highlight Japan’s traditional pub culture
While I was writing this week’s review of Budonoki in Virgil Village, I reached out to deputy food editor Betty Hallock with a question that…
UK returns looted Ghana artefacts on loan after 150 years | Arts and Culture News
The objects were stolen from the court of the Asante king during the 19th century Anglo-Asante wars. The United Kingdom has returned 32 gold and…
The best and most beautiful sound baths in Los Angeles
It’s 8 o’clock on a Saturday night and I’m standing in my pajamas on the third floor of a nondescript office building in Beverly Hills…
Fire engulfs iconic stock exchange building in Denmark’s Copenhagen | Arts and Culture News
A blaze at Copenhagen’s former stock exchange toppled the historic building’s spire which was undergoing renovation. A fire has engulfed Copenhagen’s former stock exchange, one…
What is a Godzilla anyway? The 70-year-old monster behind the movies | Arts and Culture News
It’s Godzilla season again with last weekend’s worldwide theatrical release of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. This is the second time Godzilla and King…
Saving Sarah: The last Jewish embroidery shop in India’s Kochi | Arts and Culture
Kochi, India - A chance encounter when he was selling postcards to tourists in Jew Town as a 13-year-old in the early 1980s would change…
Here is why ‘The Casagrandes Movie’ is set in Michoacán
Fans of the Nickelodeon show “The Casagrandes” showed their love for the animated series about a Mexican American family when “The Casagrandes Movie” debuted on…
The Struggle Against Patriarchal Culture for Gender Equality in Indonesia
Authors: Silvia Jultikasari Febrian and Nurul Fajri Salsabila* International Women’s Day is an important moment to reflect on women’s struggles in facing patriarchal culture which…
‘Humour is powerful’: Cartoons take on Uganda’s repressive government | Arts and Culture
Ugandan cartoonist Jim Spire Ssentongo didn’t know what he was starting last April when he sent out a tweet encouraging people to post photos of…
‘A Gentleman in Moscow’: Ewan McGregor shines in Showtime series
Premiering Friday on the confusingly named Paramount+ with Showtime, “A Gentleman in Moscow” is quite unlike anything else on television. Created by Ben Vanstone (“All…
Giant Robot puts Asian pop culture on display with exhibit, events
In 1994, Eric Nakamura launched a zine he dubbed Giant Robot, a photocopied, hand-stapled fanboy’s ode to manga, anime, Japanese punk bands and skateboarding. Thirty…
Culture secretary Lucy Frazer to be briefed on plans to grow women’s football
Chelsea lifted the Women's Super League title for a sixth time last seasonThe Football Association and NewCo will on Tuesday update the government with its…
Takjil War Phenomena in Indonesia: Democracy in Diversity
The phenomenon of “Takjil War” has hit Indonesia. This can be seen from the many social media posts monitored from Instagram, Tiktok, Facebook, and even…
Fastest waiters in Paris compete in ‘coffee run’ street race | Arts and Culture
Paris, France – One of Paris’s most fashionable districts was flooded with white-shirted waiters balancing trays of coffee and croissants as the iconic Course des…
Los Shinigamis del Norte fuses a love of anime with norteño
News of Akira Toriyama’s death rang across the internet earlier this month, leaving millions of anime fans mourning the loss of the influential manga artist…
A trans guide to weightlifting, strength training, and the perils of gym culture
What are some barriers trans weightlifters face? Aside from the obvious spread of right-wing legislation in the US targeting trans people in sports, fitness as…