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Oppenheimer reigns supreme: Five takeaways from the 96th annual Oscars
It was an explosive night at the 96th annual Academy Awards, with…
Dahomey doc on Europe’s looted African art wins Berlin film festival
Dahomey, a documentary by Franco-Senegalese director Mati Diop probing the thorny issues…
Photos: Young Kenyan ballet dancers stage early Christmas performance
As the sun sets on the narrow streets of Africa’s largest informal…
BBC accused of censoring acts of Gaza solidarity in BAFTA awards coverage
Ceasefire calls by artists during a ceremony in Scotland did not make…
Hollywood actors to end strike after agreeing tentative deal with studios
The months-long strike has crippled the entertainment industry, halting hundreds of films…
Announcing the U.S. Home of the Luciano Pavarotti Foundation and an International Center for the Arts
Indoor and outdoor theaters, an International Voice Academy, a Pavarotti Museum, and…
Spirit Tales: Iraq’s shape-shifting Tantals
The Middle East abounds in tales of spirits and their antics. Today,…
Hollywood writers reach tentative deal with studios to end strike
Hollywood’s writers union says it has reached a preliminary labour agreement with…
Conflict over the clock: China among countries where time is political
When Nuria Shamsed* was a child, she would sit with her family…
Books are losing value in Afghanistan – this scares me
It has been almost two years since the Taliban took over Kabul.…
Remains discovered in US match missing British actor Julian Sands
Sands, famous for his role in the film A Room with a…
I See Beauty: Senegal’s makeup artist
Fredde Tchibinda uses artistic makeup to enhance and celebrate women who are…
Photos: Ethiopian quest to re-create ancient manuscripts
Armed with a bamboo ink pen and a steady hand, Ethiopian Orthodox…
Photos: Egypt unveils ancient mummification workshops and tombs
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered two human and animal embalming workshops, as…
‘Anatomy of a Fall’ wins top prize as women dominate Cannes
A tense courtroom drama about a writer accused of her husband’s murder…
Malaysia’s Ramadan bazaars draw crowds, but some tighten belts
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – It is late afternoon in Kuala Lumpur and…
‘Dance like there is no tomorrow’: Ukraine’s wartime music scene
Listen to this story: Lviv and Kyiv, Ukraine – Boghdan Sulanov, the…
French documentary on mental illness wins top Berlin film prize
Shot over three years, the documentary takes viewers onto a Seine barge…
400 love letters and a play: How two Indian prisoners found love
At the entrance to a small bright-green house with a wooden door…