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Kneecap debut London billboards ahead of terror court appearance

ADVERTISEMENTA member of the Belfast rap group Kneecap has a scheduled appearance today at Westminster Magistrates Court in London, UK, over terror charges. How to prep for such a situation? Billboards, of course.The trio, known for satirical lyrics and on-stage provocations, have put billboards up all over London that read “More Blacks, More Dogs, More Irish, Mo

Cancelled ‘Beauty and the Beast’ book ‘finally’ released in France

ADVERTISEMENTA modern retelling of the 1756 fairytale "La Belle et la Bête" (“Beauty and the Beast”) is published in France today, three months after the French Education Ministry called it inappropriate for children.The new illustrated rendition, written by cartoonist Jul, comes to bookstores with a red banner on its cover saying: “Enfin!” (“Finally!”).The French government

What are the 20 most controversial album covers of all time?

ADVERTISEMENTContent warning: This article contains images which some readers may find offensive.If you’re a music lover and enjoy a bit of drama, you must have heard that controversy is brewing over the artwork of Sabrina Carpenter’s upcoming album ‘Man’s Best Friend’.  The suggestive – but hardly sexually explicit - cover features the buzzy ‘Espresso’ hitmaker on

Rare papers of World War II hero Alan Turing sell for record price

ADVERTISEMENTA collection of rare scientific papers written by mathematician, computer scientist and Second World War codebreaker Alan Turing has sold for a record £465,400 (€544,400) at auction in Lichfield, UK.  The documents were discovered in a loft at a property in Bermondsey, London, and were almost destroyed during a house clearance.  Some of the rare items that

Best and funniest signs from mass No Kings protests against Trump

ADVERTISEMENTA stone throw's away from the American embassy in Amsterdam this weekend was held a "No Kings" protest. Except it was dubbed "No Tyrants", as countries with constitutional monarchies sought to avoid confusion with anti-monarchic movements. This was one among thousands of similar protests that occurred over the weekend, all with the aim to denounce Donald

The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

ADVERTISEMENTThe sun is shining, birds are chirping, and rabid zombies are fast approaching as we welcome you back for a fresh new week of cultural highlights. Indeed, Danny Boyle's 28 Years Later is stealing the limelight as one of this year's most hotly-anticipated cinema releases. All shot on an iPhone, it follows a group of

Wagnermania: Monumental Flying Dutchman in an Austrian quarry

ADVERTISEMENTHow does a quarry become the largest and one of the most unique open-air stages in Europe, and the setting for some of the world's most famous operas? Just a few kilometres from Lake Neusiedl, in Sankt Margarethen im Burgenland, Austria, Richard Wagner's opera Der Fliegende Holländer is being staged in a spectacular manner this

Adolescence to be shown in French schools, says minister of education

ADVERTISEMENTFollowing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcoming plans to air Netflix’s hit show Adolescence in secondary schools, France is following suit, with French Minister of Education Élisabeth Borne stating yesterday that the mini-series will be screened from secondary school level upwards.In an interview for LCI news channel, Borne explained that the producer of the series “gave us the

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Film of the Week: Luc Besson’s ‘Dracula: A Love Tale’ – Fangtastic?

ADVERTISEMENT Mere months after Robert Eggers returned vampires to their Gothic roots with Nosferatu, his stylish exhumation of F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent German Expressionist classic Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, it’s now Luc Besson’s turn to sharpen his fangs. "I'm not a fan of horror films," the French filmmaker recently told Le Parisien newspaper about his take

‘107 Days’: Kamala Harris to release memoir about 2024 presential run

ADVERTISEMENT July 2024: Joe Biden makes the long-awaited decision to drop out of the US presidential election, thrusting his vice president into the spotlight and, ultimately, into a wall. It has been just over a year since this bombshell turnaround, and Kamala Harris has things to say about it. Harris announced on Thursday the upcoming
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