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Why has Auschwitz Museum created a digital replica of the death camp?

ADVERTISEMENTDue to conservation protection, shooting films at the Auschwitz site is not possible. In order to meet the needs of filmmakers, the Auschwitz Museum has made a digital replica, which was created "out of the growing interest of directors in the history of the German camp," explains Bartosz Bartyzel, a spokesman for the museum, in

ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus discusses writing musical with AI and ABBA future

ADVERTISEMENTABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus was at the inaugural edition of London’s SXSW festival yesterday and revealed he is writing a new musical using AI.He referred to artificial intelligence as “such a great tool” and discussed his project during a talk at SXSW London.“It is like having another songwriter in the room with a huge reference frame,”

Louis Vuitton fights Portuguese liqueur firm over ‘same logo’ use

ADVERTISEMENTIn a true David versus Goliath struggle in the business world, the French conglomerate Louis Vuitton has launched an intellectual property lawsuit against the Portuguese liqueur producer, Licores do Vale.The French firm says the Monção company's use of an LV (with an inverted V) on the labels of its bottles, and a graphic for its

Why did activists steal the wax statue of Emmanuel Macron from museum?

ADVERTISEMENTGreenpeace activists stole the wax statue of French president Emmanuel Macron from the Musée Grévin on Monday before planting it outside the Russian embassy in Paris. According to reports, activists posing as tourists entered the famous Parisian museum, located in the 9th arrondissement. After posing as museum employees, they managed to steal the statue, worth

Renée Victor, the voice of Abuelita in ‘Coco’, dies aged 86

ADVERTISEMENTAmerican actress Renée Victor, who voiced the scene-stealing, sandal-throwing Abuelita in Disney’s animated hit film Coco and played the wisecracking Lupita in the TV show Weeds has died aged 86.Victor’s death was confirmed on Monday by a representative, Julie Smith, who said the actress had lymphoma for several years. She died Friday at her home in Sherman

Fashion designer Brunello Cucinelli gets doctorate in architecture

ADVERTISEMENT“When we build, let us think that we build forever,” Italian fashion designer Brunello Cucinelli quoted English polymath John Ruskin at an address to celebrate being the first recipient of an honorary doctorate in “Design for Made in Italy: Identity, Innovation, and Sustainability”.The same quote is inscribed on a plaque in the centre of Solomeo

Sex, sleaze and subversion: Inside London’s new grindhouse cinema

ADVERTISEMENTOn an unassuming street in central London, a red-painted building peeks at passersby — its facade plastered with a close-up of The Man with the X-Ray Eyes. Inside, I’m watching Ruggero Deodato’s The Washing Machine, an Italian murder mystery involving psychosexual mind games, fridge fornication, and bleeding appliances.  It’s the kind of filmic fever dream only

Russell Brand pleads not guilty to charges of rape and sexual assault

ADVERTISEMENTBritish actor and comedian Russell Brand has pleaded not guilty in a London court Friday to rape and sexual assault charges involving four women dating back more than 25 years.Brand, who turns 50 next week, denied two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault. He said "not guilty”

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Thousands protest against Ye’s headline slot at Slovak festival

ADVERTISEMENTA growing backlash is mounting in Bratislava after the announcement that controversial rapper Kanye West - now legally known as Ye - is set to headline the Slovakian capital's upcoming Rubicon festival. A petition urging the mayor to cancel his appearance describes the booking as “an insult to historic memory, a glorification of wartime violence

Botched selfie: Tourist damages priceless painting at Florence gallery

ADVERTISEMENTA tourist attempting to capture a picture of himself in front of an 18th-century portrait at the Uffizi Galleries in Florence tripped and left a hole in the artwork.  The man taking a selfie stumbled on the platform intended to keep visitors at a distance from the portrait of Ferdinando de’ Medici, "Grand Duke of Tuscany"
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