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Keir Starmer vs Kneecap: Will the band still perform at Glastonbury?

ADVERTISEMENTIt’s almost time for the gates of Worthy Farm to open, as Glastonbury Festival kicks off on Wednesday. Attention this year is largely focused on the mysterious Patchwork, who are taking to the Pyramid Stage on Saturday, and on which secret sets will be played, with Pulp, Haim and Paramore being the most heavily speculated names

Austria’s JJ talks Eurovision 2025 win, dream collab and what’s next

ADVERTISEMENTWhat do you get when you combine the soaring soprano stylings of Maria Callas, the drama of ‘90s divas like Celine and Whitney, and the bass-heavy, brat-pop chaos of Charli XCX? You get a winning Eurovision song.JJ, Austria’s newly crowned champion of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, brought all of that and more with his

Meet the 2025 winners of the Best Paris Baguette Award

ADVERTISEMENTIf there is one thing French people are really serious about, it is most likely bread.Baking is almost an art in France. The baguette has even been granted World Heritage Status by UNESCO.For Parisian bakers, the top honour is to win the Best Paris Baguette Award.The 2025 competition featured 187 bakers from the French capital.

Gaudí’s best-kept secret revealed in Casa Batlló restauration

ADVERTISEMENTThe comprehensive refurbishment of the rear façade of Antoni Gaudí's work and the private courtyard of the Planta Noble required an investment of 3.5 million euros and the joint work of specialised restorers and local craftsmen who have preserved centuries-old techniques and adapted them to contemporary standards.This intervention marks a historic milestone, as since 1915

Never-before-seen Picasso ceramics break record at auction in Geneva

ADVERTISEMENTSeven unique ceramic plates and dishes painted by celebrated Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, created between 1947 and 1964, have been sold in Geneva, Switzerland, for a total of 272,000 Swiss francs - almost €290,000.Yep, Picasso was also a tableware artist.The never-before-seen hand-painted ceramics, featuring birds, fish and goats, were designed in the Madoura Pottery Workshop in Vallauris

Ancient ‘Dragon Man’ DNA reveals mysterious human relative

ADVERTISEMENTIt's the end of a nearly 100-year-old mystery. Using DNA-analysis, scientists have identified an ancient human relative nicknamed "Dragon Man", new research showed.It all started with a 146,000-year-old skull found by a labourer in the northern Chinese city of Harbin in 1933. The man left his treasure at the bottom of a well, where it

World Refugee Day: Why the Dance4refugees campaign matters

ADVERTISEMENT"Wake up, wake up" is the chorus of the Felix Flavour music that Jeny BSGchoreographed for the Dance4Refugees campaign on Instagram and at the Bozar arts venue in Brussels.It's also the call to action for people everywhere to speak out and show their support for refugees."Everyone needs to wake up. It's time to talk about

‘Wonderful and strange’: David Lynch auction fetches $4.25 million

ADVERTISEMENTSix months since we lost visionary director David Lynch, an auction including the filmmaker’s director’s chair, art and his personal 35mm print of Eraserhead went up for grabs this week. With hefty price tags, naturally.  Nearly 450 items from Lynch’s personal collection were auctioned at the Peninsula Beverly Hills in Los Angeles. With hundreds of bidders

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Keir Starmer vs Kneecap: Will the band still perform at Glastonbury?

ADVERTISEMENTIt’s almost time for the gates of Worthy Farm to open, as Glastonbury Festival kicks off on Wednesday. Attention this year is largely focused on the mysterious Patchwork, who are taking to the Pyramid Stage on Saturday, and on which secret sets will be played, with Pulp, Haim and Paramore being the most heavily speculated names
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Austria’s JJ talks Eurovision 2025 win, dream collab and what’s next

ADVERTISEMENTWhat do you get when you combine the soaring soprano stylings of Maria Callas, the drama of ‘90s divas like Celine and Whitney, and the bass-heavy, brat-pop chaos of Charli XCX? You get a winning Eurovision song.JJ, Austria’s newly crowned champion of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, brought all of that and more with his

Meet the 2025 winners of the Best Paris Baguette Award

ADVERTISEMENTIf there is one thing French people are really serious about, it is most likely bread.Baking is almost an art in France. The baguette has even been granted World Heritage Status by UNESCO.For Parisian bakers, the top honour is to win the Best Paris Baguette Award.The 2025 competition featured 187 bakers from the French capital.

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Keir Starmer vs Kneecap: Will the band still perform at Glastonbury?

ADVERTISEMENTIt’s almost time for the gates of Worthy Farm to open, as Glastonbury Festival kicks off on Wednesday. Attention this year is largely focused on the mysterious Patchwork, who are taking to the Pyramid Stage on Saturday, and on which secret sets will be played, with Pulp, Haim and Paramore being the most heavily speculated names

Austria’s JJ talks Eurovision 2025 win, dream collab and what’s next

ADVERTISEMENTWhat do you get when you combine the soaring soprano stylings of Maria Callas, the drama of ‘90s divas like Celine and Whitney, and the bass-heavy, brat-pop chaos of Charli XCX? You get a winning Eurovision song.JJ, Austria’s newly crowned champion of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, brought all of that and more with his
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Theo Jansen’s stunning walking sculptures showcased in new exhibition

ADVERTISEMENTIf you could mash-up natural history with art, you'd probably find Theo Jansen would be close by.The 77-year-old Dutch artist has been mixing media and combining it with everyday objects since 1990 to produce truly, extraordinary mobile structures that resemble animals. Now, the life and death cycle of these famous animals — formed mostly out

Iran summons French diplomat over praise of Palme d’Or-winning film

ADVERTISEMENTIran has summoned France's representative in protest after the French foreign minister praised the Cannes-winning Iranian film as “a gesture of resistance against the Iranian regime's oppression.”French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot had praised It Was Just An Accident after it won the prestigious Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.The film by famed dissident Iranian