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ADVERTISEMENTSeville is up in arms these days because the newly restored face of the Virgin of La Macarena, a 17th century carving by an unknown artist and of incalculable value to thousands of the faithful which, well, no longer looks the same. After having undergone several retouches between 16 and 20 June, her eyes are

ADVERTISEMENTSaturday marked the last day of celebrations for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his partner Lauren Sanchez's wedding, estimated to have cost over €42 million.The fete on Saturday followed Friday’s reception on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, where Bezos and his wife tied the knot during a private ceremony with around 200 celebrity guests

ADVERTISEMENTPrix Versailles, a prestigious global architecture award, has revealed its annual list of the world’s most beautiful restaurants - and this year’s picks are a feast for the eyes as much as the palateSo, who made the cut?Top spot goes to Dubai’s Gerbou, a sleek restaurant where traditional Emirati craftsmanship and cuisine meets modern design.

ADVERTISEMENTFrom social media-driven reinventions of classic dishes to immersive dining experiences in the wilderness, food traditions are being rewritten before our eyes. Culinary heritage isn’t being preserved in a museum: it’s being brought to life in kitchens worldwide. Rather than simply replicating age-old recipes, or repurposing cuisine between two different cultures, today’s chefs are fusing

ADVERTISEMENTThe headline-grabbing Venice wedding of Amazon multi-billionaire Jeff Bezos to longtime partner Lauren Sánchez has been causing quite the storm.Amid protests – the latest of which is a floating Bezos dummy in the canal (see below) – the couple are expected to tie the knot today on San Giorgio island, which is home to a monumental

ADVERTISEMENTGerman prosecutors announced charges against a suspect accused of supporting a foiled plot last year to attack Taylor Swift concerts in neighboring Austria.Three Swift concerts in Vienna were cancelled in early August when the plot was discovered, and Austrian authorities made three arrests.The indictment in Germany against a young Syrian national, identified only as Mohammad A.

ADVERTISEMENTA unique open-air museum located in County Durham, UK, has won the prestigious Art Fund Museum of the Year 2025 award. Beamish, the Living Museum of the North, was founded in 1970 by Dr Frank Atkinson CBE, a British museum director and curator. Inspired by Scandinavian folk museums he'd visited in the early '50s, Atkinson wanted

ADVERTISEMENTStop me if you’ve seen this one before...  A talented, reckless loner who has seen better days gets coaxed out of retirement for one last ride. Along the way, he’ll butt heads with a cocky whippersnapper who still has plenty to learn. And wouldn’t you know it, the initial frostiness between the two hunky men melts