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SXSW London accused of ‘artwashing’ for hosting panel with Tony Blair

ADVERTISEMENTFamed as the world’s leading festival of creativity, SXSW has made its European debut this month with an edition landing in London for the first time. However, controversy quickly reared its head...Former UK prime ministers Tony Blair and David Cameron were among the unannounced speakers at the inaugural edition of SXSW London, which runs until

SXSW London accused of ‘artwashing’ for hosting panel with Tony Blair

ADVERTISEMENTFamed as the world’s leading festival of creativity, SXSW has made its European debut this month with an edition landing in London for the first time. However, controversy quickly reared its head...Former UK prime ministers Tony Blair and David Cameron were among the unannounced speakers at the inaugural edition of SXSW London, which runs until

Why is Donald Trump’s phone lock screen going viral online?

ADVERTISEMENTWhile exiting Air Force One last Friday, Donald Trump held his phone and waved to the photographers, unintentionally showing his lock screen.The images have since gone viral online, as the US president’s lockscreen shows a picture of himself doing his signature finger-pointing pose.One social media user, “johnny maga,” posted a photograph of the lock screen with

Why is Donald Trump’s phone lock screen going viral online?

ADVERTISEMENTWhile exiting Air Force One last Friday, Donald Trump held his phone and waved to the photographers, unintentionally showing his lock screen.The images have since gone viral online, as the US president’s lockscreen shows a picture of himself doing his signature finger-pointing pose.One social media user, “johnny maga,” posted a photograph of the lock screen with

Israeli soldiers bar West Bank tour organized by Oscar winners

ADVERTISEMENTIsraeli soldiers on Monday barred journalists from entering villages in the West Bank on a planned tour organized by the directors of the Oscar-winning movie No Other Land.The directors of the deeply compassionate and powerful documentary, which focuses on the systematic Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank, said they had invited the

Israeli soldiers bar West Bank tour organized by Oscar winners

ADVERTISEMENTIsraeli soldiers on Monday barred journalists from entering villages in the West Bank on a planned tour organized by the directors of the Oscar-winning movie No Other Land.The directors of the deeply compassionate and powerful documentary, which focuses on the systematic Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank, said they had invited the

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

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Donald Trump weighs in on Sydney Sweeney-American Eagle controversy

ADVERTISEMENT Another day, another chapter in the American Eagle / Sydney Sweeney controversy, which won’t seem to die down.   Following the polarising campaign that led many to call out racist undertones and label the fashion ads as “Nazi”, the viral backlash that ensued, the comments from The White House and other US conversatives regarding
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UK’s Royal Ballet and Opera cancels 2026 Israel show after protest

ADVERTISEMENT The UK's Royal Ballet and Opera (RBO) has cancelled its 2026 production of Puccini’s Tosca in Tel Aviv after almost 200 staff condemned the UK company’s “hypocrisy” on the war in Gaza, accusing it of aligning with “a government currently engaged in crimes against humanity”. In an internal message to staff, according to The

Nomadic biennial Manifesta to land in Coimbra for its 2028 edition

ADVERTISEMENT Manifesta, Europe’s nomadic biennial of contemporary art and urban practice, will be held in Coimbra, Portugal in 2028 – the first time the country will host the influential event. Manifesta 17 will be a collaborative edition developed with Anozero, a biennial co-organised by the Municipality of Coimbra and the University of Coimbra. Announcing the

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Donald Trump weighs in on Sydney Sweeney-American Eagle controversy

ADVERTISEMENT Another day, another chapter in the American Eagle / Sydney Sweeney controversy, which won’t seem to die down.   Following the polarising campaign that led many to call out racist undertones and label the fashion ads as “Nazi”, the viral backlash that ensued, the comments from The White House and other US conversatives regarding

UK’s Royal Ballet and Opera cancels 2026 Israel show after protest

ADVERTISEMENT The UK's Royal Ballet and Opera (RBO) has cancelled its 2026 production of Puccini’s Tosca in Tel Aviv after almost 200 staff condemned the UK company’s “hypocrisy” on the war in Gaza, accusing it of aligning with “a government currently engaged in crimes against humanity”. In an internal message to staff, according to The
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ADVERTISEMENTThe Venice Film Festival has announced it will honour legendary Vertigo star Kim Novak with a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. Novak, 92, was the world’s top box office star during the late ‘50s and early ‘60s thanks to classics such as Joshua Logan’s Picnic (1955), Otto Preminger’s The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), and Alfred

Eurovision winner JJ wants Israel to be excluded from song contest

ADVERTISEMENTAustria's Eurovision winner JJ says it's "disappointing" that Israel continues to participate in the song contest. "I would like Eurovision to be held in Vienna next year and without Israel. But the ball is in the EBU's court. We, the artists, can only raise our voices on the matter," the 24-year-old singer told Spanish daily

16th-century shipwreck discovered at record depth off French coast

ADVERTISEMENTNamed Camarat 4, the wreck was located by chance during a French Navy seabed control mission in March 2025 and has since been studied by France’s Department of Underwater Archaeological Research (Drassm).Remarkably well-preserved, the site is being described by archaeologists as a “time capsule.” Over 200 ceramic jugs, neatly stacked plates, cannons, and cooking utensils