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Bestselling novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford, author of 'A Woman of Substance', dies at 91
Culture • 11:37 AM
6 min
Bradford, whose literary career began with "A Woman of Substance" in 1979, went on to write more than a dozen novels, selling tens of millions of copies worldwide.
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Electrician discovers 17th-century frescoes hidden behind false ceiling at Rome's Villa Farnesina
Culture • 11:30 AM
6 min
The stunning frescoes are attributed to Italian Baroque painter Carlo Maratta and his pupils, Girolamo Troppa and François Simonot.
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American photographer Nan Goldin condemns war in Gaza at Berlin exhibition opening
Culture • 10:48 AM
6 min
“Are you afraid to hear this, Germany?” the photographer asked in her fiery speech, which drew support from the crowd but criticism from some German cultural leaders.
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Eurovision 2025: Basel referendum validates funding amidst opposition
Culture • 10:19 AM
2 min
Voters in the Swiss city of Basel on Sunday approved putting €37.5 million into hosting the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. With funding approved, the annual event will proceed, despite strong opposition from conservatives.
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Kanye West accused of sexually assaulting and strangling model
Culture • 8:02 AM
3 min
Rapper Ye - formerly known as Kanye West - has been accused of sexual assault in a civil lawsuit that alleges he strangled a model on the set of a music video in 2010.
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South African dissident writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach dies aged 85
Culture • 7:30 AM
1 min
Breytenbach was a poet, novelist, painter and activist whose work touched on and influenced literature and the arts both domestically and abroad.
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Nova Gorica 2025: Introducing the first cross-border city of culture
Culture • 6:26 AM
14 min
Two cities in one, both in different countries, both with different languages. Will next year's European City of Culture accolade bring them closer?
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Artists announce Gaza Biennale, 'ensuring that the voices of Palestinian artists reach the world'
Culture • 12:41 AM
5 min
The project is planned to involve showcasing work in Gaza itself, but also sending pieces to be exhibited abroad – an exceptional challenge amid military onslaught, and when movement of people and goods is severely restricted.
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Yesterday
Saturday, november 23, 2024
The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week
Culture • 10:13 AM
20 min
A huge chestnut-themed Christmas fair, stunning Scottish landscapes, 'Wicked' witches and the return of a folk rock father - here's what to enjoy around Europe this week.
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Son of a bot! AI Jesus hologram takes confessionals in Swiss church
Culture • 8:25 AM
5 min
"Father, forgive them for they have glitched..."
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Friday, november 22, 2024
German museum repatriates ancient marble head to Greece
Culture • 2:25 PM
5 min
Will the return of the sculpture, which will go on display in Thessaloniki, put extra pressure on the British Museum to return the Parthenon Marbles?
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‘The Apprentice’ actor Sebastian Stan: Hollywood stars fear Trump
Culture • 1:36 PM
7 min
The controversial Donald Trump origin story hit Cannes earlier this year, with the Trump campaign vowing to sue. Now, lead star Sebastian Stan has shared a confirmed report that certain stars in Hollywood are avoiding him because of his association with ‘
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'Butts 4 Tour Busses': Kate Nash starts OnlyFans to fund tour
Culture • 1:16 PM
6 min
As live music touring gets increasingly expensive for artists, Kate Nash has come up with a novel way of raising extra cash...
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From Bundesliga to LeBron James: The X-odus continues from the 'hate machine'
Culture • 11:35 AM
7 min
St. Pauli has become first major football club to quit X, followed by a second Bundesliga club this week. Elon Musk’s platform has been labelled "a hate machine" - and now, even NBA superstar LeBron James has left X. How long will other major European spo
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Malian musician Rokia Traoré to be extradited to Belgium over child custody case
Culture • 11:00 AM
3 min
After their split in 2018, Malian Rokia Traoré has withheld her nine-year-old daughter from her Belgian partner.
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Most Britons support permanent British Museum exhibit on transatlantic slave trade, poll finds
Culture • 10:31 AM
6 min
A new poll reveals that 53% of British people back a permanent exhibition at the British Museum focused on Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade.
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Katy vs Katie: Katy Perry wins trademark battle against Aussie fashion designer
Culture • 9:32 AM
2 min
Katy Perry wins appeal in trademark legal case against Sydney fashion label Katie Perry, leaving the designer “devastated.”
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Cary Grant to be honoured in his home city of Bristol
Culture • 8:46 AM
8 min
The working-class boy from Bristol, born Archie Leach, became Hollywood legend Cary Grant. Now, Historic England is honouring him with a blue plaque.
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Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Wicked' - 'You’re not being told the whole story!'
Culture • 7:15 AM
11 min
The big screen adaptation of the beloved Broadway show is here... And it only casts half a spell.
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Lost in time: Newly discovered potential Chopin manuscript discovered in NYC library
Culture • 6:46 AM
1 min
A previously unknown manuscript in Frederic Chopin’s handwriting, potentially his first "lost" work since 1930, has been discovered at New York's Morgan Library & Museum.
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'This is a destruction of years of work': Thieves steal €200,000 worth of festive ham in Spain
Culture • 12:35 AM
8 min
A robbery of a prized Christmas staple in Spain has led to ham heartbreak for one family-run business.
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Thursday, november 21, 2024
Jeff Goldblum celebrates the upcoming release of 'Wicked' with a surprise performance in London
Culture • 4:38 PM
1 min
To celebrate the upcoming release of 'Wicked' in cinemas, actor Jeff Goldblum surprised commuters in London with a Christmas piano performance. Stay tuned to Euronews Culture for our film review!
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Primavera Sound sells out: Why festivals are more expensive and popular than ever
Culture • 4:23 PM
11 min
Europe's biggest festivals are pricier than ever but tickets are still selling like hotcakes. What's the deal?
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Robbers steal diamond-encrusted snuffboxes in raid on Paris museum
Culture • 11:13 AM
2 min
The 18th century snuffboxes were on loan from the Louvre and part of an estimated €1 million haul stolen by the robbers in a 'very violent raid'.
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Linkin Park announce ‘From Zero’ concert film will hit cinemas in 2025
Culture • 11:12 AM
2 min
The film was recorded during their album launch show in Brazil earlier this month. Release date TBC.
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Percival Everett wins National Book Award for 'James'
Culture • 10:52 AM
6 min
After disappointment at the Booker Prize, Everett has taken home one of the US's top gongs for his retelling of Mark Twain's story.
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'God's influencer': First millennial to be made saint next year
Culture • 9:54 AM
1 min
Carlo Acutis, “the patron saint of the internet”, will become the first millennial to be canonised by the Catholic church.
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Famous duct-taped banana sells for €5.8 million at art auction
Culture • 8:08 AM
6 min
Sotheby’s had estimated its value between $1 million and $1.5 million (€924,000 and €1.4 million). It sold for $6.2 million (€5.8 million) in NYC.
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David Cronenberg: 'They say I'm the godfather of body horror, but I don't know what that means'
Culture • 6:45 AM
13 min
The creator of a bizarre and unique cinematic universe, the celebrated Canadian director was in Lisbon to present his latest film, 'The Shrouds', which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 18th edition of LEFFEST.
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The world's tallest and shortest women meet in London for record-breaking tea
Culture • 12:47 AM
5 min
Rumeysa Gelgi and Jyoti Amge met in London and were honoured as Guinness World Record icons in the book’s 70th anniversary edition.
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Cheers to the new vintage: Beaujolais Nouveau gets uncorked in Parisian style
Culture • 12:03 AM
1 min
At Paris’ iconic brasserie Au Pied de Cochon, the tradition of uncorking Beaujolais Nouveau 2024 kicked off at midnight with free glasses, raffles, and a celebration of French heritage.
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Wednesday, november 20, 2024
25-year old French feminist Shanley Clemot McLaren awarded for fighting cybersexism
Culture • 3:42 PM
8 min
Shanley Clemot McLaren received an award for her fight against cybersexism at the Young Activists Summit - held at the UN on 19 November - alongside four other activists aged under 30 years old.
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One Direction, Simon Cowell and James Corden gather to mourn Liam Payne at funeral service
Culture • 3:20 PM
12 min
One Direction bandmates and other mourners gathered at St. Mary’s Church in Amersham for Liam Payne’s funeral, following his tragic death in Buenos Aires last month.
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Nike honours Rafael Nadal's legendary career with stunning 10-metre tribute in Paris
Culture • 2:40 PM
1 min
Nike paid tribute to Rafael Nadal’s legendary career by projecting a stunning 10-metre animated image of the 22-time Grand Slam champion on the Place du Trocadero in Paris.
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Minecraft to enter real world with theme park attractions in US and UK
Culture • 1:46 PM
3 min
Video game fans will step into a real-world ‘Minecraft’ as plans are revealed for theme park attractions based on the title in the UK and US.
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Exhibition exploring the history of 'fake news' and forgery opens in Budapest
Culture • 11:10 AM
3 min
The exhibition presents a diverse collection of over 100 artefacts from across Europe, organised into six central themes and presented along a chronological timeline.
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Vic Flick, guitarist on James Bond theme song, dies aged 87
Culture • 11:07 AM
2 min
The famed British session guitarist behind the twangy riff for the James Bond theme song has died.
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Baillie Gifford prize winner rejects award over fossil fuel ties
Culture • 11:02 AM
6 min
Richard Flanagan has been awarded the Baillie Gifford Prize for nonfiction for his book "Question 7" but refused the award over the firm’s ties to the fossil fuel industry.
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A René Magritte painting breaks records, fetching over $121 million at New York auction
Culture • 10:25 AM
3 min
This is the first time that a painting by the Belgian artist René Magritte has sold for more than $100 million.
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Cambridge Dictionary make ‘manifest’ their 2024 Word of the Year
Culture • 9:56 AM
5 min
After a surge of celebrity-inspired popularity on social media, the word 'manifest' has been elected Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year. However, this scientifically unproven practice can be controversial...
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Italy recovers Etruscan artefacts worth €8 million bound for black market
Culture • 7:59 AM
8 min
Italian authorities are investigating two people for suspected theft of archaeological finds from the Etruscan era worth €8 million.
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Wicked: How cinema re-invented the witch and restored her powers
Culture • 7:50 AM
18 min
As 'Wicked' prepares to cast its spell over the box office, we look at how portrayals of witches on screen have evolved to become symbols of female empowerment and an embracement of otherness.
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Tinsel, trees and techno beats: Christmas light show inspired by nightclub culture opens in Berlin
Culture • 6:45 AM
1 min
Magical illuminated Christmas trees, mist, and a pulsing techno beat set the stage for Dark Matter Winterlights 24, an edgy Christmas light exhibition in Berlin inspired by the city’s club scene.
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‘World’s most famous watch’ made for Marie Antoinette to go on display in London
Culture • 12:48 AM
2 min
A watch made for the last queen of France will form part of the Science Museum’s Versailles: Science And Splendour exhibition, which opens next month.
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Mother of cinematographer killed on set of Alec Baldwin film 'Rust' boycotts its world premiere
Culture • 12:10 AM
6 min
The mother of the late Halyna Hutchins accuses Alec Baldwin of seeking to "unjustly profit" from her daughter’s death, while refusing to take responsibility or apologise.
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Tuesday, november 19, 2024
Bard or bot? Study shows readers prefer AI to human poetry
Culture • 4:12 PM
5 min
A study by the University of Pittsburgh reveals that AI-generated poetry has been rated higher than poems written by humans.
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MT Pop dances into history as first Vietnamese Red Bull Dance Your Style champion
Culture • 3:50 PM
1 min
MT Pop made history as the first Vietnamese dancer to win the Red Bull Dance Your Style title, defeating French dancer Rubix in an electrifying finale at the 2024 World Final in Mumbai.
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German architecture prize rescinded over artist signing Israel boycott letter
Culture • 3:01 PM
5 min
The Schelling Architecture Foundation has refused to award the winner of its top prize because they signed a letter pledging to boycott Israeli institutions.
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Charles Dumont, composer of Edith Piaf's 'Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien', dies aged 95
Culture • 2:26 PM
1 min
French singer-songwriter Charles Dumont, who composed Edith Piaf's famous song 'Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien' has died aged 95.
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Fluffy felines compete for prizes and steal hearts at Rome's SuperCat Show
Culture • 1:40 PM
1 min
The 26th annual SuperCat Show in Rome brought together feline lovers, breeders, and furry stars at the Fiera di Roma for a weekend celebrating all things cat.
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British artist wants to reunite with teenagers she photographed in 80s
Culture • 11:12 AM
9 min
A photographer is trying to track down what happened to a group of teenagers she captured in the 80s.
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Pope Francis calls for probe into possible Gaza genocide in new book
Culture • 10:45 AM
5 min
Pope Francis has called for an investigation to determine if Israel’s attacks in Gaza constitute genocide, according to excerpts released from a new book ahead of the pontiff’s jubilee year.
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Arthur Frommer, acclaimed travel writer and author of 'Europe on 5 Dollars a Day' dies at 95
Culture • 10:07 AM
10 min
Arthur Frommer's guidebooks revolutionised leisure travel, by convincing average Americans to take budget holidays abroad.
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Japanese poet Shuntaro Tanikawa, master of modern free verse, dies aged 92
Culture • 9:30 AM
4 min
Tanikawa diverged from haiku and other traditions, and explored the poetic, not only in the repetitive music of the spoken word but also the magic hidden in little things.
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Dubai Chocolate is taking Europe by storm: But is it worth the hype?
Culture • 6:45 AM
1 min
Dubai Chocolate, a luxurious blend of pistachio cream, crispy knafeh, and rich chocolate, has gone viral in Europe, sparking long lines and a frenzy for its exclusive releases.
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Priest who allowed Sabrina Carpenter church video shoot stripped of duties
Culture • 12:48 AM
6 min
"Please, please, please / Don't bring me to tears when I just... get investigated for mismanagement."
Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello has been relieved of his duties, following an investigation that was launched when he authorized pop star Sabrina Carpenter t
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Here are some controversies ahead of Notre Dame de Paris' reopening in December
Culture • 12:18 AM
11 min
The Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral, whose historic bells were silenced following 2019’s devastating fire, will soon echo again with fresh chimes. Although the Cathedral will reopen on 7 December, the process has been far from smooth. Take a look at some of
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Monday, november 18, 2024
GPHG 2024: A win for Chopard in the new sustainable innovation prize category
Culture • 5:48 PM
14 min
Cactus leather, recycled carbon fibre and vegetal rubber: low-impact materials are the new prestige in luxury watches. Chopard won the brand new "eco-innovation" prize at this year's GPHG awards.
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Swiss esports event cancelled after host team founder's anti-abortion comment
Culture • 4:01 PM
1 min
An event billed as Switzerland's biggest esports competition has been cancelled after the host team's founder posted an anti-abortion comment on social media, triggering outrage that led three rival squads to pull out.
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