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Series show: Emily trades Paris for La Dolce Vita in Rome
Culture • 3:37 PM
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FRANCE 24's Dheepthika Laurent tells us about Emily's adventures in Rome, as the heroine of "Emily in Paris" embarks on a fifth season in neighbouring Italy. We debate whether the show has run out of steam and discuss romantic lead Lucas Bravo, who plays
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The science of colour: How different colours can influence our moods
Culture • 1:28 PM
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In this edition of Entre Nous we meet an illustrator, interpreter, comic book author and historian of typography. He's put all of those things together in a series of delightful books that make perfect gifts for the holidays or just about any time. David
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Son arrested for murder of movie director Rob Reiner and wife
Culture • 8:01 PM
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Rob Reiner’s younger son, Nick Reiner, was in custody Monday after being booked for what investigators believe was the fatal stabbing of the director-actor and his wife at their Los Angeles home a day earlier, authorities said. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwel
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Music show: Gaspard Royant's cool Christmas and The Spitfires' renaissance
Culture • 3:55 PM
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In this edition of our arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with the frontman of British band The Spitfires, Billy Sullivan, as well as French musician Gaspard Royant. The Spitfires are back after having split up three years ago. The indie rock,
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Santa events take place across the world ahead of Christmas
Culture • 2:40 PM
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With less than two weeks to Christmas, Santa runs and festivals are spreading holiday cheer across the globe this weekend. From Paris to Mexico City and Romania, and even bar crawls in the United States. In recent years, Santa runs have grown, becoming a
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Sunday, december 14, 2025
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Embracing a multicultural identity: Bianca Costa's 'bossa trap' sound
Culture • 3:39 PM
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Bossa Nova rhythms, trap, rap and reggaeton all go into Bianca Costa's musical palette, and the results have got her tens of millions of streams. As the artist releases her first full-length album, "Gringa", she joins us to talk about making peace with h
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Disney to invest $1bn in OpenAI to let fans create AI videos
Culture • 1:57 PM
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Walt Disney and OpenAI agreed a three-year licensing deal on Thursday allowing users to generate short videos featuring Disney characters with artificial intelligence. It is the first time a major studio has permitted such broad generative-AI use of its
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Scotland’s Nnena Kalu wins 2025 Turner Prize for 'bold' hanging sculptures
Culture • 10:40 PM
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Scotland’s Nnena Kalu won the Turner Prize on Tuesday, beating four contenders including an Iraqi painter for the prestigious contemporary art award. The 59-year-old Glasgow-born autistic artist was recognised for hanging sculptures made from wrapped fab
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Taffy Brodesser-Akner's take on the Jewish American family saga
Culture • 3:26 PM
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The author and journalist Taffy Brodesser-Akner has been awarded the Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine for her novel "Long Island Compromise" and its translation by Diniz Galhos. Brodesser-Akner tells us about the kidnapping that kicks off this sprawl
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Golden Globes 2026 nominations announced: from One battle after another to Wicked
Culture • 9:01 AM
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The biggest and best films, shows and stars from the past year have been named on the shortlists for Golden Globes glory, as this year's Hollywood award season gets under way in earnest. The Golden Globe nominations were announced on Monday, with the win
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Monday, december 8, 2025
'One Battle After Another' leads Golden Globe nominations with nine nods
Culture • 6:10 PM
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Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” scored a leading nine nominations to the 83rd Golden Globe Awards on Monday, adding to the Oscar favorite’s momentum in the run-up to awards season. Norwegian family drama "Sentimental Value" claimed eigh
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French musician Waxx on his new album 'Etincelles 2' and his first book
Culture • 3:35 PM
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French-Armenian guitarist Waxx has just released a new cover album "Etincelles 2", which features collaborations with beloved French artists such as rapper MC Solaar and singer Jain, as well as up-and-coming musicians like Solann. He tells Marjorie Hache
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Frank Gehry, visionary creator of world-famous architectural masterpieces, dies at 96
Culture • 7:57 PM
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The groundbreaking architect Frank Gehry, who passed away Friday at the age of 96, was renowned for designing some of the most imaginative buildings ever constructed. Throughout his career, he was awarded every major prize in architecture, including the
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A gastronomical pit stop: 'L'Arrêt' brings flavours from the American South to Paris
Culture • 4:07 PM
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Award-winning chef Mashama Bailey and hospitality mastermind Johno Morisano are behind a Parisian restaurant where dishes pay tribute to a wealth of culinary traditions, from both sides of the Atlantic. They join us in the studio to talk about bringing c
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A cultural stroll through Paris with actor Kheiron and Orchestra Baobab
Culture • 3:47 PM
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This week, Valérie Fayolle meets comedian, actor and director Kheiron. He gives us a tour of the Apollo Theatre, where he has two shows playing: "Dragon" and "Alba and Sadaf". Next, we go backstage with Orchestra Baobab, as the legendary Senegalese band
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Thursday, december 4, 2025
As a new suspect is arrested in Louvre heist, the museum unveils its newest arts space
Culture • 4:17 PM
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From the latest arrest in the audacious October heist to the grand opening of the Louvre's Gallery of the Five Continents, the museum is making news for both drama and ambition. Arts24 takes you inside the museum's newest spaces and explains the rising t
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Ireland, Spain among countries to boycott 2026 Eurovision over inclusion of Israel
Culture • 2:27 PM
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Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands announced they will boycott the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest after the organisers of the event declined to vote on the exclusion of Israel on Thursday. Ireland said it would be "unconscionable" to participate
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'I'm interested in how people exist in our minds': Writer Claire-Louise Bennett
Culture • 2:03 PM
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A renowned author has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how she's fascinated by the way people exist in our minds, and the ideas we have about those people. Claire-Louise Bennett's new book "Big Kiss, Bye-Bye" follows the narrator as she moves from the city to t
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Wednesday, december 3, 2025
Eurovision Song Contest faces major test as countries weigh Israel's participation
Culture • 10:04 PM
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The Eurovision Song Contest faces a "watershed moment" on Thursday when members of the body that organises the contest may vote on whether Israel can compete in 2026, as some nations threaten to withdraw if Israel is not excluded due to the Gaza war. FRA
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Brigitte Bardot: The icon who vanished and the film that finds her again
Culture • 3:33 PM
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Arts24 dives into the life of France's most explosive cinema legend as a new documentary pulls back the curtain on Brigitte Bardot – the star who became a myth and then walked away from it all to fight for animal rights. Director Elora Thevenet joins us
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Tuesday, december 2, 2025
'Dragon Tattoo' star Noomi Rapace transforms into 'Mother' Teresa for provocative biopic
Culture • 3:42 PM
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From Lisbeth Salander to Mother Teresa, Noomi Rapace has never shied away from transformative, fearless roles. In her latest film "Mother", directed by Teona Strugar Mitevska, the Swedish actress takes on one of her most radical characters yet: a young M
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Avatar: Fire and Ash, new Hollywood blockbuster
Culture • 2:02 PM
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Veteran sci-fi film-maker James Cameron has returned with another cinematic spectacle: Avatar: Fire and Ash, the third instalment of the franchise, 16 years after its debut. The film picks up after the events of the 2022 Avatar: the Way of Water, with a
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Is Eurovision's survival threatened by boycott over Israel?
Culture • 11:21 AM
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PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, December 2: We look at reactions to Luigi Mangione's pre-trial hearing, which attracted many of his supporters. The press look at why his case divides Americans so much. Also: Sri Lanka's anger at the government over the devastati
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Monday, december 1, 2025
Iran sentences awardwinning director Jafar Panahi 'in abstentia' to one year in prison
Culture • 11:57 PM
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Iran has sentenced Palme d'Or-winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi in absentia to one year in prison and imposed a two-year travel ban for alleged “propaganda activities,” his lawyer said on Monday. The ruling also bars him from joining political or social gro
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2026 edition of the Angoulême Comics Festival officially cancelled
Culture • 9:02 PM
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The 2026 edition of the Angoulême International Comics Festival, which was due to take place at the end of January but was hampered by the boycott of authors and the defection of publishers, has been officially "cancelled". FRANCE 24's James Vasina repor
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Frenchie indie band Astral Bakers go Americana on 'Vertical Life'
Culture • 3:48 PM
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In this edition of our arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with Ambroise and Zoé from indie band Astral Bakers. The French four-piece have a real Americana, soft-grunge sound, blending warm harmonies with stripped-down arrangements. Their second
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The Bright Side: ‘French Banksy’ JR to turn Paris’s oldest bridge into ‘immersive cave’
Culture • 2:41 PM
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Jean Rene, also known as "JR" and the "French Banksy" after the secretive British street artist, has a new plan for Paris's oldest bridge. His art installation will turn the Pont Neuf over the Seine into an "immersive cave" that anyone will be free to wa
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Saturday, november 29, 2025
Acclaimed British playwright Tom Stoppard dies aged 88
Culture • 8:09 PM
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British playwright Tom Stoppard, a dramatist who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998's "Shakespeare in Love", has died at the age of 88. Famed for his dazzling wit and depth, Stoppard was credited with reshaping modern theatre, combining int
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Paris arthouse cinemas reinvent themselves amid audience decline
Culture • 6:43 AM
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With audiences dwindling and streaming on the rise, Paris’s iconic arthouse cinemas are racing to reinvent themselves or risk closing for good. One cinema in the Champs-Elysées area has adopted a "modular" economic model, enabling screening rooms to be r
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Friday, november 28, 2025
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Broadway musical Chicago returns to Paris
Culture • 3:55 PM
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The legendary Broadway musical 'Chicago' is making its return to Paris, bringing its sharp wit, dazzling choreography, and iconic jazz numbers back to the French stage. FRANCE 24's team ent to the Casino de Paris to see it.
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aja monet: The Grammy-nominated poet taking on power and the culture wars
Culture • 3:21 PM
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In this arts24 interview, Grammy-nominated poet aja monet joins us in Paris to talk about her new collection "Florida Water" and what it means to make art in a moment of political turmoil. She opens up about living through the new wave of American cultur
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Wednesday, november 26, 2025
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Culture: The art of seduction according to French actor Lucas Bravo
Culture • 4:48 PM
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French actor Lucas Bravo, revealed to the public by his performance in "Meily in Paris", is back on screen with "The Seduction", a fresh take on "Dangerous Liaisons".
He told us about his own art of seduction.
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Reggae's 'OG': Jimmy Cliff in the 'very top echelons of legendary reggae performers'
Culture • 4:24 PM
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"Music is the universal language", in the words of Jimmy Cliff, the legendary Jamaican singer who paved the way for reggae "rebel" Bob Marley and popularised reggae, ska and rocksteady music over a six decade career. Celebrating his life, legacy and huma
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Director Kaouther Ben Hania on five-year-old Hind Rajab's tragic cry for help from Gaza
Culture • 3:36 PM
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Hind Rajab's phone call to the Palestinian Red Crescent in January 2024 was, for director Kaouther Ben Hania, the "tipping point" in the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip. As the Franco-Tunisian filmmaker releases her latest film "The Voice of Hi
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Monday, november 24, 2025
Remembering Jamaican reggae star Jimmy Cliff
Culture • 4:19 PM
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One of the reggae artists who brought the genre to the world has passed away aged 81. Jimmy Cliff's widow announced on social media that he had died following a seizure and pneumonia. The Grammy Award winner worked with artists ranging from The Rolling S
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anaiis on her new album: 'I wanted to go back to places that moved me'
Culture • 3:50 PM
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This week on arts24, Marjorie Hache talks to anaiis, a Franco-Senegalese artist who makes beautifully textured R'n'B and who has just released "Devotion & The Black Divine", which touches on the fate of the Afro-Caribbean diaspora and seeks comfort in na
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Jamaican reggae icon and cultural giant Jimmy Cliff dead at 81
Culture • 2:40 PM
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Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican reggae star who helped transform the island's rhythmic music into a global cultural phenomenon, has died, his wife said Monday. He was 81.
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Jamaican reggae legend Jimmy Cliff dies aged 81
Culture • 11:53 AM
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Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff, whose hits included "Many Rivers to Cross", "I Can See Clearly Now" and "You Can Get It If You Really Want", has died aged 81, his wife said Monday.
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Bollywood’s beloved ‘He-Man’ Dharmendra dies at 89
Culture • 10:05 AM
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Bollywood icon Dharmendra Deol, known to his legions of fans simply as Dharmendra or "Garam Dharam" ("Hot Dharam"), died in Mumbai aged 89 on Monday.
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Sunday, november 23, 2025
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'Stranger Things', Kim K's TV and 'Dangerous Liaisons' reimagined: November's biggest shows reviewed
Culture • 4:29 PM
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This month brings the end of an era as "Stranger Things" returns for its fifth and final season. Meanwhile, Ryan Murphy's "All's Fair", starring Kim Kardashian, in her first leading role has united critics in calling it a catastrophe, with The Guardian d
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A cultural stroll through Paris with writer Amanda Sthers and singer Keren Ann
Culture • 10:04 AM
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This week on Paris des Arts, author and filmmaker Amanda Sthers joins us to discuss her latest novel, "C", in which she explores the transformation of a couple while also portraying a France stripped of nuance, obsessed with identity issues and the rise
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Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for $54.7 million, sets new record for women artists
Culture • 2:33 AM
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Frida Kahlo’s 1940 self-portrait “El sueno (La cama)” sold for $54.66 million in New York on Thursday, Sotheby’s said, setting a record for the most expensive painting by a woman.
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Thursday, november 20, 2025
US artists launch nationwide ‘Fall of Freedom’ protest against rising censorship
Culture • 2:59 PM
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In this episode of Arts 24, we look at "Fall of Freedom" – a nationwide wave of performances, readings and public art events as artists across the United States mobilise against mounting censorship and political pressure on cultural institutions. Hundred
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Trumpet player Takuya Kuroda on the New York jazz scene and his genre-blending style
Culture • 12:10 AM
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Currently touring Europe, jazz musician and trumpet player Takuya Kuroda sits down with FRANCE 24 to speak about his beginnings in the industry and his recording process. Originally from Kobe in Japan, Kuroda says the country's jazz scene, particularly v
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Wednesday, november 19, 2025
Ariana Grande takes over Oz: 'Wicked: For Good' sparks frenzy, hype and a shocking premiere scare
Culture • 3:11 PM
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Film critic Emma Jones joins Eve Jackson to unpack Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo's show-stopping return to Oz in Jon M. Chu’s "Wicked: For Good", the blockbuster sequel landing with sky-high expectations, brand-new music and even a headline-grabbing in
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Prestige, power, and the politics of Louvre leadership: 'They think they are kings of the world'
Culture • 11:57 AM
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As the Louvre stands beneath its timeless grandeur, the institution finds itself at a fragile crossroads. In a candid interview with Oliver Farry, French Art Historian and Editor-in-Chief of La Tribune de l’Art, Didier Rykner sounds the alarm, not just o
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This Frida Kahlo painting is likely to break the record of most expensive work by any female
Culture • 10:24 AM
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A painting by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo will be up for sale at Sotheby's auction house on Thursday. The piece known in English as "The Dream (The bed)" is expected to go for an estimated $40 - $60 million which would make it the most expensive work by a
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The Bright Side: Turkey rediscovers the art of vibrant Iznik tilemaking
Culture • 6:45 AM
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The production of intricately designed Iznik tiles flourished during the Ottoman Empire but threatened to die out as workshops closed and artists' expertise was lost to the ages. Centuries later, one researcher is on a mission to revive the traditional T
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A Klimt portrait is now the second most expensive artwork ever auctioned
Culture • 3:33 AM
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A rare full-length portrait by Austrian painter Gustav Klimt sold for $236.4 million in New York on Tuesday, becoming the second most expensive artwork ever auctioned. The fiercely contested sale underscores surging demand for museum-calibre pieces as So
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