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A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying an international team of four astronauts docked on Saturday with the orbiting International Space Station (ISS) just 15 hours after it launched.

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US theatre and opera director Bob Wilson dies aged 83

Culture • 8:07 PM

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Innovative theatre auteur Bob Wilson died Thursday in New York after a short illness, his management said. His productions were hugely popular wherever they were shown, but he was best known in France, where he directed the inaugural show of the Opéra Ba

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Michael Jackson's glittery sock sells for more than $8,000 at French auction

Culture • 5:13 PM

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A single glittery sock that late pop superstar Michael Jackson wore during a concert in France in the 1990s sold for more than $8,000 on Wednesday, a French auctioneer said. The "King of Pop" wore white athletic socks adorned with sparkling rhinestones d

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Ziad Rahbani, Oriental jazz pioneer and giant of Lebanese theatre, dies at 69

Culture • 1:25 PM

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Legendary musician and composer Ziad Rahbani blended Arabic music and classical jazz into a new form that he called "Oriental jazz". The son of iconic Lebanese singer Fayrouz, Rahbani was also a leftist playwright whose works explored the social complexi

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Video game 'reloots' stolen artefacts, by reclaiming works of art from Western museums

Culture • 9:30 AM

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Have you ever imagined yourself, on a visit to a major museum, busting through a wall, arms full of looted African artifacts and ready to return them to their rightful homes? Well, you may soon have the chance, thanks to South African video game studio N

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Global american pop icon Taylor Swift now at Madame Tussauds

Culture • 11:43 AM

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Global pop icon Taylor Swift has officially joined the world-famous Madame Tussauds ! Fans can now get up close with her lifelike wax figure, capturing the star’s signature style and presence in stunning detail. Don’t miss your chance to meet the music l

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Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne dies at 76

Culture • 6:21 PM

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Ozzy Osbourne, the frontman of heavy metal band Black Sabbath often described as the "Godfather of Heavy Metal", died on Tuesday at 76, just days after performing a final concert in his hometown of Birmingham.

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Men's fashion for spring-summer 2026? It's political!

Culture • 3:08 PM

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Whether it involves making space for the trans community, raising awareness about conflicts in Ukraine and Palestine, expressing their distrust of conventional conservative attitudes or funding scientific research that has nothing to do with the fashion

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Summer's must-watch TV & film: 'Jaws at 50', Acapulco's final season and 'Wednesday' returns

Culture • 12:13 AM

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Our TV critic Dheepthika Laurent joins Eve Jackson to unpack the highlights of July and August's biggest series and films – from "Jaws at 50" featuring exclusive interviews, to the light-hearted drama of "Acapulco", the Emmy buzz surrounding this year's

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Rencontres d'Arles festival puts women and Indigenous voices front and centre

Culture • 3:53 PM

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In this episode of arts24 with Eve Jackson, we explore the 56th Rencontres d'Arles festival in France, where women and Indigenous artists like Caroline Monnet take centre stage, challenging colonial narratives and celebrating resilience through photograp

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Film show: Your must-see summer movies

Culture • 1:56 PM

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Get ready for your ultimate cinema fix! This week on arts24, Eve Jackson and film critic Emma Jones dive into the hottest summer movie releases – from the psychological pandemic drama "Eddington" to the blockbuster reboot of "Superman", plus the colourfu

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Our highlights from the 2025 Avignon theatre festival

Culture • 1:44 PM

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The Avignon theatre festival is a three-week concentration of performing arts – dance, drama, readings and debates – which is now in its 79th year. Hundreds of events are crammed into the relatively small French city, often in beautiful historical sites.

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Sci-fi TV series 'Severance' leads Emmy nominations with 27

Culture • 4:31 PM

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Apple TV+’s dark sci-fi drama “Severance” topped the 77th Emmy Awards nominations with 27 nods, signalling strong early favour in this year’s race. HBO Max’s Batman spinoff “The Penguin” followed closely with 24 nominations, while comedy favourites “Hack

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Arabic language takes centre stage at Avignon's 79th theatre festival

Culture • 3:16 PM

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For three weeks every summer, the streets of the southern French city of Avignon are overrun with performances of all kinds, from classical drama to spontaneous stand-up comedy. FRANCE 24’s Olivia Salazar-Winspear went to check out this year’s programme,

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'There must be a joke in this': British comedian Mark Steel on his cancer memoir

Culture • 1:21 PM

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About a year after receiving the all clear from doctors, British comedian and broadcaster Mark Steel released his book "The Leopard in My House: One Man's Adventures in Cancerland". Setting it apart from other offerings in the genre is Steel's dry humour

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The Velvet Sundown: This band blowing up on Spotify is 100% AI-generated

Culture • 7:38 PM

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It's a rock 'n' roll band with over 1 million monthly listeners, with three albums out in barely six weeks. But despite shooting to Spotify's top ranks, The Velvet Sundown's music is entirely AI-generated – and it had quite a saga being revealed as synth

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Music show: Kae Tempest's deeply personal album 'Self Titled'

Culture • 2:45 PM

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On today's music show on Arts24, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with British musician, poet, playwright and author Kae Tempest. He started busking at just sixteen years old at open mic nights and raves. Music and self expression became a lifeline for the Brit

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The Bright Side: Bad Bunny kicks off Puerto Rico residency with marathon show

Culture • 5:59 PM

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Bad Bunny's marathon show in San Juan late Friday was a night of palpable emotion for the reggaeton megastar whose latest artistic endeavor brings him back to his roots. Bad Bunny's most recent tracks underscore injustices in the US Caribbean island terr

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A cultural stroll through Vienna with conductor Laurence Equilbey and singer Katia Ledoux

Culture • 3:10 PM

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This week, Paris des Arts is in Vienna, where musical tradition flirts with modernity. We meet some of the city's most vibrant figures, such as the visionary conductor Laurence Equilbey. She's at the helm of the Insula Orchestra, who are performing for t

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Comings and goings at Paris's Haute Couture houses

Culture • 2:53 PM

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As the Haute Couture collections wrap up in the French capital, we take a look at some of the highlights in a season where arrivals and departures have cast a shadow over many of the major houses' collections. Fashion editor Samantha Tse talks us through

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Original Birkin bag sells for record $10 million at Paris auction

Culture • 5:08 AM

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The first-ever Birkin handbag sold for 8.58 million euros ($10 million) at a Sotheby's auction in Paris on Thursday, smashing previous price records for a handbag. The bag, which was bought by private collector in Japan, was designed by French luxury bra

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Egypt's $1 billion marvel: Arts24's exclusive look inside the Grand Egyptian Museum

Culture • 3:08 PM

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Join arts24 presenter Eve Jackson on an exclusive journey inside the Grand Egyptian Museum – a colossal cultural masterpiece just a mile from the Great Pyramids of Giza. The museum's grand debut has faced multiple delays and was set to open this July, bu

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Tahar Rahim's 'Alpha' male subverted by Julia Ducournau

Culture • 2:10 PM

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Film critic Perrine Quennesson tells us why Palme d’Or-winning director Julia Ducournau's latest feature "Alpha" divided critics when it screened at Cannes. She explains how leading actor Tahar Rahim transformed himself for the role and salutes the Frenc

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France to loan iconic Bayeux tapestry to London's British Museum

Culture • 6:35 AM

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The 11th century Bayeux Tapestry will return to Britain for the first time in almost 1,000 years, when it goes on display at London's British Museum in September 2026. The 68-metre-long artifact, which depicts the 1066 Norman conquest of England, will be

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Robin Wright on career choices, equal pay and her new series

Culture • 2:26 PM

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"House of Cards" actress Robin Wright speaks to Genie Godula from the Monte Carlo Television festival, where she received a special career honour. The Crystal Nymph Award pays tribute to her 40 years in the TV industry. Wright talks about her career choi

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Author Jonas Hassen Khemiri on 'The Sisters', his epic saga of sibling rivalry

Culture • 12:05 AM

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The award-winning author of a new book has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how it is the voices and hearing the chatter of his characters that inspires him to write. Swedish-Tunisian writer Jonas Hassen Khemiri's new book "The Sisters" in English or "Les Sœurs

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Avignon Festival 2025: Arabic voices take the stage as theatre confronts Pelicot case

Culture • 3:26 PM

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This week on arts24, Eve Jackson is in the studio while our reporter Olivia Salazar-Winspear is on the ground at one of the world’s most iconic theatre gatherings – the Avignon Festival in southern France. Now in its 79th year, the event is turning heads

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The Bright Side: Ozzy Osbourne stages emotional farewell at Black Sabbath final gig

Culture • 3:55 PM

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Hard-rock's "Prince of Darkness" and his Black Sabbath group wowed tens of thousands of fans at an emotional farewell concert in the English city of Birmingham on Saturday following a day packed with tribute sets from a star-studded lineup.

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Tributes pour in for Hollywood actor Michael Madsen

Culture • 2:47 PM

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Culture Editor Eve Jackson looks back on the career of the prolific star Michael Madsen, best known for his roles in Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs", "Kill Bill: Vol. 2", "The Hateful Eight" and "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood". The American actor di

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Don't look back in anger: Oasis reunites as comeback tour kicks off in Cardiff

Culture • 12:15 AM

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In this edition of arts24: the first of the Oasis brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher's concerts in Cardiff kicks off a 41-date world tour; a landmark exhibition celebrates a master of Post-Impressionism – Paul Cézanne – in Aix-en-Provence, the French city

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DJ Nicky B and jazz sensation Tyreek McDole on music, culture & connection

Culture • 3:16 PM

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Join Eve Jackson on arts24 as she sits down with two extraordinary artists shaping the sound of today's global music scene: South African radio host Nicky B and Haitian-American jazz sensation Tyreek McDole.

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Scarlett Johansson brings near-extinct Jurassic Park franchise roaring back to life

Culture • 1:54 PM

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This week on arts24's film show, presenter Eve Jackson and film critic Emma Jones dive into four exciting new releases. First up is "Jurassic World: Rebirth", directed by Gareth Edwards, which reinvigorates the beloved dinosaur franchise with fresh faces

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Guimet museum in Paris sued for dropping Tibet from gallery name

Culture • 1:31 PM

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Pro-Tibetan groups are suing the Musée Guimet in Paris, the French capital's best known Asian art museum, over its decision to rename its Nepal-Tibet room as "Himalayan world". Lawyers for the plaintiffs accuse the museum of "align(ing) itself with Chine

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Artist Nikkolas Smith aims to 'inspire people to make a positive change in the world'

Culture • 12:25 AM

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One of the world's leading picture book artists has spoken to FRANCE 24 about his aim to use art to inspire people to make a positive change in the world. Nikkolas Smith is an award-winning artist who seeks to tackle issues like social justice, people wh

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'Materialists' with Dakota Johnson and Pedro Pascal: Exploring modern love and matchmaking

Culture • 1:36 PM

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New romantic comedy "Materialists" dives into the world of high-end dating in Manhattan, where luxury, status and desire blur the lines of love. Dakota Johnson stars as a professional matchmaker, caught between Pedro Pascal's millionaire dreamboat and Ch

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Music show: Franco-Egyptian-Iranian singer KUKII dreams of performing in a 'free' Iran

Culture • 1:31 PM

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In this edition of our arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with Franco-Egyptian-Iranian singer KUKII about her new EP "Rare Baby". The artist been part of France's avant-garde music scene for more than a decade, using the stage name Lafawndah. A

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'Leila and the Wolves': Lebanese director Heiny Srour's prophetic perspective

Culture • 2:24 PM

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Her protagonist is a cinematic Sheherazade, captivating viewers with tales of courageous feats and astonishing achievements. Yet Heiny Srour's "Leila" is not dealing in fiction but in fact: re-telling the story of the Palestinian and Lebanese people with

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Lalo Schifrin, composer of 'Mission: Impossible' score, dies aged 93

Culture • 1:07 AM

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Argentinian composer Lalo Schifrin, the genre-blending film and television composer behind the musical scores of "Mission: Impossible," "Bullitt," and "Cool Hand Luke", died Thursday at the age of 93, leaving behind a career of nearly 100 works scored.

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Anna Wintour bows out as US Vogue editor-in-chief after nearly 40 years

Culture • 8:21 PM

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Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, one of the most powerful people in the fashion world, said on Thursday she will be looking for a new head of editorial content at American Vogue as she steps down from the role after nearly 40 years.

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Monte Carlo's Television Festival spotlights small-screen talent

Culture • 3:20 PM

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Our TV critic Dheepthika Laurent brings us the latest international and local productions screening at Monte Carlo's 64th festival, with American star Robin Wright presenting her latest project, a psychological thriller called "The Girlfriend". We discus

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‘Mystery of Cleopatra’ exhibit in Paris pushes back against clichés

Culture • 1:59 PM

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For centuries, depictions of Cleopatra have emphasised her beauty and romantic entanglements – much more so than her two-decade rule of Egypt. The Institut du monde arabe (Arab World Institute) in Paris aims to change that with “The Mystery of Cleopatra”

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A thrilling Pitt stop: 'F1' brings the Grand Prix to the big screen

Culture • 1:26 PM

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Brad Pitt is in the driving seat for the latest action spectacle from US director Joseph Kosinski, with a performance that even got the thumbs up from F1 champion Lewis Hamilton. Film critic Emma Jones tells us why the big-budget movie won her over despi

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Nut-worthy: Shelling out for Dubai chocolate

Culture • 2:37 PM

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In this edition of Entre Nous, we give you a taste of a much-loved, viral treat that has real geopolitical implications: in Iran, the US and the UAE. We're talking about Dubai chocolate! From how it became a viral global trend, to what it's done for Duba

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Telling Gaza's story beyond the rubble

Culture • 2:31 PM

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In this episode of Arts 24, Eve Jackson speaks with Arab Nasser, co-director of "Once Upon a Time in Gaza" – a striking, Cannes‑awarded film that reframes Gaza not through destruction, but through resilience, surrealism and cinematic boldness. Blending g

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Music show: Laura Prince retraces her African roots on 'Adjoko'

Culture • 1:59 PM

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In this edition of our arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with Franco-Togolese singer Laura Prince. She's just released her second album "Adjoko", a voyage between memory, identity and authenticity. "Adjoko" is Laura's Togolese name, and symbol

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Forged in Metal: Inside Hellfest 2025’s epic lineup

Culture • 3:08 PM

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It's France's biggest music festival, drawing up to 300,000 people to the little town of Clisson every year. We check in with music critic Marjorie Hache who brings us the latest from Hellfest, with headliners Judas Priest, Korn, Linkin Park and British

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Taryn Simon explores ‘The Game’ of democracy

Culture • 4:42 PM

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Her images reveal the impossible, the invisible, and the many, many layers behind a photograph. Taryn Simon’s singular and meticulous approach to fine art photography produces pictures that interrogate our political structures, our social conventions and

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Inside the best French films of the moment

Culture • 3:16 PM

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Film critic Perrine Quennesson joins Eve Jackson to talk about the latest French films of the moment, including a gripping real-life Kabul evacuation thriller that premiered at Cannes this May. "13 Days, 13 Nights" is the latest feature from Martin Bourb

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Oriane Zerah's floral focus on Afghan men

Culture • 2:22 PM

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As one of a handful of Western photographers working in Afghanistan, Oriane Zerah has a unique perspective on daily life in the country. Her work is on show at the Fragonard museum in Grasse, in the south of France, in an exhibition entitled "Unveiled Wo

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Teaching art to children: Opening a child's mind to the world of imagination

Culture • 12:57 AM

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In this Entre Nous segment we're focusing on art – but more specifically, how to get children excited about it. We speak to Charlotte Wilkins, an art historian and author who tells us about the benefits of introducing art to children early on.

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Herman Düne recounts his long journey home with new album 'Odysseús'

Culture • 1:50 PM

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Franco-Swedish artist Herman Düne has made a name for himself since the late 1990s thanks to his delicate rock and indie tones. He's just released "Odysseús", which he began composing when he was stranded in Montreal during the global Covid lockdown. The

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Challenging the cowboy myth: Paris show revisits Richard Avedon's iconic 'In the American West'

Culture • 1:28 PM

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Forty years on, Richard Avedon’s iconic series “In the American West" still resonates with the United States’ current political and social landscape. The New York photographer’s powerful portraits of working-class Americans challenge the myth of the cowb

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A cultural stroll through Morocco's capital Rabat

Culture • 3:15 PM

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This week Valérie Fayolle and her team set up their cameras in Rabat, the discreet but radiant capital of Morocco. Writer and poet Tahar Ben Jelloun takes us on a tour of his paintings on display at the Mohammed VI Museum of Contemporary Art. We then go

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The voice of an endless summer: Beach Boy Brian Wilson dies at 82

Culture • 2:14 PM

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His looping melodies and bewitching harmonies were the soundtrack to an endless, Californian summer. Brian Wilson's death has prompted an outpouring of affection and admiration, as the music industry pays tribute to a man considered a lyrical genius and

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Brian Wilson, leader of the Beach Boys and writer of summertime anthems, dies at 82

Culture • 4:59 PM

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Brian Wilson, leader of the US rock band the Beach Boys, has died aged 82, his family announced on Wednesday. Wilson was one of the world's most influential recording artists, with writing credits on “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and other classi

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Film show: Tom Hiddleston brings a gentle touch to 'The Life of Chuck'

Culture • 1:34 PM

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After adapting three of Stephen King's horror stories, director Mike Flanagan opted for the author's sweet and life-affirming novella "The Life of Chuck" for his latest film. Film critic Emma Jones tells us why Tom Hiddleston brings a sweet levity to thi

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Brazilian author Djamila Ribeiro honours the unseen work of Black women

Culture • 2:25 PM

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She is Brazil's most compelling defender of Black feminism. Philosopher, writer and professor Djamila Ribeiro has been instrumental in calling out structural racism and pushing for societal change, be it in publishing or in politics. Ribeiro joins us to

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Funk icon Sly Stone, leader of groundbreaking 1960s band, dies at 82

Culture • 11:14 PM

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Funk icon and pioneering multi-instrumentalist Sly Stone, whose band Sly and the Family Stone remolded musical norms and challenged segregation along racial and gender lines, died at the age of 82 on Monday, his family said, leaving behind a legendary, g

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Frederick Forsyth, bestselling author of 'The Day of The Jackal', dies age 86

Culture • 6:25 PM

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British author Frederick Forsyth died age 86, his literary agents announced on Monday. Forsyth was a pilot and a journalist before he turned his hand to literature, writing over 25 books including global bestseller "The Day of the Jackal".

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Music show: Obongjayar calls out 'spineless' politicians on danceable album 'Paradise Now'

Culture • 1:12 PM

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In this edition of our arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with UK-based Nigerian musician Obongjayar. He's just released his second album called "Paradise Now", a danceable record inspired by partying. He even hosted a series of parties of the

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