Today: November 21, 2024
Today: November 21, 2024

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Has a waltz written by composer Frederic Chopin been discovered in an NYC museum?

A previously unknown musical work written by composer Frederic Chopin appears to have been found in a library in New York City

Has a waltz written by composer Frederic Chopin been discovered in an NYC museum?
Arts|Opinion

Percival Everett and Jason De León win National Book Awards

Percival Everett’s “James” has won the National Book Award for fiction

Percival Everett and Jason De León win National Book Awards
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Viral banana artwork has sold again — this time for $6.24 million

Viral banana artwork has sold again — this time for $6.24 million

Viral banana artwork has sold again — this time for $6.24 million
Arts|Entertainment|Lifestyle

Lady Gaga, Post Malone and Green Day set to headline the 2025 Coachella fest

Lady Gaga, Post Malone and Green Day set to headline the 2025 Coachella fest

Lady Gaga, Post Malone and Green Day set to headline the 2025 Coachella fest
Arts|Europe

Jonas Kaufmann cancels appearance on opening night of season at Milan's La Scala

Tenor Jonas Kaufmann canceled his appearance in the new production of Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino” opening the season at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala on Dec. 7

Jonas Kaufmann cancels appearance on opening night of season at Milan's La Scala
Arts|US

Duct-taped banana sells for $6.2 million at art auction

A piece of conceptual art consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall has sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York

Duct-taped banana sells for $6.2 million at art auction
Arts|Entertainment|Europe

Cirque du Soleil picks Berlin for first permanent European show

Cirque du Soleil will kick off its first permanent European show next year in Berlin's central Potsdamer Platz, the Canadian circus company announced on Wednesday, promising a

Cirque du Soleil picks Berlin for first permanent European show
Arts|Technology

Blurry, morphing and surreal – a new AI aesthetic is emerging in film

In a world where algorithms increasingly shape everyday life, many works of art are beginning to reflect how intertwined we’ve become with computational systems.

Blurry, morphing and surreal – a new AI aesthetic is emerging in film
Arts|Business

Stained-glass Tiffany window sells for record $12.48 million at auction

Stained-glass Tiffany window sells for record $12.48 million at auction

Stained-glass Tiffany window sells for record $12.48 million at auction
Arts|Education|Lifestyle

Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year 2024 is all about thinking positive

Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year 2024 is all about thinking positive

Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year 2024 is all about thinking positive
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Pope to make late Italian millennial Carlo Acutis a saint in April

An Italian teenager who used his computer skills to spread the Catholic faith will become the first saint from the millennial generation when he is canonized

Pope to make late Italian millennial Carlo Acutis a saint in April
Arts|Australia|Europe

Booker Prize winner Richard Flanagan adds Baillie Gifford nonfiction prize to his trophy shelf

Australian writer Richard Flanagan has won Britain’s leading nonfiction book prize, a decade after being awarded the Booker Prize for fiction

Booker Prize winner Richard Flanagan adds Baillie Gifford nonfiction prize to his trophy shelf
Arts|Entertainment

Omaha Symphony members perform 'mini concerts' for ORBT riders to mark 2 million rides

Omaha Symphony members perform 'mini concerts' for ORBT riders to mark 2 million rides

Omaha Symphony members perform 'mini concerts' for ORBT riders to mark 2 million rides
Arts|Crime

Italy recovers Etruscan artifacts worth $8.5 million bound for black market

Italian authorities have announced the seizure of an illegal excavation of an Etruscan burial site in the central Umbria region

Italy recovers Etruscan artifacts worth $8.5 million bound for black market
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Yellow brick road honoring "The Wizard of Oz" author now lives in Oklahoma

Yellow brick road honoring "The Wizard of Oz" author now lives in Oklahoma

Yellow brick road honoring "The Wizard of Oz" author now lives in Oklahoma
Arts|Entertainment|Technology

Andreessen Horowitz-backed studio Promise to start producing movies, series using AI

Promise, backed by former News Corp President Peter Chernin and venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, will produce films and series using generative AI tools, the company said on

Andreessen Horowitz-backed studio Promise to start producing movies, series using AI
Arts|Entertainment

New Harry Potter ride at Universal Orlando will have British Ministry of Magic as setting

Harry Potter fans anticipating the third attraction based on the popular book and movie franchise at Universal Orlando Resort learned that the fictional setting for the ride will be the British Ministry of Magic

New Harry Potter ride at Universal Orlando will have British Ministry of Magic as setting
Arts|Education|Lifestyle

Navajo woman makes children's books to preserve her people's language

Navajo woman makes children's books to preserve her people's language

Navajo woman makes children's books to preserve her people's language
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Sneak peek of the new floats for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Sneak peek of the new floats for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Sneak peek of the new floats for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Arts|Crime|Entertainment|US

Was it the Mouse King? ‘Nutcracker’ props stolen from a Michigan ballet company

A ballet group in suburban Detroit is scrambling after someone stole a trailer filled with props for upcoming performances of the beloved holiday classic “The Nutcracker.”

Was it the Mouse King? ‘Nutcracker’ props stolen from a Michigan ballet company
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Films bring indigenous culture and significance to spotlight

Films bring indigenous culture and significance to spotlight

Films bring indigenous culture and significance to spotlight
Arts|Entertainment|Lifestyle

'Tis the season for holiday albums, from Jennifer Hudson to Toby Keith and Jimmy Fallon

It’s not the holiday season until the house is full of festive music, from classics to covers and reimaginations across genres, for all to enjoy

'Tis the season for holiday albums, from Jennifer Hudson to Toby Keith and Jimmy Fallon
Arts|Europe

Italy recovers Etruscan artefacts dug up by 'amateurish' tomb raiders

Italian authorities have recovered precious 3rd century B.C. artefacts from an Etruscan necropolis looted by a couple of bungling tomb raiders in Umbria who

Italy recovers Etruscan artefacts dug up by 'amateurish' tomb raiders
Arts|Entertainment|Opinion

The ‘Death Mother’: Horror’s most unnerving villain

Disturbing ideas about motherhood are pushed into our collective unconscious, a film scholar writes. Little wonder they’re at the heart of several chilling films.

The ‘Death Mother’: Horror’s most unnerving villain

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