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For years, the Sicilian Mafia terrorised the Italian public and state, with its highest-profile killings that of anti-mafia judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino in 1992.
2 years agoAt first glance it seems to be just a modern take on Johannes Vermeer's masterpiece "Girl with a Pearl Earring". But look more closely and things get a little strange. ...
2 years agoHaving directed multiple successful films alongside a rich acting, singing and traditional dance career in the 1940s through the 60s, Ratna Asmara, Indonesia’s first woman director, should be a celebrated figure. Why has her name been forgotten? ...
2 years agoResearchers have long imagined a correlation between psychotropic substance and cave art but they didn't have any substantial proof... until recently.
4 years agoAji's -- which means grandmother -- was founded in 2018 by Sthapit, her sister Irina and husband Pursarth Tuladhar, selling a variety of products including knitwear, blankets and jewelry.
4 years agoArtists are taking over New York storefronts made empty by the coronavirus pandemic, receiving invaluable free exposure and breathing life into depressed shopping streets.
4 years agoIt's an ideal pairing for the COVID-19 era: a musician who cannot play for a live audience and sumptuous museums that cannot welcome visitors. Cellist Camille Thomas has put them together to create what she hopes will be a balm for troubled times.
4 years agoA rare public protest in Cuba of more than 300 artists, activists and members of the public outside the culture ministry to denounce repression and censorship ended early on Saturday after demonstrators said they agreed with officials to open an unprecedented dialogue.
4 years agoA mysterious metal monolith found in the remote desert of the western United States, sparking a national guessing game over how it got there, has apparently disappeared, officials said.
4 years agoEcoprint or eco-printing is a technique of coloring and printing on various media using flowers and leaves to capture their patterns and colors with the help of natural dyes and other materials.
4 years agoA violinist in London's oldest symphony orchestra is delighted that rehearsals have resumed thanks to a rapid, lab-free COVID-19 test that gives the musicians the confidence to work together again.
4 years agoThe Museum of London announced a project to collect the dreams of Londoners during the coronavirus pandemic as a way to document the impact of the crisis.
4 years agoWith small theatres and cinemas closed, concert halls dark, and tours and premieres cancelled because of coronavirus restrictions, Greece's live entertainment scene, already weakened by a decade-long economic crisis, is walking a tightrope.
4 years agoThanksgiving is an official American holiday that celebrates one of the country's founding myths.
4 years agoMilan's La Scala will broadcast a music and dance gala from its empty auditorium next month after it was forced to abandon its traditional December opening with an opera for the first time since World War Two due to the pandemic.
4 years agoWearing blackface, thick red lips, and an afro wig, the festive character of Black Pete causes outrage abroad but still thrives in the Netherlands and parts of Belgium.
4 years agoTwo of Charles Darwin's notebooks containing his pioneering ideas on evolution and his famous "Tree of Life" sketch are missing, believed stolen.
4 years agoA mysterious metal "obelisk" found buried in the remote western United States desert has inflamed the imaginations of UFO spotters, conspiracy theorists and Stanley Kubrick fans around the world.
4 years agoBorn in 1925, Tino Sidin introduced children of the 1970s and 1980s to the joy of art through the television show Gemar Menggambar (I Love to Paint).
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4 years agoWith a small art gallery in the Afghan capital, Marzia Panahi aims to revive the use of felt in art, to showcase her war-torn country's creativity and to try to create jobs for young people hit hard by the pandemic.
4 years agoDozens of exuberant villagers scooped up handfuls of cow dung to mold and toss at each other like snowballs this week for the Gorehabba festival, a local conclusion to India's most important festival, Diwali.
4 years agoAs a result of the global pandemic, artists today must present their work virtually to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
4 years agoThe Southeast Asia Choreographers Network is a platform for young choreographers in the region, featuring workshops, discussions, presentations and studio visits.
4 years agoFrom stinky streets to the stench of the Battle of Waterloo, a multi-skilled team of experts is setting out to recreate the smell of Europe's past, which will be shared with museums across the continent.
4 years agoA rare painting by Winston Churchill featuring the famously bibulous British World War II leader's favorite brand of whisky fetched nearly £1 million at auction in London on Tuesday.
4 years agoSixteen Indonesian artists will join the virtual exhibition with five other artists from Australia, Germany, the United States, Belgium and Greece.
4 years agoIndonesia once again bids farewell to a great artist with the passing of multi-talented I Made Wianta.
4 years agoWhile physical art events were restricted due to government coronavirus regulations, online innovations have enabled the art world to interact - with a myriad of new and positive outcomes.
4 years agoShe stands nearly three meters tall with her arm raised, the wind whipping the hair away from her scarred face, and a broken clock at her feet with the hands showing 6.08, the time that a blast ripped through Beirut port on the evening of Aug. 4.
4 years agoA storm of protest over a nude monument to British women's rights pioneer Mary Wollstonecraft - described as a melted World Cup topped by a silver Barbie doll - has sparked a crowdfunding campaign for a more "dignified" tribute.
4 years agoAwash with multicolored posters, angry graffiti and other symbols of protest, Santiago's Museum of Social Uprising is aiming to keep alive the memory of months of deadly demonstrations that have left a lasting mark on Chile.
4 years agoEgypt announced Saturday the discovery of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi, dating back more than 2,500 years ago, the largest such find this year.
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