A cosmic tribute: Asteroid named after beloved singer Elliott Smith
More than two decades after his death, Elliott Smith has been immortalized with an asteroid named after him. The celestial honour came from a fan listening to his song ‘Shooting…
Battle of the branding: Who is competing for inaugural European CMO of the Year at Cannes Lions
From L’Oréal and Ferrari, to LEGO and Gymshark, 29 senior marketing leaders are competing for the inaugural European Chief Marketing Officer of the Year award at Cannes Lions. Read More
Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder and Bono to attend Obama Centre’s star-studded opening
The $850 million campus, located on Chicago’s South Side, includes a museum, library, sports facilities and community spaces. Read More
Keeping up appearances: Greece reveals Parthenon façade after 220 years
For the first time in about 220 years, the west façade of the Parthenon in Greece can be see in its fullest possible form. External scaffolding has now been permanently…
Scotland for the win: Massachusetts becomes first US state to ‘legalise’ haggis
The Scottish staple has been illegal in the US since the 1970s. Following a pre-World Cup campaign by one of Scotland’s leading butchers and the efforts of a Scottish podcaster,…
Euronews Culture’s Film of the Week: ‘Toy Story 5’ – You’ve got a friend in tech?
The toys face a new existential crisis: technology. As timely as it is, can the fifth instalment recapture the magic lacking in ‘Toy Story 4’? Read More
Archaeologists discover 5,000-year-old ‘proto-Stonehenge’ just a few miles from the famous monument
The structure consisted of two wooden posts that aligned precisely with the summer sunrise and winter sunset, suggesting ancient Britons were already tracking the Sun before the creation of Stonehenge.…
Joel and Ethan Coen named as this year’s Lumière Award recipients
The 18th Lumière Awards will honour not one but two giants of the silver screen… Read More
‘The Ring’ and ‘Lilo & Stitch’ actress Daveigh Chase dies aged 35
Horror movie fans will recognize Chase from her performance as Samara Morgan, the main antagonist in American remake of ‘The Ring’. Read More
Hidden figures: Stephan Gladieu on photographing the people of North Korea
Ahead of his exhibition at the Musée des Confluences in Lyon, French photographer Stephan Gladieu talked to European Lens about his series titled ‘North Korea’, a collection of photographs taken…