Beauty everywhere: Take a look at the winners of the 2025 Sony World Photography Awards
The 2025 World Photography Awards has revealed the category winners and finalists for its Open competition. Read More
American playwright ak payne wins Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
American playwright ak payne has won this year’s Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, an international prize that recognises women+ writing theatre in English. Read More
US Supreme Court revives case around ownership of Nazi-looted Pissarro painting in Spanish museum
The case surrounding the ownership of a painting stolen by the Nazis from a Jewish woman has been ongoing for twenty years. Read More
Lauryn Hill and Stevie Wonder perform at Roberta Flack’s ‘Celebration of Life’ musical memorial
The incredibly moving service held at New York’s Abyssinian Baptist Church featured musical performances and speeches. “Roberta Flack is legend,” said a visibly moved Lauryn Hill. Read More
Disney is cleared of copyright infringement over hit film ‘Moana’
After a two-week trial in federal court in Los Angeles, the eight-member jury found unanimously that Disney did not steal the concept for 2016’s ‘Moana’ from a 2011 screenplay. Read…
Greek lawmaker attacks ‘offensive’ paintings in Athens’ National Gallery
Nikolaos Papadopoulos, of the small right-wing, ultra-religious Niki party, attacked the paintings in The National Gallery – Alexandros Soutsos Museum. The exhibition includes works that caricature religious icons and themes.…
Balladyna: A classic Polish play is now being adapted by an Oscar-nominated director
Polish director Jan Komasa has revealed that his interpretation of the classic school reading book will be transformed into a gothic horror film. Read More
Fancy a drink? French lawmakers adopt bill to bring back bars in rural areas
Proponents of the bill argue it is a way to tackle the economic and social decline of rural areas, whilst critics worry about health risks. Read More
Japanese cinema wins big at Portugal’s Fantasporto film awards
‘Dollhouse’, presented at the world premiere, was the winner of the fantastic cinema competition at the Porto festival and promises to become a “J-horror” classic. Read More
Caravaggio masterpieces return to Rome after centuries for landmark exhibition
Caravaggio’s masterpieces make a triumphant return to Rome for Caravaggio 2025, a landmark exhibition at Palazzo Barberini that reunites 24 extraordinary works, some unseen in Italy for centuries. Read More