‘La Plegaria’ (1949), the watercolour Fernando Botero once traded for two packs of cigarettes at the start of his career, is to be auctioned in Bogotá with over 120 Latin…
Pont Neuf wrapped once more: artist JR unveils a monumental installation turning Paris’s oldest bridge into a cavern and sparking dialogue between past and present. Read More
The 2026 International Booker Prize has been won by Taiwanese writer Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translator Lin King for “Taiwan Travelogue”, a historical romance judges praised for succeeding as “both a…
The loan of this work, listed in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register, had sparked numerous protests in France, chiefly due to its fragility. Read More
For the first time in France’s recorded history, beer has overtaken wine as the drink of choice. Oh. Mon. Dieu. Read More
Francisca Marvão directs a documentary full of music and energy with a mostly female cast, in which artists and bands of today bring back the music of the first person…
Iranian director Jafar Panahi is set to face trial in Iran once more, on charges of “propaganda against the regime.” He was sentenced by Iran’s Revolutionary Court to one year…
The band announced that they were breaking up on Instagram after having been together for more than three decades. Their single ‘Barbie Girl’ sold more than 8 million copies worldwide…
Official casting for the new James Bond has been announced, with Nina Gold at the helm. Who are the new favourites and why is the White House throwing Donald Trump’s…
British broadcaster Channel 4 has removed all previous seasons of Married At First Sight UK – one of its flagship reality shows – after a BBC report detailing allegations of…