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‘He was the best of us’: Heartfelt tributes paid to Buffy star Anthony Head, dead at 72
Best known for his role as Giles on the cult TV show Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Anthony Head died at the age of 72. Over the weeken…
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Aliens, Pan-Africanism and Olivia Rodrigo: What to see, do or hear this week in Europe
Steven Spielberg's 'Disclosure Day' beams into the box office while Olivia Rodrigo sings about love making us crazy. Here's what t…
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Cannes winner Jafar Panahi faces prison and travel ban from Iran
On Sunday, Mostafa Nili, lawyer for Jafar Panahi, announced that a Tehran Revolutionary Court has rejected the objections and full…
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Hitler's 70 km ghost motorway: Germany's longest abandoned autobahn
Route 46 is Germany’s longest abandoned motorway project. It owes less to transport efficiency than to Nazi-era construction ideol…
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'Mehrzweckeier': dig at Merz for youth word of the year? Voting under way
'Mehrzweckeier': youth word of the year as a protest? Citizens can now vote on it officially. What began as criticism of conscript…
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Lazio Maremma cowboys: tradition and innovation at Canale Monterano's Riarto
For centuries, the buttero was central to livestock and rural life in the Maremma between Lazio and Tuscany. Though the trade is f…
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Spain welcomes Pope Leo XIV on landmark six-day tour: key events and highlights
Millions are expected to attend events across Spain as Leo XIV combines religious celebrations with high-profile political meeting…
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Top 100 reader novels
After critics and authors picked their top 100 novels we asked for your favourites. From Uruguay to the Isle of Skye, more than 3,…
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Rumours and speculation as fans forecast date of Taylor Swift's wedding
Swifties worldwide are looking for clues about the superstar's nuptials to American football star Travis Kelce.
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'Traitor' - Elmo in hot water with New Yorkers over Knicks NBA finals
The Sesame Street character, whose fictional home is in New York, was called a traitor after not fully backing the city's basketba…
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I wanted to quit Eurovision twice - then won it, says Bangaranga singer Dara
The Bulgarian singer says her historic victory in Vienna came close to never happening.
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Your middle-aged friend starts dating your daughter - drama explores what happens next
The new drama centres on Alice discovering best friend Steve is dating her 26-year-old daughter.
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Remembering Julio Le Parc, a pioneer of kinetic art
The Argentine-born, Paris-based artist, who died at age 97, had been hoping to attend the opening of his retrospective at Tate Mod…
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Inaugural Medina Triennial transforms small village in upstate New York
More than 100 works by an international lineup of artists respond to the historic village along the Erie Canal
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From Nescafe to Ted Lasso: Anthony Head's life in pictures
Anthony Head, who first came to public attention for his role in 1980s Nescafe ads, has died at the age of 72.
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‘Fodder for the vain’: Veterans, preservationists and public speak out against Trump’s arch
Despite the vocal testimony against the project, the National Capital Planning Commission voted overwhelmingly in favour of the ar…
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Patagonia vs Pattie Gonia: Why is the clothing giant suing the famous drag queen?
American clothing company Patagonia has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against drag queen and environmental activist Patti…
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Chairman of Trump’s US Commission of Fine Arts participates in ‘Russian Davos’
Rodney Mims Cook Jr, the chairman of the commission overseeing Trump's makeover of Washington, DC is the first US official to atte…
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Come together: how London galleries are making it work in the capital
As rising costs and a softer market force dealers to rethink their strategies, galleries across the capital are experimenting with…
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Tributes paid to MOBO Awards founder and cultural pioneer Kanya King, dead at 57
MOBO Awards founder Kanya King championed Black musicians' contribution to British culture and funded the first Music Of Black Ori…
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Nazi-looted Georg Kolbe fountain breaks German artist's auction record
Dancer’s Fountain sold for €4m, after it was returned by the artist's museum to the heirs of Jewish collector Heinrich Stahl
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Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Backrooms' - Liminal space horror you'll want to get lost in
Released last week in the US and UK, this year’s breakout horror hit finally heads to European cinemas. It was worth the wait.
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Yemen heritage, US flags at the National Gallery in Washington, Felix Gonzalez-Torres—podcast
In this week's episode, Ben Luke learns about cultural heritage at risk in Yemen, speaks to E. Carmen Ramos on the new American fl…
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Bayeux Tapestry set to go on show at British Museum
The medieval masterpiece will be displayed at the London museum from September 2026 to July 2027 to mark the 1,000th anniversary o…