Arts

June 23, 2020

Puccini's "Crisantemi" was played in Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu before an audience of 2,292 plants that filled the venue to capacity.

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Twitter purges state-backed disinformation accounts; US sanctions ICC staff, Syria

The World

June 12, 2020

Twitter has purged more than 32,000 accounts linked to state-backed disinformation operations. The Trump administration has authorized sanctions and visa restrictions on International Criminal Court personnel, in an attempt to undermine investigations into possible US war crimes. In Lebanon, there are increased calls for the government to resign after the currency plunged 25% in two days.

Arts, Culture & Media

This Zimbabwe rom-com could be your next Netflix binge

The World

June 11, 2020

“Cook Off” is the story of a single mom who enters a TV cooking competition that might just change her life. It became the first film from Zimbabwe to get picked up by Netflix.

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‘Gogh By Car’ to this Toronto art exhibit

The World

May 29, 2020

This multimedia show tells the story of Vincent Van Gogh’s life and work through more than 400 high-resolution images of his paintings projected across the exhibit space.

Arts, Culture & Media

Under quarantine, the first talking film made by a woman in Spain resurfaces

The World

May 27, 2020

With time on their hands under quarantine, Spanish film researchers from the national film archive, Filmoteca Española, came across a film that had been ignored for decades. “Mallorca," likely made between 1932 and 1934, by María Forteza, appears to be the first talking film directed by a woman in Spain.

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Two comedians reshape their acts during lockdown

The World

May 26, 2020

A public health crisis. An economic crisis. And no live shows. It's these challenges and more that stand-up comedians Joanna Hausmann and Joe Wong are navigating during the pandemic.

Music

Move over K-pop: Korean youth turn to old-time trot music

The World

May 25, 2020

Young pop stars in South Korea, struck with nostalgia, are performing covers of old-timey trot music on competition shows like “Mister Trot,” which have viewers vote for their favorite acts in an “American Idol”-style format.

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The changing face of Venice

The World

May 19, 2020

Although Italy has begun reopening, it’s unclear what the future holds for Venice, a city historically dependent on millions of tourists each year.

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Art, poetry and ... zombies? The surprising cultural contributions of the 1918 influenza pandemic

The World

May 18, 2020

The influence of the 1918 flu pandemic is an undercurrent that runs through many works of the period.

Japan’s Studio Ghibli teaches fans how to draw its beloved character Totoro

The World

May 12, 2020

Founded in 1985, Studio Ghibli became the heavyweight champion of anime in Japan and the rest of the world. One of its anime producers has uploaded a video tutorial explaining how to draw Totoro from the popular 1988 film "My Neighbor Totoro."

Barcelona opera reopens to full house — of plants

Twitter purges state-backed disinformation accounts; US sanctions ICC staff, Syria

This Zimbabwe rom-com could be your next Netflix binge

‘Gogh By Car’ to this Toronto art exhibit

Under quarantine, the first talking film made by a woman in Spain resurfaces

Two comedians reshape their acts during lockdown

Move over K-pop: Korean youth turn to old-time trot music

The changing face of Venice

Art, poetry and ... zombies? The surprising cultural contributions of the 1918 influenza pandemic

Japan’s Studio Ghibli teaches fans how to draw its beloved character Totoro

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