Society & culture

Cultural events in the field of cinema, literature, music, theater, art and show business. International festivals and exhibitions, premieres, concerts, performances and award ceremonies. Interviews with key personalities of cultural and social life in the UK, USA and the world.

‘Suspended States’: Yinka Shonibare challenges colonial narratives in moving London exhibition

The familiar face of Winston Churchill takes on a new hue in a vibrant exhibition recently unveiled at the Serpentine Gallery,…

Israeli artist cancels her Venice Biennale show to demand a cease-fire

Despite the Italian government’s backing in the face of petitions against Israel’s inclusion in the Venice Biennale, the nation’s nominated…

Former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss says she knows how to save the West after 49 days in office

If there was anyone who imagined that, after kowtowing to Boris Johnson throughout his dismal premiership, leading her own dangerous…

‘Rust’ armourer sentenced to 18 months in prison for fatal on-set shooting

The weapons supervisor on the set of the Western film “Rust” was sentenced to 18 months in prison during a…

British sculptor Antony Gormley unveils new exhibition in English country estate

In a seat of aristocratic opulence, 100 life-size cast iron figures stand looking out in different directions. Clearly they are…

Hundreds attend Kosher Food Festival in Berlin

Hundreds of people attended the Kosher Food Festival in Berlin on Sunday, despite Iran’s overnight attack on Israel. The Jewish…

‘God is the most fantastic designer’: Remembering Roberto Cavalli through his fashion

Roberto Cavalli was nothing if not audacious. The Italian designer first made his name in the early 1970s for his…

Ahead of memoir release, Salman Rushdie opens up about knife attack

“I was seated at stage right,” Salman Rushdie read from his upcoming memoir, about the knife attack that almost claimed…

Watches and Wonders 2024: How women are driving the luxury watch market

In the early 1990s, when Caroline Scheufele was still a young designer at her family’s watchmaking business, she realised Chopard…

Olivier Awards 2024: Broadway-bound ‘Sunset Boulevard’ and star Nicole Scherzinger win big

A bold reinterpretation of the Hollywood film noir musical “Sunset Boulevard” stole the spotlight at this year’s London stage Olivier…

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