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April 17, 2020
Scribit robot draws the world’s oldest painting to your wall
PARIS — At a time when public exhibitions are inaccessible and we must all stay at home, Scribit brings humankind’s oldest paintings to your wall, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the discovery of the Chauvet Caves in France.The drawing — inspired by one of the 32,000-year-old cave paintings — aims to make the restricted Cave accessible to all.The 25th anniversary of the discovery of the world’s oldest painting in the ...
October 5, 2019
In reversal, Placido Domingo to receive Mexico music prize
MEXICO CITY - Opera superstar Placido Domingo will receive Mexico's Batuta prize in classical music after all, organizers said Friday, a day after stating it would be withheld over a flood of sexual harassment accusations.Domingo was chosen in May to receive the first edition of the prize in Mexico City during a ceremony this Saturday, along with 15 other honorees.However, organizers said Thursday they had decided to put his award ...
October 5, 2019
Brooklyn Museum debuts immersive retrospective of French artist JR
NEW YORK - An urban artist whose snapshots of anonymous individuals have made him a global celebrity, French photographer JR presents a retrospective of his grand vision on Friday in New York, his first major show in North America.The selection of his pieces spanning two decades, by no means encompasses the entirety of his vast oeuvre -- but it offers an invaluable insight into his unique perspective on the impermanent, ...
October 2, 2019
First Thai cave rescue movie promises thrills at Busan premiere
BANGKOK - From flooded passages lit by headlamps to urgent voices echoing off cramped walls, the director of "The Cave" -- the first big-screen retelling of Thai rescue operation -- promises to capture the peril of the mission when it premieres at Busan International Film Festival."No one is going to say, 'Oh that looks like a set'," Thai-Irish filmmaker Tom Waller told AFP ahead of the Saturday debut at Asia's ...
September 17, 2019
Brad Pitt talks weightlessness and calluses on phone call to ISS
WASHINGTON - When Brad Pitt called the International Space Station (ISS) Monday to talk to American astronaut Nick Hague, the conversation turned to the unexpected consequences of weightless life."The calluses on my feet have basically gone away because I don't walk on the bottoms of my feet," said Hague, who is currently living on the ISS with two other Americans, two Russians and an Italian."But now I have calluses across ...
September 16, 2019
Booming Bollywood comes home for 'Oscars' 20th edition
MUMBAI - Mumbai hosts the "Bollywood Oscars" for the first time in India in 20 years this week with the megastars, movers and shakers of a booming Hindi film industry celebrating another bumper year, including in huge markets like China.With nearly 1,800 titles released in 2018, the South Asian country is the biggest film industry in the world in terms of movies made, its flicks wowing viewers from Australia to ...
September 10, 2019
Puppet reborn: Indonesian pulls strings to revive near-dead art form
BOGOR, INDONESIA - It's a warm night in Indonesia and the air is filled with excitement as villagers watch a puppet show accompanied by traditional music.To the rhythmic beat of cymbals, drums and a bamboo harmonica, the hand-held puppets wearing brightly coloued batik headdresses and sarongs fight, and one gets flung off the stage.This vivid performance is the brainchild of Drajat Iskandar, who has been lending a hand to revive ...
September 8, 2019
Fans flock to 'Downton Abbey' castle ahead of film debut
HIGHCLERE, UNITED KINGDOM - Bedecked in 1920s dresses, feathered hats and three-piece suits, visitors from across the world have flocked to England's Highclere Castle, scene of the "Downton Abbey" smash TV drama -- and now, at last, a film.The majestic setting of one of the most popular TV series ever made will appear on the big screen when the very first "Downton Abbey" movie opens in Britain on Friday, and ...
September 1, 2019
Turkey's 'Microangelo' turns tiny objects into artworks
ISTANBUL - For Turkey's "Microangelo", any tiny, discarded item could be the canvas for his next mini masterpiece, from a matchstick to a pumpkin seed.The delicate, impeccably detailed miniature paintings of Hasan Kale often require a magnifying glass to be able to see the nuances but can take months to complete.Some of his best-known pieces include a scene from the movie "Pulp Fiction" on the side of a piece of ...
August 28, 2019
Playing ketchup in Spain - thousands wage the Tomatina fight
BUNOL, SPAIN - Thousands of revelers hurled tons of tomatoes at each other on Wednesday, cavorting in the red pulp beneath their feet in the Spanish town of Bunol.OrganiZers of the annual Tomatina festival tossed 145 tons of over-ripe tomatoes into the crowd from six large trucks, quickly converting the town into a sea of pink and red.Some revelers wore goggles to protect their eyes and some buildings were draped ...
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