Arts & Culture

Freddie Mercury Radio Go Go Gorilla removed from Millennium Plain after copyright complaint

Freddie Mercury Radio Go Go Gorilla, a gorilla sculpture painted as the late musician, has been removed from a public…

11 years ago

Glastonbury Festival History

Glastonbury Festival has survived riots, fires, mud swamps in its action-packed 43-year-history. The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts is…

11 years ago

Summer Solstice: Stonehenge Pagan Festivals

Solstice, or Litha, means a stopping or standing still of the sun. The summer solstice is the longest day of…

11 years ago

Berlin begins reconstruction of King Frederick the Great’s palace

Berlin has begun the reconstruction of what was once one of the world's grandest buildings, King Frederick the Great's palace.…

11 years ago

Oprah Winfrey donates $12 million to National Museum of African American History and Culture

Talk-show queen Oprah Winfrey is donating $12 million towards a new museum in Washington DC dedicated to African American history.…

11 years ago

Tony Award 2013 Winners: Full List

The 67th Annual Tony Awards were held on June 9, 2013, to recognize achievement in Broadway productions during the 2012–2013…

11 years ago

Nikolai Tsiskaridze axed by Bolshoi after Sergei Filin acid attack row

The Bolshoi has announced it will not renew the contract of veteran dancer Nikolai Tsiskaridze, who has been in open…

11 years ago

Iain Banks dies aged 59, two months after announcing he had terminal cancer

Scottish writer Iain Banks has died aged 59, two months after announcing he had terminal cancer, his family has said.…

11 years ago

German language loses longest word following EU law change

The German language has lost its longest word following a change in the law to conform with EU regulations. Rindfleischetikettierungsueberwachungsaufgabenuebertragungsgesetz…

11 years ago

Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy to be published on October 10

Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, Helen Fielding’s first novel in 14 years, is to be published later this year.…

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