Arts & Culture

Columbus Day 2012

Columbus Day, which is annually on the second Monday of October, remembers Christopher Columbus' arrival to the Americas on October…

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Bosnia’s National Museum closed because of political splits and lack of funds

Bosnia's National Museum, which survived two world wars and the 1990s siege of Sarajevo, has closed because of lack of…

12 years ago

The Casual Vacancy, JK Rowling’s first adult book, to be published on Thursday

JK Rowling said her next novel would be for adults and it seems she has succeeded. Days before its official…

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“O’zapft is!” Oktoberfest 2012 starts with beer and rain

Oktoberfest 2012, the 179th edition of the world's most famous beer festival, has begun on September, 22, at the Theresienwiese…

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Poet Louis Simpson dies at his New York home aged 89

Poet Louis Simpson, a Pulitzer Prize-winner whose work often explored the darker side of life in the US suburbs, has…

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Edvard Munch’s The Scream goes on display at MoMA for six months

A version of Edvard Munch's The Scream, which became the most expensive artwork sold at auction earlier this year, is…

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Van Gogh’s Flowers In A Blue Vase damaged by chemical compound

Belgian researchers have spotted a never-before-seen chemical effect in Vincent Van Gogh's Flowers In A Blue Vase that is dulling…

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Kennedy Center Honors: Led Zeppelin and Dustin Hoffman to be honored at December gala

Dustin Hoffman, rock band Led Zeppelin and talk show host David Letterman are to be honored by Washington's Kennedy Center.…

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Venice Film Festival 2012 Winners Full List

The 69th Venice International Film Festival, organized by La Biennale di Venezia, has run at Venice Lido August 29th through…

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Venice Film Festival 2012: South Korean film Pieta wins Golden Lion

South Korean film Pieta has won the Golden Lion award at the 69th edition of Venice Film Festival. The best…

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