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From Mahabharata to modernity: Madhusudhanan’s art confronts the horrors of war
The News Minute
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This was the perfect segue into his new series, The Book of War, inspired by the Mahabharata. “If you approach these epic texts as a reader rather than as a follower, you can observe how it is replete with violence and war. If you were to read the...
Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Dracula: A Love Tale’ - Luc Besson’s accidental high camp gem
Euronews
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August 1, 2025
Mere months after Robert Eggers returned vampires to their Gothic roots with Nosferatu, his stylish exhumation of F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent German Expressionist classic Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, it’s now Luc Besson’s turn to sharpen his...
Domask gearing up for second season in Germany
The News Gazette - Illinois
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CHAMPAIGN — Marcus Domask has spent a significant part of his offseason back in Champaign utilizing all that Ubben Basketball Complex has to offer. With an assist from a sizable cast of Illinois basketball staffers and managers. There’s workouts...
Tai Shani: ‘When you get older, art becomes more solitary’
The Observer
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Tai Shani, 49, is a Turner prize-winning British artist who has lived in London, Goa, Brussels and Tel Aviv. Self-trained, and celebrated for her vivid, otherworldly explorations of feminism, myth and politics, she fuses storytelling, sculpture...
Art: Creative Resistance in the Age of AI and Authoritarianism
Yellow Scene Magazine - Colorado
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August 1, 2025
My friends, in the year 2025, we are both living in the future and the past, with one foot in each. As Artificial Intelligence has become increasingly prevalent, Generative AI, such as ChatGPT, has become a commonly used tool in workplaces,...
Two visions of Berlin pride: Club music at one event, mourning for Gaza at the other
Scroll.in
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There were two pride marches in Berlin on July 26. One, organised by CSD Berlin, a registered NGO, was supported by major brands and corporations. Trucks bearing corporate logos rolled through the streets. Brand slogans floated on flags,...
The curious history of the German corner: how East Belgium was born
Belga News Agency
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August 2, 2025
Belga English zooms in on a small part of Belgium that’s a mystery to many: East Belgium, or the country’s German-speaking Community. Today, we look at its origins. When considering the roots of Belgium’s German-speaking Community, the period of...
Tributes after death of 'lovely' Wigan great-grandad with passions for music and steam locomotives
Wigan Today
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August 2, 2025
A brass band provided a fitting send-off for a Wigan great-grandad who loved music. John Marrow, 87, was an accomplished musician and spent more than four decades with Standish and Coppull Concert Band, which included a stint as chairman. So the...
German chancellor calls Gaza situation ‘unacceptable’
Middle East Monitor
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August 1, 2025
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday called the humanitarian situation in Gaza “unacceptable,” according to media reports. Anadolu reports. “One thing is clear to us: The situation there is unacceptable. It must end as quickly as possible....
German Foreign Minister Visits Taybeh, Near Ramallah, Amid Escalating Settler's Attacks
MENAFN
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August 1, 2025
(MENAFN- Palestine News Network ) RAMALLAH /PNN/ German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul inspected the aftermath of Israeli settlers attacks in the town of Taybeh east of Ramallah today, condemning the violence as organized terrorism and crimes...
Ogun Lauds German Agency over Economic, Skill Development Projects
This Day
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August 2, 2025
James Sowole in Abeokuta Ogun State Government has commended the German Development Agency (GIZ) over its support for sustainable economic and skill development projects in the state. The partnership between the state and the GIZ has led to the...
German word of the day: Zugluft
The Local - Germany
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August 1, 2025
Quick, grab your scarf, 'es zieht!' Knowing this term could help protect you from a rogue draft, which is a serious matter in Germany. There is something in the air in Germany. Literally. No matter the time of year - whether it's blazing sunshine...
Koop to discuss German POWs in NH during WWII
The Laconia Daily Sun - New Hampshire
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MEREDITH — The Meredith Public Library will be hosting Allen Koop on Tuesday, Aug. 5 at 6:30 p.m. as he presents Stark Decency: New Hampshire’s World War II German Prisoner of War Camp. During World War II, 300 German prisoners of war were held at...
Chaffee German Days returns with family activities, pageants, dog races, more Aug. 15, 16
Southeast Missourian
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Chaffee German Days will return Friday, Aug. 15, and Saturday, Aug. 16, to Frisco Park in Chaffee, offering a weekend of family activities, competitions and community traditions. The event, organized to bring residents together, will feature a...
Flaco Jimenez, Texas accordionist who expanded popularity of Tejano music, dies at 86
KDBC - Texas
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HOUSTON (AP) — Flaco Jimenez, the legendary accordionist from San Antonio who won multiple Grammys and helped expand the popularity of conjunto, Tejano and Tex-Mex music, died Thursday. He was 86. Jimenez's death was announced Thursday evening by...
German Educators Push For Islamic Religious Education to Be Standard Part of Public School Curriculum
TFPP Wire
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August 1, 2025
Germany’s largest education group is pushing for nationwide Islamic religious education in public schools, arguing it’s necessary for equal treatment and integration. But the move faces resistance, logistical hurdles, and growing public unease....
Lumba couldn’t fulfill one dream - Best friend ET Akonor
Graphic
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August 2, 2025
GHANA’S music legend, Daddy Lumba, may have achieved monumental success in his career, but his closest confidant, Ernest Toah Akonor (E.T. Akonor Jnr), has revealed a poignant truth—the Highlife maestro harboured a dream he never got to fulfil:...
Germany’s angel of history is screaming
+972 Magazine
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August 1, 2025
For two months, Paul Klee’s notebook-page sized “Angelus Novus” (1920) hung alone in a small room at Berlin’s Bode Museum, the centerpiece of the much-anticipated exhibition “The Angel of History.” With its wide-eyed, jagged-toothed angelic...
One Hundred Years of Leica: How a Tiny German Camera Changed Photography Forever
PetaPixel - California
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August 1, 2025
This year, the world celebrates the 100th anniversary of a camera that revolutionized photography: the Leica I. Often called the Leica Standard, this compact 35mm rangefinder was introduced at the 1925 Leipzig Spring Fair and marked the beginning...
German Police Raid Former Zelenskyy Adviser’s Home Amid Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Probe
EUToday
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August 1, 2025
14German authorities have searched the residence of a former senior Ukrainian official, Rostyslav Schurma, following a request from Ukrainian anti-corruption investigators. The raid took place on 15 July in Starnberg, Bavaria, and was carried out...