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Culture news

Italy's Borsalino hat brand seeks to stage a comeback

After its 2017 bankruptcy and a subsequent change of ownership, the legendary handcrafted hat brand Borsalino is staging a revival. The 166-year-old brand is now endorsed by a French-Italian financier. Borsalino aims to win over a young and diverse audience.

5 April 2023

Culture news

England head to Women’s World Cup with a new look – here's why

England will wear blue shorts instead of white at this year's Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, after players expressed concerns over periods when wearing an all-white national team kit. The shorts feature a leak-protection liner in response to athletes' feedback.

4 April 2023

Food and Drink

Meet the Russian jihadist turned sushi chef in Syria

Meet 37-year-old Islam Shakhbanov, who came to Syria at the height of the conflict in 2015 to "complete jihad". He now runs a successful sushi restaurant in war-torn Idlib.

31 March 2023

Culture news

Dafen Village: China's 'Van Gogh fan oil painting factory'

Home to over 8,000 artists, southern China's Dafen Village has been cranking out near-perfect copies of timeless oeuvres for years. The local artists are fascinated with one famous painter: Vincent van Gogh.

30 March 2023

Culture news

A new 'news language': Spanish TikTok journalists attract millions

A group of young Spanish women are shaking up the daily news business with an innovative storytelling approach on social media. Ac2ality aims to provide a look at the news as you've probably never seen it before.

28 March 2023

Food and Drink

Costa Rica's exclusive 'pink pineapples' go global

There's not much we don't know about Kim Kardashian... But did you know she's a fan of Costa Rica's newly developed and produced pink pineapples?

27 March 2023

Culture news

Chineke orchestra begins classical music tour in United States

Chineke, Europe's first majority Black and ethnically diverse orchestra, has been leading the way in creating a more diverse future for classical music.

25 March 2023

Culture news

First official Formula 1 exhibition opens in Madrid

From Lewis Hamilton to Romain Grosjean and Michael Schumacher, the world's first F1 exhibition has something for every lover of motorsport and it's on now in Madrid.

24 March 2023

Culture news

In Kyrgyzstan's only female prison, Nowruz brings a moment of respite

Inmates inside Kyrgyzstan's only female prison have been given a brief break from life behind bars with Nowruz celebrations taking the form of dance, wrestling and games.

24 March 2023

Culture news

Ben Affleck explores the Nike - Michael Jordan partnership in 'Air'

Director and actor Ben Affleck was at the South By Southwest festival to premiere his new film 'Air', about the revolutionary partnership between Michael Jordan and Nike.

21 March 2023

Culture news

Metallica buy record pressing plant as US vinyl sales outstrip CDs

Heavy metal rockers Metallica have bought Furnace Record Pressing as vinyl sales have now eclipsed CD sales in the United States.

18 March 2023

Culture news

Jordan's famous "sand bottle art" displayed in Petra

Jordan's sand bottle art is associated with the nature of the desert, sand, and glass. Beautiful paintings are painted inside bottles at the request of visitors, or the choice is left to the artist.

17 March 2023

Culture news

Five Iranian girls detained for dancing in viral TikTok video

Five teenage girls in Iran danced to a Selena Gomez song in a TikTok video which has gone viral. They were detained by so-called "Guidance Patrol" and reportedly forced to make an apology.

16 March 2023

Culture news

Chinese tattoo artist tells women's stories through ink

Song Jiayin sees her project as an open-ended documentary that she hopes will help both promote women's voices and challenge stereotypes.

8 March 2023

Culture news

Brazilian favela 'shack' wins house-of-year award

"The design of the house represents a constructive model that uses common materials in the slums, with an adequate implementation and attention to lighting and ventilation, resulting in a space with great environmental quality," according to the ArchDaily prize selecting panel.

6 March 2023

Art

Mosaic artist revives Sudan historic moments in mosaic

Abu Bakr al-Sherif hopes to spread his art by creating works depicting key public figures or reviving pivotal events in Sudan's history.

5 March 2023

Culture news

Ukraine authorities adopt new measures to protect Banksy works in Kyiv

After the attempted theft of one of Banksy's murals in Kyiv, the local government has implemented a new security system to keep the safe and on display when damaged buildings are reconstructed.

1 March 2023

Culture news

Turkish football fans donate thousands of toys for quake victims

Turkish football will never forget the day Beşiktaş fans threw thousands of toys onto the pitch in support of children made homeless by the earthquake.

1 March 2023

Culture news

12 year old "genius" Romanian painter has first Bucharest exhibition

Giulia Pintea, may be just 12 years old, but that hasn't stopped her from debuting a new show "Symphony in Colours" inside the Parliament Palace in Bucharest.

24 February 2023

Food and Drink

Japanese food maker readies plant-based seafood for Europe

In March, European supermarket shelves will have to make space for a new Japanese entry in the increasingly big market for plant-based alternatives to sea-food and meat.

23 February 2023