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Visitors enjoy awesome spectacle of Rome's Colosseum at night
Euronews via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoAnd if the full moon is out it makes for an unforgettable experience. The Colosseum, which is also...
In Sean Wang's 'Dìdi,' a portrait of an artist as a young skater kid
The Chronicle-Journal· 7 days agoWithin the span of five days in January, Sean Wang’s life changed about as dramatically as is possible for a young filmmaker. “Dìdi” was immediately hailed as the exciting debut of a new filmmaking ...
Funding the African Content Boom, Cracking the Distribution Riddle and Women Making Waves: 8...
Variety via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoThe 15th edition of the Durban FilmMart, which ran July 19 – 22 in South Africa’s sun-splashed...
A brief history of stilt walking – DW – 07/26/2024
Deutsche Welle· 4 days agoWalking on stilts is a little-known tradition, even though people have been walking on stilts all over the world for centuries. There is no specific era...
‘Star Trek: Section 31’: Michelle Yeoh Is A “Bad Bitch” In New Trailer Screened At Comic-Con
Deadline via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoShe’s a tyrant who “murdered her own people by the millions.” And when someone calls her a “bad...
When Germans emigrated to Brazil 200 years ago – DW – 07/23/2024
Deutsche Welle· 7 days agoThe aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, failed harvests and oppressive tax burdens made life difficult...
UN cultural agency opts not to put Buddha’s birthplace on endangered list
Stroud News and Journal· 5 days agoUnesco instead gave authorities in Nepal more time to help restore the famous gardens and temple which are falling into disrepair. Lumbini is the birthplace of Buddha, according to Buddhist ...
“Now lost”: Jasper fire torching cherished memories along with forests
rdnewsNOW· 4 days agoThe black clouds billowing from the fires razing Jasper National Park hold more than the reek of...
Art Bites: Art Used to Be an Olympic Sport
Artnet News· 5 days agoThe ancient Olympic Games had been run every four years between 776 B.C.E. and 393 C.E., but were stopped the Roman Empire’s Christian emperor Theodosius...
Nazi orders for Jews to wear a star were hateful, but far from unique – a historian traces the long...
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 3 days agoWhen communal negotiations failed, wealthy individual Jews tried to negotiate for themselves and...