Art & Fashion
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Sunset or new dawn for the British monarchy after Elizabeth II?
British republicans are hoping that Elizabeth II will be the last queen, but experts say the monarchy seems set to…
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Veteran royal photographer: 45 years snapping the queen
The Sun newspaper’s Arthur Edwards, 81, has been photographing Queen Elizabeth II for 45 years, and describes her as an…
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‘The state of being lonely’: South Korean horror writer shortlisted for Booker
A head pops out of the toilet, a woman gets pregnant from birth control pills-South Korean Booker Prize nominee Bora…
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South African paraglider makes first legal flight off Everest
A South African paraglider has made the first legal flight off Mount Everest, an expedition organizer said Tuesday, opening doors…
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Rising star of African art hits on colonialism, tyranny and beauty of black
In a serene studio filled with birdsong, Omar Ba takes off his shoes and gets down on his hands and…
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Paris street art legend Miss.Tic dies aged 66
MissTic, whose provocative work began cropping up in the Montmartre neighborhood of Paris in the mid-80s and made her a…
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Top US pizzaiolo eyeing Kuwait as his next culinary destination
By Shakir Reshamwala After wowing America with his unique pizzas, a Kuwait-born pizzaiolo is back to explore opportunities in a…
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Queen’s pet passions to take centre stage in Jubilee parade
Corgi dogs, horses and swans are all being put through their paces in a historic warehouse in Coventry ahead of…
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Graffiti brings Benin’s walls alive with treasures from past
On a blue and yellow background, the graffiti artist retouches a spray-painted image of the half-man, half-shark statue of King…
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‘Straight to your soul’: Japan’s taiko reinvents drum tradition
In a hall on Japan’s Sado island, 71-year-old Yoshikazu Fujimoto strikes the imposing drum mounted before him, producing a boom…
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Jordan’s ‘Fierce Savage’ kicks down martial arts gender constraints
It’s no mystery why Jordanian Lina Fayyad has been nicknamed “Fierce Savage” — watching as she lands successive blows in…
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What a waste: US campaigner wears his trash for a month
We all know someone with a rubbish fashion sense, but Rob Greenfield is proud to be wearing garbage-it’s all part…
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