Who does history belong to?
The Italian Supreme Court has ruled that the J. Paul Getty Museum must return a 2,000 year old statue originally found off the coast of Italy — potentially setting a precedent around historical artefacts and…
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The real India: Illiteracy, culture and hope
What comes to your mind when you think of India? Taj Mahal, and the Himalayas; novels by renowned authors like Chetan Bhagat and home to world’s most beautiful and cultural resorts, perhaps. India, without a…
Get Up, Stand Up! the music of “oppressed” now officially protected by UNESCO
UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, honoured the Jamaican reggae adding it to the list of intangible cultural institutions worthy of recognition. The genre now joined a list of over 300 cultural…
“An ordinary person who found herself on an extraordinary journey” – Becoming by Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama’s autobiography came out this month and it’s already a global success. The book follows Michelle’s story from her childhood to the end of her husband’s presidency of the United States. What makes it…
Game of Thrones prequel book is here, but does anyone want it?
Game of Thrones creator, George R.R. Martin has just released his new book, Fire & Blood and it’s not what you’d expect. Written in cooperation with Elio GarcĂa and Linda Antonsson, it follows the reign…
Penguin is launching a pop-up shop in occasion of Michelle Obama’s Becoming release
Today, November 23rd, publisher Penguin Bookshop is opening a pop-up shop in collaboration with gal-dem and Waterstones in occasion of the launch of Michelle Obama’s autobiography, Becoming. The shop, located on 2 Bury Place, is…
My Blackness is not for sale: ‘Blackfishing’ another form of cultural appropriation
The social media phenomenon of white people posing as black, shows how the culture and look of people of colour are seen as a commodity. It has some people on Twitter in an uproar –…
World’s first invisible cinema arrives in London
This Monday, Regent Street Cinema will be the proud host to the world’s first invisible cinema. The audience will try brand new technology where polarisation filters from a load of LCD screens are removed, leaving…
UNESCO’s 73rd anniversary – why are others not celebrating?
On the day that Unesco celebrates its 73rdanniversary, others see reasons not to join in – literally. Britain’s relationship with the organisation is left under duress after Penny Mordaunt, the International Development Secretary, has called…
Coffee shops that will keep you warm this winter
Did you know drinking coffee can lengthen your life? According to a study conducted by the JAMA Internal Medicine, those who consume eight or more cups a day are less likely to die early, unlike…