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Sylvester Stallone movie memorabilia headed for auction 15 Sep 2021 - 03:06 pm

LONDON: From "Rocky" boxing gloves to "Rambo" headbands, memorabilia from action movie star Sylvester Stallone's Hollywood career are going under the hammer in...

Water music: London canal boat serves as floating concert hall 13 Sep 2021 - 12:38 pm

LONDON: Music lovers in London can now enjoy classical performances with a difference - on a canal boat traversing the city's waterways. Masayuki...

From pipes to musical pieces: Brazilian project makes PVC violins for children 10 Sep 2021 - 07:44 pm

SANTO ANDRE, Brazil: An orchestra making music from pipes. This is the driving idea behind the Locomotiva Project which converts polyvinyl chloride (PVC)...

Kobe Bryant designed and signed Hublot watch hits the auction block 10 Sep 2021 - 05:21 pm

A Hublot watch designed and signed by basketball great Kobe Bryant is hitting the auction block, along with a sneaker and digital art,...

Art collection featuring Warhol, Picasso heads to auction, valued at $600 million 09 Sep 2021 - 09:26 pm

Sotheby's on Thursday announced the sale of a private modern and contemporary art collection featuring Andy Warhol and Pablo Picasso pieces valued at...

Newly discovered Napoleon hat with DNA previews in Hong Kong 06 Sep 2021 - 10:36 am

Hong Kong: A newly discovered hat with DNA evidence proving it belonged to the legendary European statesman and general Napoleon Bonaparte was previewed...

Half-shredded Banksy could fetch over $5 million at auction 04 Sep 2021 - 04:30 pm

London: A Banksy artwork that sensationally self-shredded just after it sold for $1.4 million is up for sale again - at several times...

Three years on, shredded Banksy artwork returns to auction 03 Sep 2021 - 06:27 pm

LONDON: Three years after shredding itself the moment it sold at auction, a painting of a young girl holding a red heart-shaped balloon...

Thinking out of the box: Japanese artist makes life-like cardboard sculptures 31 Aug 2021 - 12:02 pm

TOKYO: Using a long pair of tweezers, Monami Ohno delicately places tiny cardboard "scales" on the legs of her sculpture of Godzilla, the...

Arc de Triomphe to be wrapped for posthumous work by Christo 28 Aug 2021 - 12:12 pm

Paris: The Arc de Triomphe has seen parades, protests and tourists galore, but never before has the war monument in Paris been wrapped...

Chanel buys up more jasmine fields to safeguard famous No. 5 27 Aug 2021 - 05:13 pm

PEGOMAS, France: Wary of disappearing flower crops used in its best-selling perfumes, fashion and beauty firm Chanel has bought up more land in...

Graffiti artist captures lightness of clouds to lift spirits 26 Aug 2021 - 03:52 pm

MOLESON, Switzerland: A French graffiti artist's monumental mountaintop project aims to encourage a more contemplative approach to life by inspiring childlike wonder at...

Adelaide to Hollywood via Edinburgh in a day: Fringe theatre goes global 23 Aug 2021 - 02:22 pm

A new digital theatre platform developed to keep audiences engaged during lockdown is being used by performers to take their shows to festivals...

Flying solo, 19-year-old woman takes off on round-the-world record bid 18 Aug 2021 - 03:21 pm

BRUSSELS: Pilot Zara Rutherford, 19, took off on Wednesday at the start of a three-month bid to become the youngest woman to fly...

Well-preserved skeleton sheds light on culture in ancient Pompeii 17 Aug 2021 - 02:59 pm

Rome: Archaeologists have uncovered a well-preserved skeleton at a burial site in Pompeii which has shed new light on funeral rites and cultural...

Dutch museum fills 'Blind Spot' with exhibit for visually impaired 17 Aug 2021 - 01:27 pm

AMSTERDAM: Visitors to a Dutch exhibition titled "The Blind Spot" may call it a little cheesy - but they mean that as a...

Ivorian artist turns discarded flip-flops from beach into masterpieces 13 Aug 2021 - 07:54 pm

ABIDJAN: As Ivorian artist Aristide Kouame combs the beach with a big trash bag to gather discarded flip-flops and other footwear, he is...

Four beats five as pandemic prompts shorter working week trials 12 Aug 2021 - 01:48 pm

Madrid: From travel to technology, employers across the globe are offering four day weeks as incentives to woo workers after the coronavirus pandemic...