Culture & Society

The full list of nominations for the Oscars 2018 All the nominations for the 90th Academy Awards, which take place on 4 March at the Dolby theatre in Hollywood. Best picture Call Me by Your Name Darkest Hour Dunkirk Get...

Cheesed off: Amsterdam to curb tourist shops amid visitor influx by Elle Hunt   New outlets largely catering to visitors, such as bike rentals, will be banned from the city’s historic centre. Amsterdam is banning new shops targeting...

Grammys awards 2018: full list of winners Jake Nevins in New York   Live updates on the biggest winners from the most important night in music, including best song of the year and best album of...

Indian women wear cow masks to ask: are sacred cattle safer than us? Michael Safi   Kolkata artist Sujatro Ghosh’s latest project points to country’s veneration of cows to highlight rising violence against women. Indian women are...

A look into how Hong Kong's famous 'fire dragon' is made   Makers of the ‘fire dragon’ say the humble but resilient materials for the dragon can, with expertise, be sculpted into a mighty creature. Work to...

Art enriches the workplace and can be a useful investment for employers Author: Fabienne Nicholas, Head of Consultancy, Contemporary Art Society   Art collecting is no longer just for individuals – it can set a company apart,...

Boy unearths treasure of the Danish king Bluetooth in Germany   Discovery by a 13-year-old and an amateur archaeologist leads to hoard linked to king who brought Christianity to Denmar. Part of the hoard linked to Bluetooth,...

Before television, there was shadow theatre It was extremely popular during Ottoman times and the plays would draw hundreds of people, who would gather to watch the puppets reflected on a curtain. Before television, there many...

Santa Claus's tomb may have been uncovered beneath Turkish church   Archaeologists say they have found almost fully intact temple and burial grounds of Saint Nicholas in Antalya. Turkish archaeologists have dashed the hopes of millions of...

North Korean art market under scrutiny amid international tensions   International experts are looking at North Korea's art galleries as possible source of regime funding, and examining restricting access to buyers abroad. In recent years as countries...