Culture & Society

Director Guillermo del Toro wins best feature DGA award   The Mexican director was crowned best director for his fantasy romance 'The Shape of Water,' at the Directors Guild of America honours. Director Guillermo del Toro holds...

Avengers: Infinity War Is the Weimar Stage of Superhero Movies By Kyle Smith This is superpower hyperinflation. Here’s the problem with Avengers: Infinity War: too much superpower. Thor gets zapped by the energy of an entire star...

Stolen heart of French queen consort Anne of Brittany found   The golden casket holds the heart of the French queen Anne, who died over 500 years ago. French police have recovered a solid gold casket...

Teacher In Ghana Teaches ‘MS Word’ On Chalkboard, And You Have To See It From Up Close To Really Appreciate It by​ James A Facebook post by a teacher in Ghana has gone viral and...

The Louvre Abu Dhabi: a new take on the universal museum The Louvre Abu Dhabi By  Monique EL-FAIZY Source: france24.com   [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2grhP4y7CXs] The Louvre Abu Dhabi was conceived and constructed amid controversy, but star architect Jean Nouvel sees...

That’s Entertainment in India In India’s entertainment biz, two behemoths dominate: Bollywood and cricket. Things may be about to get a lot more interesting. Digitization, aided by a burgeoning middle class with more money to spend...

'Proud to be Mexican': Meet the baby whose huge image gazes over the border Rory Carroll in Tecate, Mexico   The art installation emerged last week near Tecate, highlighting controversy over Trump’s proposed wall – but Kikito’s...

Poor Filipinos pay the price for divorce ban   An increasing number of Filipinos are turning to costly annulments to end their marriages due to divorce being illegal in the predominantly Catholic country. Surveys show a majority...

Metro excavation in Greece's Thessaloniki unveils ancient city The metro construction in Greece's Thessaloniki has brought ancient ruins of the city's life back in the 6th century to the surface. The excavation has uncovered jewellery,...

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,...