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Maestro Christoph von Dohnányi Dies in Munich Aged 95
Maestro Christoph von Dohnányi Dies in Munich Aged 95

German conductor Christoph von Dohnányi, hailed as one of the greats of his generation, has died aged 95, public broadcaster NDR said Monday. Dohnanyi, who was long music director of the Cleveland Orchestra, died in Munich "a few days before his 96th birthday", which would have been Monday, NDR said. Dohnanyi was principal conductor of the NDR ...

Vienna State Opera Celebrates Season with Free Gala Concert
Vienna State Opera Celebrates Season with Free Gala Concert

No dress code, no stiff atmosphere, and no entry fees: Thousands flocked to a Viennese park Sunday as the Vienna State Opera opened its 2025-26 season with a star-studded open-air gala concert for the first time. The free, open-air concert was the state opera's latest effort to «open the house to all – especially new listeners», it said in a ...

Russell Crowe Stuns at Toronto International Film Festival with Chilling Nazi Role
Russell Crowe Stuns at Toronto International Film Festival with Chilling Nazi Role

Russell Crowe's nerve-shredding portrayal of a notorious Nazi on trial and Angelina Jolie's deeply personal dive into the world of French fashion led a busy Sunday of world premieres at the Toronto Film Festival. Crowe's depiction of the second-ranking Nazi, Hermann Goering, in Nuremberg, as he plays a cat-and-mouse game with a psychiatrist (Rami ...

Ariana Grande Wins Top Prize at MTV Video Music Award
Ariana Grande Wins Top Prize at MTV Video Music Award

Ariana Grande won the MTV Video Music Awards' top honor on Sunday, taking home Video of the Year for Brighter Days Ahead, which also claimed Best Pop Song at the ceremony near New York City. Visibly emotional while accepting the evening's most prestigious award, the 32-year-old singer-songwriter and actor delivered an extended thank you to her ...

Reinvent Yourself with Color: The Rise of 'Dopamine Dressing'
ExplainerReinvent Yourself with Color: The Rise of 'Dopamine Dressing'

For years, winter wardrobes were bound by a narrow palette of neutrals. Black, gray and beige reigned supreme, built on the comforting notion that discretion was the height of elegance. But the fashion landscape is shifting. A surge of unapologetically bold hues is sweeping runways and city streets, from high-end collections to ready-to-wear ...

Cancel Culture: A Word on Trial
Word of the weekCancel Culture: A Word on Trial

The debate is still alive in 2025: Is cancel culture a tool of justice or a weapon of excess? The term resurfaces regularly, from university debates to international headlines, because it captures one of the defining tensions of our digital era: the balance between accountability and freedom of expression. And with social media platforms now ...

Versace Leads Milan Farewell To Fashion Legend Giorgio Armani
Versace Leads Milan Farewell To Fashion Legend Giorgio Armani

Thousands of mourners paid homage Saturday to Italian fashion legend Giorgio Armani, who died this week aged 91, as his coffin was put on public display in Milan. Italian fashion icon Donatella Versace was among those who filed past Armani's closed casket at the headquarters of his multi-billion-euro lifestyle company, which marked its 50th ...

Jim Jarmusch Wins Venice Gold with 'Father Mother Sister Brother'
Jim Jarmusch Wins Venice Gold with 'Father Mother Sister Brother'

At the end of a politically charged edition, the 82nd Venice Film Festival awarded its top prize on Saturday to Jim Jarmusch’s quiet, independent film about family, while giving a strong runner-up nod to The Voice of Hind Rajab by Kaouther Ben Hania. To the audience’s surprise, Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother took home the coveted ...

A 1926 Bottle Brings a Father’s Voice Back to Life on Facebook
StoryA 1926 Bottle Brings a Father’s Voice Back to Life on Facebook

Chance never lacks imagination when it comes to weaving connections between generations. That is what Jennifer Dowker, a boat captain and diving instructor in the small town of Cheboygan in northern Michigan, discovered. One day in June 2021, she was simply tending to the maintenance of her boat, unaware that her routine was about to be disrupted ...

Matthew McConaughey and Jamie Lee Curtis Bring Paradise Wildfire Heroism to Life
Matthew McConaughey and Jamie Lee Curtis Bring Paradise Wildfire Heroism to Life

For Hollywood stars Matthew McConaughey and Jamie Lee Curtis, making an action film about the deadliest wildfire in California history hits close to home. The Lost Bus tells the harrowing true story of a school bus driver who risked his life to save 22 children from the inferno that destroyed the town of Paradise in 2018. The movie's world ...

Eiffel Tower Pays Tribute to Forgotten Women of Science
Eiffel Tower Pays Tribute to Forgotten Women of Science

Gustave Eiffel, who designed France's world-famous monument, had the names of 72 scholars inscribed on the base of the tower in golden letters. All of them men. More than 130 years later, Paris authorities are seeking to right a historic wrong by adding the names of 72 illustrious women. "The aim is to highlight the historical contribution of ...