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Taylor Swift Finally Reclaims Full Rights to Her Music
Taylor Swift Finally Reclaims Full Rights to Her Music

Pop sensation Taylor Swift, who was locked in a feud with record executives since 2019 over ownership of her music, has bought back the rights to her entire back catalog, she said Friday. "All of the music I've ever made ... now belongs ... to me," she wrote on her website, after years of disputes over her first six albums, a number of which she ...

'Lilo & Stitch' Scores Again in Box Office Triumph
'Lilo & Stitch' Scores Again in Box Office Triumph

Disney's family-friendly Lilo & Stitch, a live-action remake of the 2002 animated film, won the North American box office for a second week in a row, taking in another $63 million, industry estimates showed Sunday. So far, its worldwide take is at a whopping $610 million, Exhibitor Relations said. Maia Kealoha (as Lilo), Hannah Waddingham, ...

Jonathan Anderson Makes History as Dior's Dual Director
Jonathan Anderson Makes History as Dior's Dual Director

Jonathan Anderson will become the first designer to head both the women's and men's lines at Dior, the French fashion house's parent company said on Monday. The Northern Irish designer was named as head of the women's line, LVMH said in a post on social media, following last week's departure of Italian peer Maria Grazia Chiuri. Anderson had ...

'Vollmond' by Pina Bausch: Under the Full Moon, Water Dances Love and Solitude
Chronicle'Vollmond' by Pina Bausch: Under the Full Moon, Water Dances Love and Solitude

In May, the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris became the stage of an emotional encounter with Vollmond, a seminal work by German choreographer Pina Bausch. Created in 2006 at the Tanztheater Wuppertal, this dreamlike piece immerses the stage in water, hypnotizing its audience with a deeply sensitive reflection on human connection, desire and ...

Skin, Hair, Nails: Beauty Begins on Your Plate
SpotlightSkin, Hair, Nails: Beauty Begins on Your Plate

Every day, the cosmetics industry promises us radiance, firmness, hydration and purity, with a heavy dose of high-tech molecules and luxurious packaging. Yet, more and more scientific studies are pointing to a fundamental truth: skin beauty begins in the gut. American dermatologist Whitney Bowe, in her book The Beauty of Dirty Skin, describes the ...

Immersive Matrix Experience Aims To Bring Audiences Back
Immersive Matrix Experience Aims To Bring Audiences Back

Quasi-hypnotic lighting, surround sound, a dome-shaped screen: a new immersive experience in the United States is trying to lure audiences out of their living rooms and back into movie theaters, which have been struggling against the rise of streaming platforms. Cosm Theater in Los Angeles is one of the driving forces behind this trend and is ...

From Jerusalem to Beirut, a Unique Journal: Proche-Orient Chrétien
ProgramsFrom Jerusalem to Beirut, a Unique Journal: Proche-Orient Chrétien

“The Middle East is a powder keg that has exploded! At this moment, the damage cannot be measured, and the future seems more uncertain than ever. The excess of violence and the prevailing chaos leave us perplexed and challenge both political and religious authorities. International interference suggests a plan to reconfigure the region — but ...

Strauss’s ‘Blue Danube’ Waltz to Beamed Beyond Stars
Strauss’s ‘Blue Danube’ Waltz to Beamed Beyond Stars

Austrian composer Johann Strauss II's The Blue Danube has, for many people, been synonymous with space travel since it was used in Stanley Kubrick's 1968 sci-fi film classic 2001: A Space Odyssey. But the world-famous waltz will truly travel among the stars on Saturday, when the European Space Agency's (ESA) antenna will broadcast a live ...

'Citizen Kane': Orson Welles’ Thunderclap in the Sky of Hollywood
Story'Citizen Kane': Orson Welles’ Thunderclap in the Sky of Hollywood

What’s being told here is no myth. Orson Welles really was 25 when he shot Citizen Kane. He had never directed a film before, but had already caused a sensation in 1938 with his radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds, so realistic it panicked thousands of Americans. A prodigy to some, a fraud to others, he fascinated everyone. The RKO studio, ...

Moroccan Women Stitch Their Way to Empowered Futures
Moroccan Women Stitch Their Way to Empowered Futures

In a small village on the coast of southern Morocco, women gather in a house to create collaborative works of textile art, and also earn a living. Several hunch over large canvases, embroidering their latest piece at the women-only workshop, in the village of 400 people. Some of their works have been shown internationally. "This project has ...

Van Gogh Museum Features African Artist for First Time
Van Gogh Museum Features African Artist for First Time

Expressive brushstrokes depict a man seated at a table, his face hidden behind a book of Japanese prints, a plastic chair in the corner, and a Nigerian passport lying on the table. It is one of 10 new paintings by Nigerian artist John Madu, created for Paint Your Path, the first solo exhibition by an African artist at Amsterdam’s Van Gogh ...

Taylor Swift Buys Back Rights to Her Old Music
Taylor Swift Buys Back Rights to Her Old Music

Pop icon Taylor Swift, who has been publicly feuding with record executives since 2019 over the rights to her early music, now owns her entire catalogue, she said on her website Friday. "All of the music I've ever made ... now belongs ... to me," she wrote, after years of dispute over her first six albums, a number of which she has rerecorded to ...