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Prix Pictet, the prestigious photography award, launched today at the world’s foremost photography festival Les Rencontres d’Arles. The announcement for this year’s theme, Growth, will be held tonight in Arles at the Théâtre Antique. Since its launch in 2008 by the Geneva-based private bank Pictet & Cie, the Prix Pictet has become the world’s leading prize in photography and sustainability. ... Read More »

We’re happy to announce that our newest publication, Chronicles of Old New York is now on sale! Buy it here on our site, Amazon or Barnes and Noble!   The history of New York City is written in its streets; uncover it with Chronicles of Old New York, a new guide enjoyable for history buffs, New York residents, and NYC ... Read More »

From June 30th until July 25th, The Kunsthalle Wien project space in Vienna, Austria will be exhibiting a unique show featuring the work of super-alt-rocker Marilyn Manson and director David Lynch. On display are 21 watercolors from Manson and conceptual sculptures from Lynch, both of whom have worked together in several of Lynch’s films with Manson taking on minor roles. ... Read More »

  In a daring chain of events reminiscent of a scene from Oceans Eleven, a Caravaggio painting stolen two years ago from the Odessa Museum of Western and Eastern Art has been recovered in Berlin by German and Ukrainian police. The painting, called “The taking of Christ” or “The kiss of Judas” by scholars, is considered the most valuable painting ... Read More »

  The body of an English princess found over a thousand years after her death in a German cathedral might sound like fodder for a romance novel but in a laboratory in Bristol, England this month, the story became very real.   In 2008, the body of Queen Eadgyth, granddaughter of Alfred the Great, King of Wessex, who married Otto ... Read More »

  Harry Potter fans around the world woke-up to a welcomed surprise this morning with the release of the trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Set in two parts, The Deathly Hallows is the final book and film in the Harry Potter series. The first installment premieres November 11th while the closing segment is set for July 15th ... Read More »

The British Council Arts initiative entitled, New Silk Road, “aims to use the arts traditions of the region to make these places seem vivid again, and to address negative stereotypes with a creative energy that is independent of politics.” A worthy goal. Set to help the BCA accomplish this are textile designers Bruno Basso and Christopher Brooke who “travelled to ... Read More »

We’ve talked a lot about all of the songs that musicians have been putting forth as their country’s unofficial anthems but today, let’s take a look at the Official World Cup 2010 song. Many big musicians vied for this accolade but in the end, Shakira won out with her song ‘Waka Waka (This time for Africa)’ with African beats and ... Read More »