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Aitana, the new voice of Catalan electropop
A forthcoming world tour is set to make a global superstar of reality-TV performer turned electropop queen Aitana.
Three delights for print-lovers: A 24hr bookstore and two must-reads
Step inside Taipei’s 24-hour Eslite bookstore, explore Joann Sfar’s illustrated Paris and discover why KLM’s Holland Herald remains a print icon.
How Nayla de Freige saved ‘L’Orient-Le Jour’ and reinvented Lebanese media
In a landscape of politically aligned news outlets, this Lebanese newspaper’s independence is ensured by its reader-funded pay model, with about 70 per cent of its budget coming from subscribers.
‘The format’s inconvenience accounts for its richness’: How Popeye’s editor took the magazine to global heights
From Ginza to a global English debut, the ‘City Boy’ remains an analog icon with an eighty-year reign over Tokyo’s newsstands.
Air Force: How Enrico Galletti became one of Italy’s youngest primetime news presenters
Presenter Enrico Galletti, one of Italian radio’s freshest talents, is a firm believer in the medium’s staying power and relevance.
Two compelling art shows to see in 2026: Nancy Holt in the UK and Kunsthalle Wien in Vienna
1.Nancy HoltUK Hulking great concrete pipes don’t sound like poetic artwork but those of American land artist Nancy Holt will change your opinion. Holt (1938- 2014) created work that balances the romantic with the…
In praise of Sara Wheeler, a clear-sighted laureate of the world’s frozen regions
Sara Wheeler’s immersive work proves the role of travel writer is still essential. Her Arctic dispatches explore what it means to survive, thrive and stay alive.
Rose Wylie, 91 and still painting, brings her glorious irreverence to Royal Academy London
Meet Rose Wylie, the nonagenarian artist producing exuberant, high-selling masterpieces from her famously messy Kent studio.
The quiet lens: How an Indian immigrant captured the UAE’s visual history
Ramesh Shukla, the noted photographer who documented the UAE’s rise from obscurity, has died at the age of 87.
‘Anyone can be killed at any moment’: How Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina remains firm in the face of persecution
The Russian political activist’s second book outlines her experience in a penal colony, the art of protest under authoritarian rule and amplifying the voices of Russia’s unheard political prisoners.
