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Portugal is laudably promoting media literacy – but there’s more to be done
When Lisbon experienced a 10-hour electricity blackout just over two weeks ago, rumours and conspiracy theories quickly filled the vacuum of official information. Wild speculation about the origin of the disruption spread through the…
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World first
Spring’s artistic highlights include the reissue of a classic French album, a retrospective on Dutch-American painter Willem de Kooning and the long-awaited return of Spanish director Victor Erice.
The Agenda: Culture
Barcelona’s forbidden treasures, writer André Aciman’s ode to the Amalfi Coast and Georgia’s burgeoning art scene.
The Agenda: Culture
cinema –– denmarkBehind the camera With multiple Oscar and Palme d’Or winners to their name, Danes have long punched above their weight when it comes to cinema. Their government recently acknowledged this by allocating a further…
Little wonder
Tatsuya Tanaka’s small-scale artworks are the result of dreaming big. We visit the studio where his mini masterpieces come to life.
Rich seams
From a vivid musical celebration of Chinese heritage to a Romanian modernist pioneer’s timely retrospective, we select the best of the month’s art and culture.
Making a scene
Paulistano artists, galleries and art fairs have emerged from the ruinous Bolsonaro years with a new urgency to make their mark.
Behind the scenes
As France’s comic-book industry continues to grow at an extraordinary rate, its annual festival is drawing crowds of 200,000 fans.
Light and shade
The lauded director on breaking into South Korea’s male-dominated film industry – and her next project.
Picture perfect
In Los Angeles, the hill has eyes. Meet the team that keeps its most iconic landmark camera-ready.
Picture perfect
Put away your smartphone and capture the moments that matter the old-fashioned way: on film. Pierro Pozella is on hand to resurrect your broken camera.
