Arts & Culture (艺术与文化)

2020-10-09 American Poet Louise Gluck Wins Nobel Prize in Literature

American poet Louise Glück has won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Stockholm-based Swedish Academy, which names the Literature…

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2020-10-07 National Zoo: It’s a (Giant Panda) Boy!

The Smithsonian National Zoo has confirmed that its six-week old giant panda is a male. he finding was announced on…

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2020-10-04 France Wonders: Who Owns Colonial Art?

Is taking African artwork from a European museum a political act, or a criminal one? That is the question a…

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2020-10-03 Are ‘Mountains’ of Clothing Waste the New ‘Height of Fashion?

Sales of used clothing are part of fast fashion, but the industry is breaking down because of COVID-19 restrictions. Fast fashion…

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2020-10-02 Library Group Lists Books Raising the Most Objections

The American Library Association (ALA) released its list of the 100 books that have been censored the most in the United States.…

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2020-10-02 Netherlands Museum Opens Its Secrets to the Public

All the paintings and other works of art you find at museums around the world represent just a small percentage of their…

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2020-09-26 Smallest Rubik’s Cube Ever Goes on Sale in Japan

An extremely small Rubik's Cube has gone on sale in Japan for 198,000 yen, or about $1,900. Advertised as a…

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2020-09-26 Young Afghan Women, Men Perform Sufi Dance Together

A group of young people are dancing in public in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul. The women and men perform a Sufi…

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2020-09-22 France Launches Effort to Right Classical Music’s Gender Imbalance

Very few women occupy leadership positions in the world of classical music. In fact, only about six percent of professional classical music orchestras are…

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2020-09-18 Gender Reveal Parties Grow in Popularity, Risk

The huge El Dorado wildfire burning in California reportedly started at a gender reveal party. Gender reveal parties are growing…

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