The European Space Agency (ESA) marked a cultural and scientific milestone on May 31, 2025. It was a one-of-a-kind occasion that combined music with space research when the ESA sent Johann Strauss II’s “The Blue Danube” into outer orbit. It was the 200th birthday of Strauss and the 50th anniversary of the ESA, celebrated simultaneously. […]
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Maree Clarke is on a clear mission: to preserve South-East Australia Aboriginal culture using the power of art. The latest, groundbreaking example of this is Welcome to Country — Now You See Me: Seeing the Invisible. It’s a colossal 10-metre wide, 4.2-metre high tapestry work — Australia’s largest 3D tapestry and the result of more
NEW YORK – Considering how much Boy George When he talked about enjoying the attention that came with fronting one of the most tenured bands of the New Wave movement, it was a bit surprising that he wasn’t in the room during the world premiere of “Boy George & Culture Club.” The new documentary from
Sales of subscriptions for the coming season of programming at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts are down by about $1.6 million, or roughly 36 percent, compared with last year. By this point in 2024, the center had generated $4,413,147 in revenue from selling subscriptions to its theater, dance, classical, and other seasons of
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David and Margaret become first non-actors with Australian Walk of Fame star David Stratton and Margaret Pomeranz might just be Australia’s most beloved film critics — and now they have the star to prove it! The pair were presented with their very own star on the Australian Film Walk of Fame outside the historic Ritz
In the late 1970s, when I was a fine arts student, the Melbourne University Gallery was just one room in a neo-gothic quadrangle. It wasn’t until the mid 1990s that the university commissioned Nonda Katzalidis to design a four-story concrete gallery on a narrow site fronting Swanston Street. The Ian Potter Museum of Art quickly
I’m standing in the open air 80 meters above the roaring traffic of the Bradfield Highway, dressed in a blue-and-grey jumpsuit. My harness has a metal clip attached to a steel cable, ready to catch me should I falter. I can see the Gateway Bridge to the east and the tips of the Glass House
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The Henry Ford museum in Dearborn, to be authentic to the history it depicts, at times needs mechanics with distinct and even rare skills. In a job posting In late April, the museum wrote: “Now hiring: We are seeking qualified applicants to fill the one-of-a-kind role of antique vehicle mechanic at The Henry Ford! This
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Older adults are often faced with lifestyle changes that can disrupt their sense of place and purpose. It may be the loss of a partner, downsizing their home, or moving to residential aged care. And these changes can come with loss of identity, uncertainty, disconnect, and isolation. But what if I told you a simple
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The scene is straight out of a picture book that we pored over as a child, Linnea in Monet’s Garden : A small green bridge, with paint peeling in parts, spans over a pond of water lilies. The story of the young girl, visiting Claude Monet’s enchanting garden in Giverny captivated me more than any
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