Ghana-German Collaboration Urged for Unbiased Probe into Daddy Lumba’s Passing

This call for a transparent investigation into Daddy Lumba’s death comes amidst widespread concern over conflicting reports about his passing. The late musician’s widow, Mrs. Akosua Serwah Fosuh, and his elder sister, Ms. Ernestina Fosuh, have...

Celebrating 36 great years of the Festival of Arts, Books & Culture

It’s Festival Time! The 36th annual Festival of Arts, Books & Culture will run November 2-15. As always, the Festival brings outstanding authors and entertainers to the Katz JCC in Cherry Hill. Be sure to attend as many events as you can; tickets...

Classical Music Playlist, October 14, 2025

Sergei Prokofiev | Color by Klimbim (Olga Shirnina) who grants free use. After Stalin’s cultural police banned Sergei Prokofiev’s 6th symphony as decadent, he wrote his 7th Symphony for Soviet Children’s Radio hoping it would be perceived as...

PSAC holds 2nd corporate culture event

Ammon News - The Public Service and Administration Commission (PSAC) on Wednesday held the 2nd event of the Corporate Culture Community in the Public Sector to examine outcomes and explore improvement opportunities. The event, which was organized...

How Tartu’s €100 million culture project lost the plot

The idea of building a €100 million Siuru Centre in the heart of Tartu might be sold as a beacon of culture and progress; in truth, it is a mirage – a monument to ego and excess at a time when Estonia needs neither. Tartu already hosts the...

Florian Krewer Paints the World as He Feels It

You have become known for paintings of men out and about that are wildly colored and psychologically charged. You have a solo exhibition this fall, at the Michael Werner Gallery in New York. What feels new about this work? One painting is about a...

Gaby Wood: At the Fine Art Society

As​ a boy, the Romanian-born artist Avigdor Arikha spent part of the Second World War in a labour camp in western Ukraine, where he was given a small sketchbook and pencil by a sympathetic soldier. A German-speaking Jew, he had been deported with...

Rising Painter Eva Helene Pade Captures the Rhythm of Dancing Bodies

Art Portrait of Eva Helene Pade. Photo by Petra Kleis. Courtesy of Thaddaeus Ropac. Eva Helene Pade, Rød nat (Red night), 2025. © Eva Helene Pade. Photo by Pierre Tanguy. Courtesy of Thaddaeus Ropac, London · Paris · Salzburg · Milan · Seoul. The...

Germany introduces €2,000 Tax-Free pension rule

Although the reform offers tax relief, retirees will still contribute to health and pension insurance. Photo credit: Kostiantyn Voitenko/Shutterstock Germany plans to allow retirees who continue working to earn up to €2,000 per month tax-free...

Gramophone's Early Music Award 2025: sacred and secular works from 15th-century Poland

Radiant performances of music rescued from the ravages of war: The Krasiński Codex For a not-very-early music reviewer, a significant recording – around three hours long – containing early 15th-century Marian music might have had the makings of an...

Opodo reveals influence of culture on travel bookings

93% of people say they would consider travelling based on books, films or art, with documentary inspiration proving more powerful than any other medium, says new research from Opodo. Olivia Palamountain reports Data from Opodo reveals a...

German Woman Returns Ancient Greek Column Fragment after 50+ Years

ATHENS – A fragment from an ancient column in the Leonidaion at Ancient Olympia that had been illegally removed in the 1960s was returned to Greece in a repatriation ceremony held at the Ancient Olympia Conference Center on October 10, according...

MAMA 'Mother Nature' Int'l Art Exhibition opens at Azerbaijan Cultural Center in Berlin

On October 14, the MAMA "Mother Nature" International Art Exhibition opened at the Azerbaijan Cultural Center in Berlin. Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, founder and head of the IDEA Public Union Leyla Aliyeva and Arzu Aliyeva...

Mushroom collecting in Germany enjoys a revival

Wolfgang Bivour carefully emptied a basket of freshly collected mushrooms onto a forest floor covered with fallen autumn leaves. Brown-capped porcini and bay boletes lay beside slimy purple brittlegills and honey-coloured armillaria — and, among...

7 of the Coolest German Creatives Show Us How They Style Their Apartments

The Alpha Sling Chair by Pozza is vintage, as is the shower stool that now serves as a side table. Sax recently found the black vase hanging on the wall at a vintage market in Merano, Italy. In the frame above the chair and table there’s a poem by...

WKU Music Department hosts recital with guest artists

Swelling French horn and sustaining piano filled the FAC Recital Hall Monday as visiting musicians Johanna Yarbrough and Kevin Chance performed. Yarbrough works at Louisiana State University as a horn professor and has presented recitals and...

Slow Craft, South Of Saigon: The Art Of Cloisonné Enamel Watch Dials

In a nondescript Vietnamese workshop, Philippe Le is reviving the intricate, fire-forged art that is cloisonné enamel dials. Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in Volume 5 of B.H. Magazine. To get your copy (and access to future...

Victoria Beckham’s ‘Milky Rose Nails’ Are the Minimal Fall Mani to Try ASAP

The not-quite pink, not-quite nude milky rose nail combines the best parts of every neutral nail trend. It features a creamy, balanced finish, an illuminating quality, and a versatile hue that complements any skin tone. While you can wear it on...

Row over bringing back military service splits German government

Jessica ParkerBerlin correspondent ShareSave Under the plans, it will be compulsory for men to fill out a questionnaire at the age of 18, but optional for women Plans to re-introduce military service in Germany have been thrown into chaos because...

5 things to know about The Speed Art Museum's new Cressman Art Park 

The Speed Art Museum in Louisville has opened a new three-acre outdoor art park. The Elizabeth P. and Frederick K. Cressman Art Park is free and open daily from dusk until dawn. It features large-scale sculptures, including the return of the...