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ATHENS – The Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum (ILJM) Jewelry Artist in Residence Program (JaIR) accepts applications throughout the year.

Cinema,

LONDON (AP) — A radical restaging of Hollywood film noir musical “Sunset Boulevard” was the big winner on Sunday at the London stage Olivier Awards, taking seven trophies including best musical revival and best actress for American star Nicole Scherzinger.

LONDON (AP) — A radical restaging of Hollywood film noir musical “Sunset Boulevard” was the big winner on Sunday at the London stage Olivier Awards, taking seven trophies including best musical revival and best actress for American star Nicole Scherzinger.
Culture,

ROME  — Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, known for a flamboyant and glamorous style, has died at age 83, his company said Friday on Instagram.

ROME  — Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, known for a flamboyant and glamorous style, has died at age 83, his company said Friday on Instagram.
Cinema,

New films from Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrea Arnold and Francis Ford Coppola, as well as a portrait of 1980s Donald Trump, will compete for the Palme d'Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival next month, organizers announced Thursday.

New films from Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrea Arnold and Francis Ford Coppola, as well as a portrait of 1980s Donald Trump, will compete for the Palme d'Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival next month, organizers announced Thursday.

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Culture,

Project to Shore Up Pompeii Yields Stunning Black Banquet Hall, With Frescoes of Trojan War Figures

ROME (AP) — Archaeologists excavating new sites in Pompeii have uncovered a sumptuous banquet hall decorated with intricately frescoed mythological characters inspired by the Trojan War, officials said Thursday.

ROME (AP) — Archaeologists excavating new sites in Pompeii have uncovered a sumptuous banquet hall decorated with intricately frescoed mythological characters inspired by the Trojan War, officials said Thursday.
Culture,

World Green Tax Fund for the Vision of Delphi

ATHENS. On Saturday, April 6, 2024, at 6 pm, at the Cultural Centre of the Municipality of Athens, "Antonis Tritsis" hall, OLYMPOS - Global Spiritual Centre presented the funding framework of the project "Heptapolis - Trilogy, the Vision of Delphi" entitled "World Green Taxation Fund".

ATHENS. On Saturday, April 6, 2024, at 6 pm, at the Cultural Centre of the Municipality of Athens, "Antonis Tritsis" hall, OLYMPOS - Global Spiritual Centre presented the funding framework of the project "Heptapolis - Trilogy, the Vision of Delphi" entitled "World Green Taxation Fund".
Literature,

Marisha Pessl’s ‘Darkly,’ Her First Novel in Six Years, to Come Out Nov. 12

NEW YORK (AP) — Marisha Pessl's first novel in six years is a psychological thriller with the kinds of intricate clues and connections she has been known for since her acclaimed debut, “Special Topics in Calamity Physics.

NEW YORK (AP) — Marisha Pessl's first novel in six years is a psychological thriller with the kinds of intricate clues and connections she has been known for since her acclaimed debut, “Special Topics in Calamity Physics.
Culture,

Seventh-Century BC Oenochoe Looted in WWII Returned to Greece by Hanover Museum, Municipality

ATHENS - An oenochoe, or wine jug, of the 7th century BC that had been removed from Greece during the German occupation in World War II was returned by the Municipality of Hanover and the August Kestner Museum, the Ministry of Culture announced on Tuesday.

ATHENS - An oenochoe, or wine jug, of the 7th century BC that had been removed from Greece during the German occupation in World War II was returned by the Municipality of Hanover and the August Kestner Museum, the Ministry of Culture announced on Tuesday.
NEW YORK (AP) — Beyoncé has made history once again.
Literature,

Book Review: Jen Silverman’s Gripping Second Novel Explores the Long Afterlife of Political Violence

Earlier this year a former member of the far-left Baader-Meinhof gang who spent decades in hiding was arrested by German police in connection with a string of crimes.

Earlier this year a former member of the far-left Baader-Meinhof gang who spent decades in hiding was arrested by German police in connection with a string of crimes.
Literature,

Maia Kobabe’s ‘Gender Queer’ Tops List of Most Criticized Library Books for Third Straight Year

NEW YORK (AP) — Maia Kobabe’s graphic memoir “Gender Queer” continues its troubled run as the country’s most controversial book, topping the American Library Association’s “challenged books” list for a third straight year.

NEW YORK (AP) — Maia Kobabe’s graphic memoir “Gender Queer” continues its troubled run as the country’s most controversial book, topping the American Library Association’s “challenged books” list for a third straight year.
Music,

Happy ABBA-Versary! Fans Mark 50 Years Since ‘Waterloo’ Took the World by Storm

LONDON (AP) — It’s 50 years since ABBA won a major battle with “Waterloo.

LONDON (AP) — It’s 50 years since ABBA won a major battle with “Waterloo.
Literature,

Stacy Rubis on Her Debut Novel Celebrating the Life of Oriana Fallaci

ATHENS – Author Stacy Rubis discovered the story of Oriana Fallaci (1929-2006) on the Greek island of Folegandros in the 1980s.

ATHENS – Author Stacy Rubis discovered the story of Oriana Fallaci (1929-2006) on the Greek island of Folegandros in the 1980s.
Literature,

Sex, Drugs and The Ramones: Cnn’s Camerota Ties Up ‘Loose Ends’ from High School

NEW YORK (AP) — Wandering the former site of New York's famed CBGB nightclub, pointing to familiar names on band posters spread amid carefully preserved graffiti, is like being transported to a life that CNN's Alisyn Camerota has long since left behind.

NEW YORK (AP) — Wandering the former site of New York's famed CBGB nightclub, pointing to familiar names on band posters spread amid carefully preserved graffiti, is like being transported to a life that CNN's Alisyn Camerota has long since left behind.

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