Archive for August, 2021

Arc de Triomphe to be wrapped for posthumous work by Christo

Monday, August 30th, 2021

The Arc de Triomphe has seen parades, protests and tourists galore, but never has the war monument been wrapped in silver and blue recyclable polypropylene.

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Grammy-winning dub music star, dead at 85

Monday, August 30th, 2021

Born in Jamaica, Perry was a key figure in the success of dub music – a style featuring electronic elements – which rose to popularity during the 1960s and ’70s.

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Grammy-winning dub music star, dead at 85

Monday, August 30th, 2021

Born in Jamaica, Perry was a key figure in the success of dub music – a style featuring electronic elements – which rose to popularity during the 1960s and ’70s.

Ed Asner, star of Lou Grant and Up, dies at 91

Monday, August 30th, 2021

Asner won more Emmy awards – seven in total – than any other man. “We are sorry to say that our beloved patriarch passed away this morning peacefully,” a tweet from Asner’s official Twitter account said on Sunday.

Ed Asner, star of Lou Grant and Up, dies at 91

Monday, August 30th, 2021

Asner won more Emmy awards – seven in total – than any other man. “We are sorry to say that our beloved patriarch passed away this morning peacefully,” a tweet from Asner’s official Twitter account said on Sunday.

Shows and venues stampede COVID-19 crisis money

Monday, August 30th, 2021

Opera Australia has received a $5 million lifeline from the federal government after it cancelled its blockbuster season of Wagner’s The Ring Cycle.

Shows and venues stampede COVID-19 crisis money

Monday, August 30th, 2021

Opera Australia has received a $5 million lifeline from the federal government after it cancelled its blockbuster season of Wagner’s The Ring Cycle.

Incarceration Nation: how our judicial system punishes the Indigenous

Sunday, August 29th, 2021

In a new documentary, filmmaker Dean Gibson lays bare the consequences of our unjust judicial system, and shows what needs to change

Incarceration Nation: how our judicial system punishes the Indigenous

Sunday, August 29th, 2021

In a new documentary, filmmaker Dean Gibson lays bare the consequences of our unjust judicial system, and shows what needs to change

The beguiling beauty of the visiting violinist we never got to see

Sunday, August 29th, 2021

This online stream sees German baroque violinist Jonas Zschenderlein spouting fire, in a lockdown performance without an audience.