The AI apocalypse
Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Max Tegmark (review) Artificial intelligence will probably be the most important agent of change in the 21st century, think scientists. It may...
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Edinburgh Festival. Scottish National Portrait Gallery, review
First established in its current form in 2004, the Edinburgh Art Festival carries on a grand old traditional of staging art at the Edinburgh Festival which stretches all the way...
Hannes Minnaar: Beethoven Piano Concertos CD review – buoyant, joyful and brimming with energy
“every single performance by this pianist is out of the top drawer” ” Gramophone, January 2014 Young Dutch pianist Hannes Minnaar now has a complete set of Beethoven concerto discs to...
Wonderstruck’s Todd Haynes: I find movies rely upon dialogue too much and lose the visual language
The director of ‘Wonderstruck’ has just won the Pardo d’Onore Manor, an honour celebrating his lifetime of cinematic mastery at the Locarno Film Festival. Todd Haynes’s new film Wonderstruck starring Julianne Moore and Michelle Williams is an ode to...
Sviatoslav Richter: The Man Who Never Rested Upon His Laurels
It is 20 years this month since Sviatoslav Richter (1915-1997), the greatest pianist of XX century, died, aged 82. “It was in Carnegie Hall and Sviatoslav Richter was playing the piano. The...
The Great Henri Matisse in London
From 5 August to 12 November 2017, in the Studio at Royal Academy of Arts is open an exhibition of the works of the famous French artist-expressionist Henri Matisse (1869-1954),...
‘SWAN LAKE’. ‘DON QUIXOTE’ AT THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE. LONDON
At the beginning of the lakeside scene in the Mariinsky Ballet’s production of Swan Lake, tiny mechanical swans stagger jerkily across a painted backdrop. But the second these stage toys are...
Visit Tolstoy’s home to learn how to write like Jane Austen
Leo Tolstoy’s Yasnaya Polyana estate museum in the Tula Region (120 miles south of Moscow) will host the second British Literature Today seminar on July 12-15. Six authors from the U.K. will headline...
THE MARIINSKY BALLET OPENS ITS NEW SEASON WITH DON QUIXOTE, 24 JULY
The Mariinsky Ballet opens its London season with the company’s sparkling production of Petipa and Gorsky’s exuberant classic, Don Quixote. Set in romantic Spain, the plot unfolds as the love...
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The Associated General Contractors of America Annual Convention 2025 in Columbus, OH
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NUCA’s 2025 National Convention in Orlando, FL
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2025 Red Awards Florida, Miami, FL
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“Great art when it represents beauty, is there to nourish the human soul.”: American artist Richard Schmid
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We’ll try to find a way so everyone in our family is happy
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Should We Be Buying Iodized Salt?
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Euro zone business growth solid in July – PMI
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THE MARIINSKY BALLET OPENS ITS NEW SEASON WITH DON QUIXOTE, 24 JULY
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Time is running out for seniors to get a lifetime pass to US national parks for just $10
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The world’s best airline has been announced for 2017
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Researchers Discover How To Enhance Memories During Sleep… By Triggering Brain Waves
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Artist Hugo Wilson on Myths, Human Nature, and Why Painting Matters.
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Oxford University Is Older Than the Aztecs
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Specialized Foster Care Open House
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USA Towns of Incredible Christmas Celebrations
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World’s Top 10 Airports 2018
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Flowers communicate with their pollinators
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It seems that hybrid work is emerging as the clear winner
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Apple shoppers prefer cheaper models over premium iPhone X