Tag: culture
Photograph Revives Ukraine-Russia Culture War
Russia-Ukraine War An image depicting a famous 19th-century painting of Cossacks, with current Ukrainian soldiers standing in for the warriors, has struck a chord as Kyiv battles to assert its identity. By Constant Méheut Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine It looks like a serene snapshot from Ukraine’s battlefield: A group of armor-clad soldiers huddled around a…
10,000 brave -3C at Bradford’s magical City of Culture launch
Thousands of people braved sub-zero temperatures to watch an open-air spectacle starring magician Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo, a 10-year-old rapper and a dozen aerial dancers to launch Bradford’s year as UK City of Culture. Frayne told the audience he started his career performing street magic in City Park, where the opening ceremony was…
‘High demand’ for City of Culture opening ceremony
Additional tickets for the opening ceremony of City of Culture have been released due to “high demand”, organisers have said. Despite minus temperatures being forecast for Rise, the curtain-raiser for Bradford 2025, the event is expected to be popular. The open-air performance in City Park tonight has Bradford-born magician Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo,…
‘The scale is blowing my mind’: Bradford ready to shift perceptions as city of culture
From a spectacular theatrical opening to Afrobeat brass bands via David Hockney and Wallace and Gromit, the city has big plans Below-zero temperatures are forecast at City Park on Friday evening but the warmth radiating from Bradford’s mighty UK city of culture opening will undoubtedly put everyone in the mood to celebrate. The city was…
Our culture isn’t fantasy – so stop misusing it for mystical books
A Court of Thorn and Roses, also known as ACOTAR is the TikTok-viral fantasy book series which took the genre by storm in 2024. But with character names including Rhysand, Gwyneth, Alis and Morrigan, it seems American author Sarah J Maas drew inspiration far from home. Dubbed “the Tolkien effect”, after the author of the…
We’re Counting Down the Days Until These 2025 Pop Culture Events
Award show season, the Super Bowl and the Met Gala—oh my! There are many pop culture moments to look forward to in 2025. Pencil in these events as well as the release dates of films and TV series. They say good things come to those who wait—and fans have certainly waited a long time for…
The Most Jaw-Dropping Pop Culture Moments of 2024 Revealed
Among the stories that had everyone talking in 2024: Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber giving us a new somebody to love, the U.S. gymnasts sticking the landing and Taylor Swift capping off her Eras era. Do you see how 2024 is behaving? Not very demure, not very mindful. Because the past 12 months have been…