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Southwest Arkansas Arts Council brings “Memory Postcards – Personal History Through Art” to Prescott Senior Citizen Center
Hope Prescott - Arkansas
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August 14, 2025
PRESCOTT — On August 14, the Southwest Arkansas Arts Council partnered with the Prescott Senior Citizen Center to host Memory Postcards – Personal History Through Art, a creative workshop connecting art and storytelling for seniors in the...
India's 79th Independence Day: The Hidden Message In Google Doodle's Tile Art
Free Press Journal
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August 15, 2025
To mark India’s 79th Independence Day on August 15, Google unveiled a vibrant and culturally rich doodle on Friday. Drawing inspiration from India’s centuries-old tile art traditions, the digital artwork captures both the nation’s heritage and its...
Edinburgh school gets new state-of-the-art building as pupils return from summer holidays
Edinburgh Evening News
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August 15, 2025
A new school year has meant a brand new building for pupils and staff at Edinburgh’s Currie Community High School. Billed as a state-of-the-art learning and community campus, the new school has a four-court sports hall, a gym hall, fitness suite,...
New 'Severance' art appears at Apple's usual Melrose mural spot
AppleInsider - New York
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'Severance' mural debuts at Apple's usual spot in Melrose Mural Alley | Image Credit: Apple TV+ Apple has gussied up its usual art and advertising spot in Los Angeles' Melrose Mural Alley with a larger-than-life "Severance" mural. Here's what it...
Mumbai: Indian Navy Band Celebrates 79th Independence Day At CSMT Railway Station, Featuring Patriotic Music, Military Tunes | VIDEO
Free Press Journal
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Mumbai: Indian Navy Band Celebrates 79th Independence Day At CSMT Railway Station, Featuring Patriotic Music, Military Tunes | VIDEO | X (@IaSouthern) Mumbai: The Indian Navy Band will conduct public performances in Mumbai for the 79th...
Chef Toya Boudy - "Cooking For The Culture"
KATU - Oregon
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An intimate celebration of New Orleans food and its Black culture from a born-and-raised local chef! Toya Boudy’s father grew up in the Magnolia projects of New Orleans; her mother shared a tight space with five siblings uptown. They worked hard,...
Premiere: Watch The DK Effect's New Music Video 'The Right Time'
Scenestr
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Direct from Australia's deep south, Tasmania, The DK Effect is a soul-funk nine-piece ensemble built on storytelling, melody and harmony. A group who have played MONA, The Clarence Jazz Festival, and The Taste of Tasmania, with the recording of...
Climate crisis harming world heritage painted houses in Burkina Faso, say residents
The Guardian
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August 15, 2025
A world heritage site that was once a famous tourist destination is suffering from signs of disintegration, as climate change affects weather patterns. The wavy-walled houses covered with singular geometric lines of the Royal Court of Tiébélé in...
Culture park immerses visitors in illuminating nighttime activities
China Daily
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The Shanghai Expo Culture Park unveiled a night tour program in August, transforming the venue into a vibrant evening destination that combines illuminated gardens, artistic installations, and cultural activities throughout the summer. The...
Stormont says it has no money to give Belfast Culture Night this year
Belfast Live
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August 14, 2025
A councillor has said she is "disappointed" after a Stormont department representative said it had no money to spare for Belfast Culture night this year. Elected representatives at a recent Belfast City Council committee meeting received an update...
FROM COVER: Amber Cox is Painting Through the Chaos in Tacoma
Weekly Volcano - Washington State
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August 15, 2025
BY SUZY STUMP for WEEKLY VOLCANO 8/15/25 | When Tacoma artist Amber Cox posted on Facebook earlier this month, she didn’t sugarcoat her situation. “I’m 37 and I found out 5 days ago I’m unexpectedly pregnant. I’ve lost 3 loved ones in the past 8...
The art of the hustle
Mail & Guardian
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August 13, 2025
Learning space: People attend HEATSKRS CON, which offers educational workshops for innovators and creatives. (Lethabo Motseleng) Walking into Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, I am immediately immersed in...
Fossils are scientific data, not art objects or trophies
Brandon Sun
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August 15, 2025
Opinion Last year, a Stegosaurus nicknamed “Apex” sold at auction for US$40.5 million. A juvenile Ceratosaurus fetched US$30.5 million just last month. Supporters of these sales argue that they’re harmless, or even good for science. Others compare...
A 325 gallon vat of chili, chickpea mascots, live music and more feature at this weekend’s National Lentil Festival in Pullman
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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The National Lentil Festival may be the only place in the world where a person can get a high-five from a chickpea mascot, slurp up a bowl of lentil chili straight from a 325-gallon cauldron, and peruse 100 vendors selling anything and everything...
Independence Day campaigns 2025: How brands are painting the nation in patriotism
Financial Express
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This year’s Independence Day saw brands move beyond token tricolour tributes to deliver layered narratives, mixing nostalgia, personal freedoms, and modern-day purpose. Here are the campaigns that stand out: JSW Paints – Khoobsurti Jo Dil Ki...
4 Small-Town Singers Who Made It Big in Country Music
Wide Open Country
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August 14, 2025
When I talk to country singers, be they emerging or established, words like "real" and "authentic" come up so often. And there is nothing more real and authentic than having small-town roots. Growing up in a place where everyone knows you, your...
Behind the music - Lucy Kitchen
RTE Ireland
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August 15, 2025
Southampton-based singer Lucy Kitchen has released her new single, Red Skies. We asked her the BIG questions . . . Lucy has released two albums, meshing folk, Americana and country - her 2014 debut Waking and Sun To My Moon in 2017. We need your...
When murals speak: Indigenous art on campus
University of Manitoba
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August 14, 2025
August 14, 2025 — The largest classroom at UM is yours to explore. From tunnels and hallways to gathering spaces, Indigenous artists bring colour and meaning to the everyday spaces students, staff, faculty and visitors move through. Newest mural...
Keeping cool with colours - Vienna museum paints asphalt to fight heatwave
The New Zealand Herald
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August 15, 2025
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Outrage erupts online over images of massive 215-foot vessel: 'A sick society'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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August 15, 2025
When photos of a 215-foot catamaran yacht tender popped up online upon docking in Port Angeles, Washington, a wave of responses rolled in. The ship — which, we should emphasize, is a support ship designed to aid an even larger vessel — is so...