Gymnastics

It seems that scientist have proven that the enigmatic gaze of the Mona Lisa does not follow you as you move around the room. So why did we think that in the first place?

A simple hut on the Côte d‘Azur shows all of Le Corbusier’s architectural genius.

Ancient Greek statues are white, pure and classical, just like the marble they are carved from. False. These statues were painted in fabulous bright colours. Archaeologists and art academics have known this for centuries so why does the white myth endure?

“All your base are belong to us” was a baffling translation error in an early nineties video game which quickly became a long-running internet meme. But why share a meaningless sentence?

Why do so many world maps place Europe at the centre? Why not Australia? And why is the north always at the top? 

Can we produce enough food without herbicides such as Glyphosate? Some Argentinian farmers could have the answer. 

19-year-old Samuel guides school groups through the former Sachsenhausen concentration camp, his contribution to fostering a culture of remembrance.

Audio pornography leaves room for the imagination while arousing the listener with erotic stories

How a wardrobe malfunction resulted in the creation of Youtube

Cologne, Autumn 1944: In the bombed-out city, a small group of young people put up armed resistance against the Nazi regime

Marking the opening of the 60th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival, RAYE invites a host of international pop stars to join her on stage for an evening of music.

Does wealth make you happy? Or maybe true wealth is having nothing at all?

Why do massive inequalities exist despite a global economy that has produced the most wealth in human history?

Major disasters throughout history have helped to lower inequality. Is this still the case today?

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With Keir Starmer ‘s resignation, British politics is still unstable after six prime ministers in the ten years since the Brexit vote.

With one of his paintings, Gerhard Richter made an intervention into a long-running an passionate debate: Which way round should you put the toilet roll?

An odyssey through Iran in search of a lost father for one Tehrani teenager and her friends.

It seems that scientist have proven that the enigmatic gaze of the Mona Lisa does not follow you as you move around the room. So why did we think that in the first place?