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In northern Niger, the French multinational Orano, formerly Areva, has closed its first uranium mine after almost 50 years of operation. What will happen to the miners and their families?

Niger: Ghosts of Uranium

In northern Niger the French multinational Orano, formerly Areva, has closed its first uranium mine after almost 50 years of operation

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China's self-made millionaires and billionaires were a major part of the country's success story. But now, they may have fallen out of favour with the CPP. One by one, they go missing, or commit 'suicide.' One billionaire who fled to the US is ringing the alarm. 

China: The Disappearing Millionaires

One billionaire who fled to the US is ringing the alarm over Chinese millionaires who seem to be going 'missing'

In Beijing, wages are low and but rents have skyrocketed. Many Beijingers have few options left. And thus a strange underworld was born: long corridoors leading to tiny underground rooms, in basements originally designed as bomb shelters. They house a city within a city. And within this city, a tribe of people are forced to live like rats.

China: The Rat Tribe

In Beijing, wages are low and but rents have skyrocketed. Many Beijingers have few options left

An exclusive investigation into the Russian paramilitary organisation Wagner, headed by oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin. 2,500 documents were leaked from Prigozhin’s servers by anti-Putin hackers, shedding light on this secretive group of mercenaries, a key element in the war in Ukraine.

The Prigozhin Papers

An exclusive investigation into the Russian paramilitary organisation Wagner, headed by oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin. 

Data Sources

David Vunk has been on the scene for over 25 years, picking up enormous respect for his skills and experience. Also his vast range: The so-called "beast of Rotterdam" can move effortlessly from funky house to soaring techno, surfing through acid house and Italo disco in between. 

Stone Techno 2023

David Vunk is affectionately known as the "beast of Rotterdam," but also for his artful mixing and vast collection.

David Vunk

Fentanyl is fifty times stronger than heroin. The illicit trade of fentanyl has triggered a new health crisis in the United States, overwhelming emergency services with a surge of overdoses, often among the young. The synthetic opioids are from Mexico, where they've disrupted the drugs market. There is no need to cultivate poppies or rely on rural communities for opium production. Fentanyl, disguised as harmless-looking pills, is easy, inconspicuous, and simple to produce and transport. However, a single pill can be lethal. The devastating effects of this substance are gradually spreading throughout the American continent.

Mexico: The Cartels Switch to Fentanyl

The illicit trade of fentanyl has triggered a new health crisis in the United States.

Before discovering electronic music, Rene Wise played drums just like his father, a professional Iranian drummer. These roots have had a huge influence on his compositions, where intricate polyrhythms lurk inside techno soundscapes - an endless and irresistible invitation to get moving. 

Impeccable beats and deep grooves at Stone Techno festival courtesy of British DJ Rene Wise.

Rene Wise

Berghain resident Marcel Dettmann is a heavyweight name in modern techno, a scene he has ruled since the 90s. His sound oscillates between contemporary compositions and pre-techno forms, a raw and singular aesthetic that is as powerful as it is unpredictable. 

An iconic and trance-inducing set from this Berghain resident DJ for Stone Techno festival.

Marcel Dettmann

Fifty years in the music business is a cause for celebration, so Richard Galliano is inviting you to Poland for his jubilee to the Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa festival. The jazzman will be joined by the Polish National Radio Orchestra to perform a Piazzolla concerto, followed by one of his own creations.

Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa

After half a century on the jazz scene, Richard Galliano celebrates a beautiful jubilee in Poland.

Richard Galliano and the National Orchestra of the Polish Radio

An exclusive date in Poland for Ron Carter, who is joined here by Rene Rosnes on piano, Jimmy Greene on tenor saxophone and Payton Crossley on drums. Together, the four artists make up the Ron Carter New Foursight Quartet, and it's the first time they've played together in front of a camera.

Ron Carter New Foursight Quartet pays tribute to Miles Davis at the Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa.

Ron Carter New Foursight Quartet

Arriving in April 2021, Extended is the fifth album from Modeselektor. The German duo are accompanying this release with a ‘visual album’ in film: 'Work’ stars American dancer Corey Scott-Gilbert who transposes the energy of Modeselektor’s music into a radical performance.

A Film by Corey Scott-Gilbert, Krsn Brasko and Tobias Staab

American dancer Corey Scott-Gilbert transposes the energy of Modeselektor’s music into a radical performance.

Modeselektor Presents Work

Metronomy present their new album, Small World, as well as some of their classic tracks, from the palaeontology gallery of the French National Museum of Natural History in Paris.

Setlist :
 Love Factory
 The Bay
 It's Good To Be Back
 Everything Goes My Way
 Walking in the Dark
 Night Owl
 Things Will Be Fine
 Salted Caramel Ice Cream
 Right On Time
 The Look
Back On The Motorway

Passengers: Paris Natural History Museum

Metronomy present their new album, Small World, as well as some of their classic tracks, from the palaeontology gallery of the French National Museum of Natural History in Paris.

Metronomy

To celebrate 50 years of French radio station FIP, Sting gives a special performance in the monumental surroundings of the Pantheon in Paris.

50 Years of FIP Radio

Sting at the Pantheon in Paris

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California, 1962: as counter-culture boomed, Corita Kent created her first pop-art paintings. The nun and art teacher mixed Jefferson Airplane, Pepsi and Bible verses in her work. But her activism and political convictions would force her to hang up her habit.

Corita Kent, the Pop Culture Nun

How a nun became a counter-cultural icon thanks to her art

Gymnastics

Poland cannot get enough of Kitsch, it seems. The deeply naff Disco Polo music genre is dripping in kitsch and has conquered the charts. Are the poles making kitsch a noble art form?

Kitsch as an Art Form

With the disco polo music genres, could Poland be making kitsch into an art form?

Poland’s is famed for its coal with rich seams of the black gold found beneath its soil. But as Europe moves away from the polluting fossil fuel, many of the mines have been converted into art centres.

When Coal Becomes Art

As Europe moves away from the polluting fossil fuel, many of Poland's coal mines have been converted into art centres.

Concrete giants, unfinished buildings that mar the landscape can be found across Italy. But why are they there? And could they be used for?

Italy's Eco Monsters

A trip to Naples to discover the centuries’ old Feminielli; a unique queer identity. Those identifying as Feminielli have embodied a third gender role in Neapolitan society for centuries.

Femminielli: Naples' Unique Queer Identity

A trip to Naples to discover the centuries’ old Feminielli; a unique queer identity. 

The Roma people originally came to Europe from Northwest India and in 15th century Spain the authorities tried to supress their culture. Today their heritage is influencing fashion designers such as Juana Martin.

Gypsy Fashion

Roma culture  is influencing fashion designers such as Spain’s Juana Martin.

Olympic events in painting, sculpture, literature, music and architecture? The idea sounds crazy. And yet, between 1912 and 1948, 150 medals were awarded at the Olympic games for artistic excellence. 

The Artistic Olympic Games

Between 1912 and 1948, 150 medals were awarded at the Olympic games for artistic pursuits.

Early cinema perfected the art of special effects with Spanish filmmaker Segundo de Chomón an early pioneer.

How Special Effects Became Art

How do we live in a world in crisis? In contrast to the showy architecture of the 90s, projects designed at a human level are emerging, particularly in Spain. Santiago Cirugeda is the embodiment of this new vision, treating architecture as a tool to improve social conditions for citizens.

Rebel Urban Architecture

How do we live in a world in crisis? Architecture projects that respond to today's problems are emerging, particularly in Spain. 

Do you know Kraków, a picture-perfect city? It's the former Polish capital, with 500,000 students and a castle... But Kraków also has its hidden side, quite literally "underground": its cellars. This is how these underground Gothic remnants have become a hub of artistic avant-garde and dissent.

The Secret Life of Kraków Cellars

Kraków has a hidden side, quite literally "underground": its cellars. 

When we talk about visionary science fiction writers, we often think of Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov, or René Barjavel... rarely of Stanislaw Lem (1921-2006). And yet, this Polish author created one of the masterpieces of the genre, Solaris, which was adapted into a film by Tarkovsky. He also envisioned ahead of his time what the Internet could be and a world where computers would be capable of thinking and experiencing emotions.

Science Fiction Prophet Stanisław Lem

The Polish author Stanislaw Lem created science fiction masterpieces and envisioned the Internet ahead of his time.

Featuring masks, faceless faces, truncated bodies either dismembered or dissolved, Polish artist Aneta Grzeszykowska creates uncanny, unsettling imagery. Her art prompt us to question our identity and society's expectations of women.

Feminism Behind a Mask

Featuring masks, faceless faces, and truncated bodies, Aneta Grzeszykowska creates unsettling imagery.

She was called the queen of Warsaw. A prominent figure in the drag scene in Poland, Kim Lee was a muse for photographers, painters, and writers. In a country with a conservative government, Kim Lee was an icon for the Polish queer community. An ode to a Queen taken during the pandemic.

Warsaw's Queen of Drag

In a country with a conservative government, Kim Lee was an icon for the Polish queer community.

Does the name Ifi Ude mean anything to you? If not, it's because you're not Polish... or Nigerian. It's within these two musical traditions that the artist finds her inspiration. And this blend doesn't come from nowhere; it began in the 1950s during the time of student exchanges between the communist bloc and the newly independent African countries.

The Soviet Erasmus

Does the name Ifi Ude mean anything to you? If not, it's because you're not Polish... or Nigerian.

In 1989, a year after being diagnosed with AIDS, Keith Haring created a mural entitled Once Upon a Time in the toilets of an LGBT centre in Manhattan. Eminently political, the work is still there decades later.

Once Upon A Time by Keith Haring

Keith Haring's mural Once Upon a Time is a celebration of sex and life even as he himself was dying 

For over 60 years, the Barbie doll has been more than just a toy. She was an influencer before the Internet even existed, but she is now accused of maintaining gender stereotypes. As Greta Gerwing's Barbie comes to the cinema, Gymnastics looks at how relevant she is for modern consumers.

Is Barbie a Feminist?

Barbie was an influencer before the Internet even existed.

José Segrelles, a Spanish painter of the 19th century, is regarded as a pioneer of the fantasy genre. His highly distinctive style diverged from the prevailing naturalistic painting of his time, blending orientalism, symbolism, and science fiction. Here's how this lesser-known artist influenced some of the greatest Hollywood fantasy filmmakers.

The Monsters That Inspired Hollywood

Here's how this lesser-known artist influenced some of the greatest Hollywood fantasy filmmakers.

Certain Bourbon monarchs were known for their dissolute and hedonistic lifestyles. In Spain, a recent discovery in a military base has uncovered film reels that belonged to King Alfonso XIII. In the late 1910s, Alfonso XIII went so far as to write and produce the first pornographic films shot in Spain.

Spain's Royal Pioneer of Porn

In the late 1910s, King Alfonso XIII wrote and produced the first pornographic films shot in Spain.

First banned and then reissued, the book Antifémina is the work of feminist writer Maria Aurelia Capmany and the photographer Isabel Steva, also known as "Colita." Colita is famous for her snapshots of Barcelona's social life, documenting 40 years of Spanish feminist history.

Antifémina, the Feminist Book Spain Destroyed

First banned and then reissued, Antifémina is by feminist writer Maria Aurelia Capmany and photographer Colita.

What happened 100 years ago on the plains near the roundabouts of Segovia? The Spanish artist Gonzalo Borondo uses billboards to recall the historical events of the Castilian city, thus rekindling the flame of the past.

Reclaim the Billboard

What happened 100 years ago on the plains near the roundabouts of Segovia?

The series that quenches your curiosity and puts the cult back into culture. From classical sculptures to video games, memes to Mafiosi, Gymnastics stretches the intellect by linking things that seem to have little in common.