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Emmy Nominations Unveiled

In a year marked by standout television, FX has emerged as a formidable contender at the Emmy Awards, with The Bear and Shogun leading the pack. The Bear, the audacious comedy series about a group of sandwich makers striving to establish a

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Protests at Tate Modern for Press Freedom

Activists protested against billionaire and museum patron Len Blavatnik On July 21 at Tate Modern in London. Members of the British-Israeli group WeDemocracy urged Blavatnik to “stop the attack on the free press,” referencing allegations of censorship at Channel 13, an Israeli

Staff Claims They Were Fired for Supporting Palestine

On July 16, Alkadhi took to Instagram, stating, “I cannot accept for my work to be instrumentalized in the service of structural repression, weapons manufacture, apartheid or genocide.” She demanded “disclosure and accountability” from ICA leadership, warning that she would start the

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Yıldız Palace Reopens

Yıldız Palace, the last palace of the Ottoman Empire, opened to the public on July 20. A press conference was recently held to discuss the renovation of the Yıldız Palace complex, originally built during Sultan Selim III’s reign and expanded into a

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Captain Kirk’s Lost Arsenal Resurfaces

In a remarkable turn of events, two iconic props from the original Star Trek series have reemerged after being lost for over fifty years. Captain Kirk’s original phaser and communicator, famously wielded by William Shatner in NBC’s 1966 television show, are set

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The Art of the Whale: A Visual Voyage

In the hallowed halls of the Peabody Essex Museum, “Draw Me Ishmael” presents a compelling argument for Herman Melville’s Moby Dick as America’s most illustrated novel. Despite its now formidable presence in the literary canon, Moby Dick was initially met with scorn

Report Reveals Violations of Artistic Freedom in Türkiye

Supported by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation Istanbul Office, The Art Freedom Monitoring Platform (SÖZ) has published its 2024 report on violations of artistic freedom in Türkiye. The report monitored censorship, legal obstacles, event cancellations/bans, targeting and attacks, sexism and violations of gender

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Christie’s Reports Significant Drop in Auctions

In a morning conference call with reporters, Christie’s CEO Guillaume Cerutti and other executives provided an overview of the auction house’s performance for the first half of the year. In summary, the results were disappointing. Christie’s recorded auction sales totaling $2.1 billion

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Major Gate of Ancient Ephesus City Revealed

Archaeologists have unearthed the Koressos gate, one of the three main entrances to the ancient city of Ephesus, a once-thriving hub of trade and tourism. This discovery is a significant milestone in the ongoing excavation efforts within the ancient site, located within

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