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Forest in a Soccer Stadium Outrages Austria's Far Right
Curator Klaus Littmann expected complaints when he installed 299 trees — some up to 50 feet tall — in a soccer stadium in Austria.
A Murdered Spy's Widow Relives Her Loss Onstage
LONDON — In November 2006, Marina Litvinenko watched her husband, Alexander, die in a London hospital. The Russian spy-turned-whistle-blower — whom she called Sasha — had drunk green tea laced with the radioactive element polonium. President Vladimir Putin probably approved the murder, a public inquiry in Britain later said.
Bachelorettes, Brawls and Body Cameras: A Night at the Theater in London
LONDON — The West End is traditionally seen as a genteel place where crowds flock to sit amid Victorian opulence, watching the world’s great actors and musical stars in quiet reverie.
Roman Polanski's New Film Will Compete at Venice Film Festival
Roman Polanski’s “J’accuse” will compete at this year’s Venice Film Festival, organizers said in a statement Thursday.ASAP Rocky to Stand Trial in Sweden on Assault Charge
The rapper ASAP Rocky was charged Thursday with having committed an assault causing actual bodily harm June 30 in Stockholm, Swedish prosecutors said in a statement.ASAP Rocky to Stand Trial in Sweden on Assault Charge
The rapper ASAP Rocky was charged Thursday with having committed an assault causing actual bodily harm June 30 in central Stockholm, Swedish prosecutors said in a statement.After a Long Search, Paris Opera Names a Director
Founded in 1669 by Louis XIV, and with a modern-day budget of over 200 million euros ($222 million), the Paris Opera is one of the oldest and most powerful music-theater companies in the world. But it has struggled to find a successor to Stéphane Lissner, its director since 2014.Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie in Running for Booker Prize
LONDON — Margaret Atwood’s novel “The Testaments,” the highly anticipated sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale,” was announced here on Wednesday as one of the books in the running for the Booker Prize, Britain’s most prestigious literary award.Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie in Running for Booker Prize
LONDON — Margaret Atwood’s novel “The Testaments,” the highly anticipated sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale,” was announced here on Wednesday as one of the books in the running for the Booker Prize, Britain’s most prestigious literary award.Glass, Golden Flames or a Beam of Light: What Should Replace Notre Dame's Spire?
On April 23, about a week after the fire at Notre Dame in Paris, designer Mathieu Lehanneur unveiled his plan for a new spire for the cathedral: a gleaming, 300-foot flame, made of carbon fiber and covered in gold leaf, that would be a permanent reminder of the tragedy.Turner Prize Drops Sponsor Whose Chairman Led Anti-Gay Campaign
LONDON — The Turner Prize, Britain’s most high-profile art award, has canceled a sponsorship deal after gay rights campaigners criticized it for accepting money from Stagecoach, a transportation company.Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' Is Confirmed for Cannes
Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” about an actor and his stunt double in the 1960s, will have its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this month, the festival announced Thursday.Who Gets a 'Game of Thrones' Tattoo?
(Reporter’s Notebook)For Notre Dame Organists, a Bit of Solace
On the evening of April 15, Olivier Latry, one of the world’s greatest organists, arrived at a hotel in Vienna before a planned concert.
Notre Dame Musicians Rejoice That Cathedral's Organ Was Spared
On the evening of April 15, Olivier Latry, one of the world’s greatest organists, arrived at a hotel in Vienna before a planned concert.
Bauhaus at 100
In April 1919, the architect Walter Gropius founded one of the most influential art and design schools ever: the Bauhaus. Students learned to focus on simplicity and functionality. Teachers favored primary colors and bold shapes. Seeing the school as a hotbed of utopian intellectualism, the Nazis forced its closure in 1933, scattering Bauhaus teachers, students and aesthetics across the globe.
Beth Gibbons of Portishead Learned to Sing in Polish. So I Did, Too.
(Reporter’s Notebook)Abuse Allegations Rock Vienna Ballet School
The Vienna State Opera’s ballet academy vowed to reform its practices after former students and staff said dancers as young as 11 were kicked, scratched and handled roughly in classes.Women Dominate Shortlist for Booker International Prize
LONDON — Polish author Olga Tokarczuk could repeat as the winner of the Man Booker International Prize, arguably the world’s most significant award for literature translated into English, after she was shortlisted for the honor Tuesday. Five of this year’s six nominees were women.Gay Artist Wants to Change Poland, Starting With One Village
KUROWKO, Poland — Polish artist Daniel Rycharski sat in his childhood home recently and considered the idea of fitting in.
