How India’s Chennai mints world-beating chess champions, one move at a time | Arts and Culture

How India’s Chennai mints world-beating chess champions, one move at a time | Arts and Culture

Chennai, India — Giant banners of a smiling teen beamed down on hundreds of students gathered at the school campus of Velammal Nexus to receive the young champion. It was August 10, 2024, and the school was ready to put on a show unlike any it had witnessed before: 220…

‘The atmosphere was electric’ – the fall and rise of Morocco’s cinemas | Cinema

‘The atmosphere was electric’ – the fall and rise of Morocco’s cinemas | Cinema

“You used to be able to smoke inside,” Omar Edressi recalls about Cinema Rif, the 86-year-old movie theatre that still stands on Tangier’s Grand Socco. “The first thing that welcomed you when you entered the building was a thick cloud of vapour.” Tickets to the cinema were a lot cheaper…

Here come the US election 2024 celebrity endorsements – but do they matter? | US Election 2024 News

Here come the US election 2024 celebrity endorsements – but do they matter? | US Election 2024 News

The callers were so angry that security wasn’t taking any chances. After the late shift ended, they escorted the nighttime host of WIRK radio to his car, lest any of the callers make good on their threats to “beat up” the host for playing the Dixie Chicks. The year was…

South Africa’s Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse on art’s role in resistance | Music

South Africa’s Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse on art’s role in resistance | Music

Decades after the fall of apartheid, the echoes of South Africa’s cultural resistance still ring out, inspiring new generations. During the struggle, artists like Sipho Mabuse used their craft as both a weapon and a lifeline, giving voice to a vision of freedom and dignity. In this edition of Talk…

South African Indigenous people fight Big Oil to defend ancestors’ spirits | Environment News

South African Indigenous people fight Big Oil to defend ancestors’ spirits | Environment News

Shell’s final lifeline Once an exploration permit is granted, the holder of the permit is able to apply for up to three renewals, after which they must start the costly and time-consuming process from scratch. Shell and Impact made their final application to renew the exploration right in 2023. While…

How does restitution of cultural artefacts affect Western museums’ futures? | Arts and Culture

How does restitution of cultural artefacts affect Western museums’ futures? | Arts and Culture

Many African, Latin American and Asian nations are demanding that their former occupiers return historical objects and artworks. It’s given rise to a global debate: Can developing nations, short of funds, preserve the centuries-old artefacts they are reclaiming? Presenter: James Bays Guests: Karen Byera Ijumba – Senior Researcher, Open Restitution…