Monochrome
Fountain Court in Birmingham Saturday 7th - Wednesday 11th May 2016 10:00am til 3:00pm (last entry 2:45pm) Minimum Age: 1 MONOCHROME is a touring photographic exhibition created and supported by The...
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View ArticleOutside convention
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View ArticleThe Institute of Jazz Studies’ Ed Berger Wins Book Award from the Association...
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View Article'Damien's' Barbara Hershey has grown up in front of a camera
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View ArticleThe Best Hats at the 2016 Kentucky Derby
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View ArticleNew World Symphony winds down season with Sibelius, Berlioz
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View ArticleWings up! Critics weigh in on The Angry Birds Movie (Rovio Entertainment Ltd)
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View ArticleSongwriter Shailendra’s romance with death and a clash of cultures!
--> Songs steeped in abject despondency. In his fine book, Light of the Universe: Essays on Hindustani Film Music, Ashraf Aziz contends that death was a steady theme in the songwriter Shailendra’s...
View ArticleYou can judge a book by its cover
Second take Book covers are like people’s faces,” said Orhan Pamuk once, “either they remind us of a lost happiness or they promise blissful worlds we have yet to explore. That is why we gaze at book...
View ArticleSurviving the Instagram battlefield
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View ArticleLatest make-up trends showcased at Lakmé Fashion Week 2016
While 2015 was about achieving the 'sculpt' look, this year saw softer and feminine make-up. The runway witnessed showstoppers donning an illuminated look and exuding a radiant glow. Know more about...
View ArticleQuin Snyder worthy of Jazz extension, with more to prove
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View ArticleFootscray’s many shades of blue (Victoria University)
(Source: Victoria University) Fri 6 May 2016 Victoria University's centenary year will feature a 'BluScray' campaign to be launched today that will see the colour blue highlighting community events,...
View ArticleColours of alchemy
Metallic magic His black, blue-green and ochre metal sculptures are overwhelming, and they virtually forge their ambience. He sculpts female bull-tamers with flowing hair, swaying clothes and toned...
View ArticleThe kullewallas of Chawri Bazaar and Chandni Chowk
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View ArticleShades of the sky
Designing dreams His grandfather was into men’s bespoke tailoring in the 1940s, which would have been an obvious option for Dhruv Vaish while deciding his career. The designer always wanted to do...
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