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Babylonians were quite formal in their written records, so working out how to be chatty in their long-dead language was an exciting challenge.
Matthias Freihof played lead character Philipp in ‘Coming Out.’
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More than 30 years after the Berlin Wall fell, the re-release of the East German film ‘Coming Out’ reminds us that protecting minority populations’ rights is every society’s responsibility.
Grayson Cooke
Clouds are central players in climate change, and ‘Path 99’ reveals them in a new light using data discarded by scientists.
In a still from a MyHeritage.com video, Abraham Lincoln chats about how he colored and sharpened old family photos to bring them to life.
MyHeritage
Deepfakes could strengthen our engagement with history. But there are dangers to the practice, some obvious, others more subtle.
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Diana is no longer limited to photographs and interviews in her lifetime. She is experiencing a successful posthumous career without her consent.
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Africa was divided by European imperialists depending on what each desired in natural resources
Karl Collins and Rochelle Rose in Rockets and Blue Lights at the National Theatre.
Brinkhoff Moegenburg
Black British women have been staging plays in recent years about Britain’s role in slavery, a history the country is too eager to forget.
Moses Rosenthaler with his muse Simone.
20th Century Studios
Wes Anderson’s new film French Dispatch features a short that explores the connection between artistic genius and mental illness.
Ilgari Inyayimaha (Shared Sky), painted by artists Margaret Whitehurst, Jenny Green, Barbara Merritt, Charmaine Green, Kevin Merritt, Sherryl Green, Tracey Green, Wendy Jackamarra, Susan Merry, Johnaya Jones, Gemma Merritt, Craig ‘Chook’ Pickett, and Nerolie Blurton.
Yamaji Art.
A new 3D film follows two children as they discover the astrophysical story of the universe and Yamaji stories of the sky and land. Making it was an extraordinary cross-cultural experience.
Alamy
It’s a painful irony that a multi-billion pound industry, purporting to mirror real life is essentially erasing women’s stories from our screens.
Victoria Mapplebeck won a Bafta for her short film shot on her phone.
Victoria Mapplebeck
Many women struggle to maintain a career in film after having children. But there are creative avenues to be explored to circumvent the gatekeepers, as filmmaker Victoria Mapplebeck discovered.
New Balance shoes are front and center in a scene from ‘Ted Lasso.’
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Global spending on product placements is expected to top $23 billion in 2021, about a 14% increase over the previous year.
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Urban legends are shaped by the people who tell them and where they’re from. That’s why you’ll hear so many versions of the same story.
Benedict Cumberbatch plays British businessman Greville Wynne who gets caught up in espionage during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Liam Daniel
American intelligence has recognised there are four reasons why a ‘normal’ person might be convinced to spy.
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Guy is happy living his life unaware that he is just a character in a grand simulation. Could we all be doing same?
Vertigo Releasing
A moral panic fanned by the tabloid press led to crusaders seeking legislation to regulate the home video industry and a slew of low-budget horror films.
Nigerian actors Ramsey Nouah, Rita Dominic and Chidi Mokeme attend attend a movie premiere in Canada.
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Nigerian filmmakers are looking at the past and remaking old Nollywood classics for a new generation.
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From music videos to reality TV, the channel has had a hand in crafting entertainment as we know it today.
French director Julia Ducournau wins the coveted Palm d'Or prize for her film Titane at Cannes 2021.
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More women won than ever this year but work must be done to make sure they are not forgotten or left out again.
The Baker test of Operation Crossroads, July 25 1946.
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The cinematic legacies of Operation Crossroads, the first peacetime nuclear tests, fundamentally shaped how we view the mushroom cloud.