UNESCO Recognizes Sake as Intangible Cultural Heritage
UNESCO added sake to its intangible cultural heritage list on Wednesday, recognizing the rice wine's cultural significance in Japan and boosting its export potential, currently exceeding $265 million annually.
UNESCO Recognizes Sake as Intangible Cultural Heritage
UNESCO added sake to its intangible cultural heritage list on Wednesday, recognizing the rice wine's cultural significance in Japan and boosting its export potential, currently exceeding $265 million annually.
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24% Bias Score
UNESCO Honors Diverse Cultural Traditions with New Intangible Heritage Additions
UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list gained several new entries, including Ukrainian pysanky, Slovak naïve art, Parisian zinc roof restoration, Estonian mulgi puder, and others, highlighting the importance of preserving cultural traditions amidst conflict and global change.
UNESCO Honors Diverse Cultural Traditions with New Intangible Heritage Additions
UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list gained several new entries, including Ukrainian pysanky, Slovak naïve art, Parisian zinc roof restoration, Estonian mulgi puder, and others, highlighting the importance of preserving cultural traditions amidst conflict and global change.
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32% Bias Score
UNESCO Designates Sake as Intangible Cultural Heritage
UNESCO inscribed sake, a Japanese rice wine with a history dating back to at least the 11th century, onto its intangible cultural heritage list on Wednesday, aiming to boost its global image and the Japanese export economy.
UNESCO Designates Sake as Intangible Cultural Heritage
UNESCO inscribed sake, a Japanese rice wine with a history dating back to at least the 11th century, onto its intangible cultural heritage list on Wednesday, aiming to boost its global image and the Japanese export economy.
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40% Bias Score
Schwartz's "Wicked" Easter Egg: "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" Hidden in "Defying Gravity"
Stephen Schwartz, composer of the "Wicked" film, secretly included the first seven notes of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" within "Defying Gravity" as a tribute to "The Wizard of Oz," delighting fans and critics.
Schwartz's "Wicked" Easter Egg: "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" Hidden in "Defying Gravity"
Stephen Schwartz, composer of the "Wicked" film, secretly included the first seven notes of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" within "Defying Gravity" as a tribute to "The Wizard of Oz," delighting fans and critics.
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52% Bias Score
Decline in English Literature Degrees Reflects Broader Humanities Crisis
Canterbury Christ Church University is ending its English Literature degree program due to low student interest, reflecting a wider decline in humanities enrollment at both A-level and university levels, linked to factors such as tuition fees and government policies.
Decline in English Literature Degrees Reflects Broader Humanities Crisis
Canterbury Christ Church University is ending its English Literature degree program due to low student interest, reflecting a wider decline in humanities enrollment at both A-level and university levels, linked to factors such as tuition fees and government policies.
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48% Bias Score
Luxury Four Seasons Resort Planned for Porto Heli, Greece
Paul Coulson is investing over \300 million euros to transform the Hinitsa Bay hotel in Porto Heli into a Four Seasons resort, including 80 rooms, 30 bungalows, private villas, and private residences, utilizing an expedited development process via Presidential Decree.
Luxury Four Seasons Resort Planned for Porto Heli, Greece
Paul Coulson is investing over \300 million euros to transform the Hinitsa Bay hotel in Porto Heli into a Four Seasons resort, including 80 rooms, 30 bungalows, private villas, and private residences, utilizing an expedited development process via Presidential Decree.
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40% Bias Score
UNESCO Recognizes Ivorian Attiéké as Intangible Cultural Heritage
UNESCO has added Ivory Coast's attiéké, a fermented cassava couscous traditionally made by women, to its intangible cultural heritage list, recognizing its cultural and economic significance and prompting efforts to protect its traditional production methods and prevent commercial exploitation.
UNESCO Recognizes Ivorian Attiéké as Intangible Cultural Heritage
UNESCO has added Ivory Coast's attiéké, a fermented cassava couscous traditionally made by women, to its intangible cultural heritage list, recognizing its cultural and economic significance and prompting efforts to protect its traditional production methods and prevent commercial exploitation.
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28% Bias Score
Bayreuth Festival Curtails 150th Anniversary Program Due to Financial Constraints
Due to increased personnel costs from recent collective bargaining agreements and a challenging economic climate, the Bayreuth Festival will present a reduced program for its 150th anniversary in 2026, featuring a new "Rienzi" production, revivals of "Der fliegende Holländer" and "Parsifal", and a s...
Bayreuth Festival Curtails 150th Anniversary Program Due to Financial Constraints
Due to increased personnel costs from recent collective bargaining agreements and a challenging economic climate, the Bayreuth Festival will present a reduced program for its 150th anniversary in 2026, featuring a new "Rienzi" production, revivals of "Der fliegende Holländer" and "Parsifal", and a s...
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36% Bias Score
Miami Gallery Claims Censorship After Trump Artwork Removal
A Miami art gallery had a neon artwork of Donald Trump removed from an exhibition by organizers 12 hours before opening, sparking a debate on censorship and leading to a bidding war that increased the piece's value from $8,500 to $15,000–$30,000.
Miami Gallery Claims Censorship After Trump Artwork Removal
A Miami art gallery had a neon artwork of Donald Trump removed from an exhibition by organizers 12 hours before opening, sparking a debate on censorship and leading to a bidding war that increased the piece's value from $8,500 to $15,000–$30,000.
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60% Bias Score
Parma Hospital Launches Music Therapy Program for Cancer Patients
The Orchestra Dedicata, an ensemble of professional musicians, will perform eight concerts for cancer patients at Parma's Maggiore Hospital from November to June, providing therapeutic music in oncology, radiotherapy, and day hospital wards, thanks to support from donors including GAR srl and collab...
Parma Hospital Launches Music Therapy Program for Cancer Patients
The Orchestra Dedicata, an ensemble of professional musicians, will perform eight concerts for cancer patients at Parma's Maggiore Hospital from November to June, providing therapeutic music in oncology, radiotherapy, and day hospital wards, thanks to support from donors including GAR srl and collab...
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24% Bias Score
Gladiator II Inspires Historically Accurate Exhibition
Enrique Baquedano, director of Madrid's MARPA museum, loved Gladiator II despite its historical flaws, prompting the museum to create a gladiatorial history exhibition opening March 6th, featuring 170 artifacts to offer a historically accurate view of gladiators.
Gladiator II Inspires Historically Accurate Exhibition
Enrique Baquedano, director of Madrid's MARPA museum, loved Gladiator II despite its historical flaws, prompting the museum to create a gladiatorial history exhibition opening March 6th, featuring 170 artifacts to offer a historically accurate view of gladiators.
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52% Bias Score
UK Shifts Stance on Parthenon Sculptures
Following UK Prime Minister Sunak's cancellation of a meeting with the Greek Prime Minister due to the Parthenon Sculptures issue, the recent meeting between the Greek Prime Minister and UK Labour leader Keir Starmer signified a shift in British policy, with Starmer stating that the UK government wi...
UK Shifts Stance on Parthenon Sculptures
Following UK Prime Minister Sunak's cancellation of a meeting with the Greek Prime Minister due to the Parthenon Sculptures issue, the recent meeting between the Greek Prime Minister and UK Labour leader Keir Starmer signified a shift in British policy, with Starmer stating that the UK government wi...
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60% Bias Score