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No country for fine art: Nude sculpture removed from outside new asylum centre in Germany over migrant sensitivities

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The city blandly claims the sculpture’s removal was simply to create more space, but critics believe there to be an ulterior motive. Local authorities in the German city of Dresden have ordered the removal of a bronze sculpture depicting a naked woman from the vicinity outside a new asylum shelter, with critics claiming they have done so over fears the new arrivals would find the statue offensive.

So, you thought classical musicians were pussies

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How often we relax to the quintessential melodies of Spain’s Isaac Albéniz (1860 – 1909). His Rapsodia Espanola, Sevilla and Granada, based on Catalan folk songs, are perhaps the better-known of his compositions. These exquisite heartrending melodies evoke the Spanish dream more than could any Goya painting but what of the man behind the music?

FOR THE LOVE OF CARMEN

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In a letter dated October 1866, French composer Georges Bizet (1838 – 1875) went straight to the point of opera: ‘As a musician, I tell you that if you were to suppress adultery, fanaticism, crime, evil, the supernatural, there would no longer be the means for writing one note.’

TV channel explains the purchase and destruction of Hitler’s paintings

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A controversial TV show will offer its audience a chance to destroy Adolf Hitler’s paintings British Channel 4 confirmed on Friday. According to a Channel 4 spokesperson, the Jimmy Carr Destroys Art debate will represent ‘a thoughtful and nuanced exploration of the limits of free expression in art’ as it will allow the selected and goaded public in a studio to decide on the fate of several pieces.

The Oldest Love Letter

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Although 23 years have passed since I missed that telephone call, I never forgot the message left on the answering machine. The caller was one of the world’s most successful balladeers. Charlie Landsborough’s voice was unmistakable as he thanked me for the impact my poetry had on him.

The Story of the famous novelist who turned to Prostitution

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Internationally acclaimed novelist Stephen King promised to come up with a fake scenario of ‘Russian atrocities’ for the media. American writer Stephen King, in a conversation with the fake president of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, agreed to write a fake script about Russian brutality for the media. In fact, the science fiction writer was talking to the pranksters Vovan and Lexus.