‘My Father’s Shadow’ is an ode to memory and loss, blazing a trail for Nigerian cinema

The BAFTA-nominated film is blazing a trail for Nigeria on screen. Director Akinola Davies Jr., star Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù and ...

CNN Site Map for Section Fashion (Articles) for July - 2021

2021-07-10 Sitcom wives wore dresses. Then came Mary Tyler Moore in a pair of capri pants 2021-07-10 Paris Fashion Week: Ella Emhoff's debut and more highlights from the couture shows 2021-07-09 How ...
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19th-century Levi’s jeans found in mine shaft sell for more than $87,000

A pair of Levi’s jeans from the 1880s has sold at an auction in a small town in New Mexico for more than $87,000. The jeans – found in an abandoned mine by a “denim archaeologist” – were bought by ...
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Green buildings: 18 examples of sustainable architecture around the world

There are a lot of ways to size up buildings, whether by measuring their height, comparing styles of architecture or dissecting their histories. But in the era of climate change, more and more ...
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The story behind the world’s most famous photograph

Three decades ago, Steve McCurry took arguably the most iconic picture of all time. Yet even after all this time, the pre-eminent photographer brims with enthusiasm when he talks about “Afghan Girl.” ...
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Famous Picasso paintings: 7 works that captured our imagination

It’s hard to imagine a visual record of the 20th century without Pablo Ruiz Picasso. With his bold shapes and characteristic angles, the Spanish artist captured everything from the horrors of war to ...
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A short history of the elevator

The first passenger elevator got off to a slow start. Installed in 1857 at the Haughwout Department Store in New York, it was shut down after just three years because customers refused to accept it.
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Hidden Picasso nude revealed and brought to life with artificial intelligence

A nude portrait of a crouching woman, hidden beneath the surface of a Pablo Picasso painting, has been revealed using artificial intelligence, advanced imaging technology and 3D printing. Dubbed “The ...
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Shanghai Tower picks up 3 Guinness World Records including fastest elevator

A new tall tower has broken ground in New York City. Named the One Vanderbilt Avenue tower, the building is designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox architects, and construction officially started today. At ...
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World’s first ‘upcycled’ skyscraper saves Australian tower from demolition

Once Sydney’s tallest building, the AMP Centre was showing its age. The outdated 1970s structure had come to the end of its lifespan, and the tower’s owners wanted to replace it with something bigger, ...
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Meet the Ghanaian Canadian Lego sculptor building a Black universe

For 42-year-old Ghanaian Canadian artist Ekow Nimako, Lego is more than just a kids’ toy. A trickster deity in the form of a spider, a flower girl holding a giant bee and a Ghanaian kingdom in the ...
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Bursting the Beanie Baby bubble

If you were a child – or even an adult — in the nineties, it’s probable you had a collection of Beanie Babies. In fact, it’s possible you still do. Perhaps you’re hoping (like me) one of them will ...