Daniel Grinbank: from rock & roll to virtual paintings, he’s still rocking the art scene

Daniel Grinbank has lived many lives: DJ, manager, entrepreneur, representative, producer. Many lives with lights and shadows: stage lights and shadows of the night. Many lives, all committed to an idea of art as a torch that guided him through...

Denmark’s Quiet Revolution in Recognizing New Religious Communities

Denmark has quietly become one of Europe’s most consistent examples of religious fairness. By applying clear, neutral rules instead of judging belief, its government now recognizes a wide range of faiths—from the Bahá’í and Brahma Kumaris to...

Blending the Beauty of Art with the Nobility of Humanity: Saudi International Artist Shalimar Sharbatly — A Journey of Creativity that Transcended the Canvas into the World of Moving Art

(MENAFN- Global Advertising) From her earliest steps into the world of art, Saudi artist Shalimar Sharbatly succeeded in leaving a distinctive mark on both the local and global art scenes, becoming one of the most prominent figures in abstract art...

Arizona Opera's swashbuckling 'Zorro' lacked a musical sense of place

Arizona Opera opens its 2025-26 season with Hector Armienta's opera based on the legendary masked vigilante. Arizona Opera checked the box on a couple of company milestones with its season-opening premiere of Héctor Armienta’s “Zorro.” It was the...

Japanese Friendship Garden in San Diego Is a Tribute to Traditional Culture

Guests of the Tanabata Festival at the Balboa Park Japanese Friendship Garden wear traditional Japanese kimono dresses in San Diego, Calif., on July 7, 2023. Julianne Foster/The Epoch Times In San Diego, there is a place where you can be...

Judith Butler warns that society must resist right-wing transphobia, or else…

Nonbinary queer theorist Judith Butler warned last Friday that the world is “witnessing the restoration of patriarchy, nationalism, racism, and capitalist individualism” as well as right-wing “nostalgic fury to return to an idealized past — one...

Returning to Spain after generations of exile

Letter from Madrid Flags placed around the sculpture 'La madre de l'emigrante' ('The Emigrant's Mother') for International Migrants Day in Gijón, Spain, on December 17, 2024. This bronze statue, created by Ramon Muriedas Mazorra, depicts a mother...

996 work culture is sad. What's wrong with 888 or 000?

My current cultural comfort food is The Gilded Age, Julian Fellowes’ deeply silly Manhattan toffs-in-bustles drama, in which one storyline (summarily dealt with due to lack of taffeta-rustling opportunities, I suspect) features a tycoon’s...

Behind the music - Rowel Elesio Friers

Rowel Elesio Friers won the 12th Annual Irish Freemasons Young Musician of the Year competition. Dubbed 'The Wonder Pianist', Friers, from Holywood in Down, has been thrilling audiences since the age of five. Nine years’ later he made his debut in...

Music legend Rod Stewart reveals venue for his only concert in Spain next year

THE legendary Rod Stewart returns to Spain next year but for just one gig and at a new venue. The pop veteran will take to the stage of the new Roig Arena in Valencia on June 30. Stewart, 80, took to social media to say: “I’m bringing the show to...

Spain keeps scrapping arms deals, but Israel’s defense trade with Europe may be salvageable

On October 10, 2023, the Spanish government okayed an agreement to purchase 12 multiple rocket launcher systems based on the Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems’ PULS platform, as part of a deal worth €700 million ($825 million). The systems, which...

Guide to Gran Canaria, Spain

When you fly into Gran Canaria or traverse its coastline by boat to dock at one of its ports, you instantly understand why this island has captivated and intrigued people for centuries. It’s been given the nickname of "the continent in miniature"...

Thirteen books to read by Sharjah Ruler Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi

Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi is not only the longest-serving current UAE ruler, but also one of the nation’s most esteemed historians. In addition to developing Sharjah into a global cultural hub, Sheikh Dr Sultan is a prolific writer,...

Internet says Amrita Singh is 'ageing like fine wine' as she poses with Sara Ali Khan-Ibrahim Ali Khan during Spain trip

Saif Ali Khan's children--Sara Ali Khan and Ibrahim Ali Khan, along with his ex-wife Amrita Singh, recently travelled to Spain. They attended Sara's friend's wedding. Now, taking to Instagram, Sara shared a bunch of photos from their trip. The...

Cultural Compass: Goya visits the capital, art festival in Antwerp and architectural treasures

Every Sunday, Belga English picks its favourite events from the cultural agenda. This week: Europalia brings Goya to Brussels, everyone becomes an art collector for Antwerp’s international art festival, and 19th-century architecture is in the...

Super-human Angus eyes record books smashing 40 marathons in 40 countries in four months

Angus Read is on course to enter the record books by finishing 40 marathons in 40 European countries in just four months. At a loss at the start of summer and itching to travel, the ultra-fit law graduate hatched a bold plan to see the continent...

Jaipur Foot cheers up many lives in Port of Spain

Port of Spain [Trinidad and Tobago] Indian High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago, Pradeep Singh Rajpurohit said that the 50-day Jaipur Foot Artificial Limb Fitment Camp is a big thing which was promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi....

October 12 in Mallorca: Spain’s National Day

Spain’s National Day, celebrated on 12 October, is one of the country’s most important holidays. Known locally as Fiesta Nacional de España or Día de la Hispanidad, the day commemorates Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas in 1492. While...

U.S. family finds the American dream in Spain

After the financial crash of 2008 wiped out nearly everything they had, one American couple made a bold move: they packed up and left the U.S. in search of a better life. Their journey led them to Spain, where they discovered something they hadn’t...

Call Him Dr. Rafael Nadal! Tennis Legend Receives Prestigious Doctorate In Spain

Last Updated:October 04, 2025, 23:45 IST Rafael Nadal receives an honorary doctorate from University of Salamanca, becoming its first athlete honoree, praised for his values and impact on sport and society. Rafael Nadal receiving his doctorate...