Life
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Totoro's home: Japanese city to start crowdfunding campaign for the forest that inspired the film
The city of Tokorozawa outside Tokyo plans to buy the 3.5-hectare "Totoro Forest" for 2.6 billion yen ($19 million), with crowdfunding covering just a small portion of that
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What are water squares and how can they help prevent urban flooding?
In the coming years, climate change is expected to increase the intensity and frequency of heavy rainfall events. Some cities, such as Rotterdam and Montreal, have therefore opted to create water squares, also known as multifunctional floodable squares
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Meta steps into digital designer fashion with Balenciaga, Prada and Thom Browne
It was via an Instagram Live that Mark Zuckerberg and Eva Chen, vice president of fashion partnerships at Instagram, announced the news, mentioning a new storefront for the avatars of Facebook, Instagram and Messenger users
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From Watergate to Partygate, shorthand for scandal
Over the past five decades there have been more than 200 -gate scandals, according to a Wikipedia list, and the suffix is used by many without any recollection of the original Watergate
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Lacking tourism workers, Croatia recruits abroad
Faced with a chronic shortage of tourism workers, Croatia is recruiting people in neighbouring Balkan countries and as far as Asia to fill the gap
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Ziggy Stardust: 50 years of David Bowie's alien revolution
It is half a century since Ziggy Stardust—a character that turned David Bowie into an intergalactic star and revolutionised sexual politics in the process—crashed onto Earth
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Wellness, beauty, food: Pinterest is launching 50 new online shows
The new partnership with media company Tastemade could give a significant boost to live shopping on Pinterest
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Are video games art? An exhibition in Germany is exploring the question
The Julia Stoschek Collection in Düsseldorf is currently devoting an entire exhibition to video games, showing how they are increasingly becoming part of contemporary visual culture
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Beyonce returns with new album 'Renaissance'
Beyonce is back with a new album, "Renaissance", due on July 29—her first since 2016
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After all things ugly, social media is going crazy for the 'weird girl' aesthetic
The extreme minimalism that emerged at the same time as the Covid-19 pandemic seems to have had its day, giving way to greater eccentricity
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From '2 Cool 4 Skool' to 'Butter' to UN and White House, BTS' 9 years on top
At the peak of their success, K-pop megastars BTS are taking a break from the supergroup to focus on their solo careers. Here's a look back at the band's record-setting run to global superstardom