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Can you avoid contributing to overtourism on your next vacation?
Numerous restrictive policies have sprung up all over Europe this summer in an attempt to limit over-tourism, a real burden for both the local population and the environment
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MTV Video Music Awards 2023: Taylor Swift sweeps awards, then fangirls four hours of performances on stage
Taylor Swift's Anti-Hero bagged the Song of the Year and Video of the Year awards and took home nine of the 11 awards she was up for, including Artist of the Year in a category made up entirely of women nominees for the first time in VMA history, at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, held at the Prudential Center in Newark, USA. The night saw nearly four hours of must-see performances amidst record-setting award wins and an epic celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop
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Museums are increasingly bowing to the power of the selfie
Selfie bans are gradually being reviewed to meet the expectations of an increasingly connected audience
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With a Barbie boost, Birkenstock to step onto stock market
The footwear brand announced Tuesday it was preparing to take another step into the big leagues with an IPO in New York, which could reportedly value the company at over $8 billion (7.4 billion euros)
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Merc's electric wheel in Munich, a wheel in time at India's G20, an arrow of a boat in Bangladesh: Eye-catching photos of this week
The world never ceases to beguile us. This series of photos—a wheel that marks the passage of time, a boat that darts the wheel in time —resonates beyond its description for a leisurely flip or a deep read
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Raj & DK: The blockbuster duo
The writer-director-producer duo have come a long way since their first film in 2009. What makes the experimental, risk-taking directors stand out, and what makes their crazy way of story-telling click with audiences?
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Alexander McQueen designer Sarah Burton quits after two decades
Burton joined the label in 1996, just four years after it was founded, and became head of women's collections in 2000
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Is the 'work from home' age coming to an end?
'Return to office' trend is initiated by major American tech companies such as Google, Meta, Amazon and even Zoom
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More young people turning to local TV networks than to social media to get news
Which media do 13-17-year-olds turn to for news? Contrary to what you might think, social networks do not come out on top, and television has not yet had its day
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At Munich auto fair, you will find movie-projecting cars and a bike wash
Here are some key takeaways from this week's Munich auto fair IAA, one of the world's biggest
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From Romania to Ecuador, top 5 travel destinations for architecture enthusiasts
Embark on a global journey of architectural splendour from Iasi, Romania, to Quito, Ecuador