How knitting became cool – BBC Culture
Like most things in the world of high fashion, knitting has fallen in and out of favour over the course of the 20th Century. Coco Chanel, who incorporated knits into … Read More
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Find out why Ramanand Sagar refused to hand over Ramayan’s telecast rights to BBC : Bollywood News
Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan has apparently broken the records with its rerun on Doordarshan. The rights of the show were to be given to BBC before they were finally handed over … Read More
BBC – Culture – How masks have appeared in art
A profile picture with a covered mouth greets visitors to the Instagram page of Cypriot visual designer Hayati Evren. The mash-up artist has taken virtual scissors and glue to his … Read More
BBC – Culture – Snowpiercer review: The perfect TV show for right now
Before this year’s Oscar-winning Parasite, Bong Joon-Ho directed Snowpiercer, a volatile, socially-conscious mashup that plays as if George Orwell and Che Guevara had time-travelled to write an action movie. The … Read More
BBC – Culture – Is the future flat-packed?
Minimalist Scandi furniture is ubiquitous – and addiction rates continue to be high. Wherever you live, the chances are your go-to supplier of unadorned, pallid, wooden chairs/beds/bookcases is Ikea. The … Read More
BBC – Culture – The women who created a new language
We need new words. The strange and unsettling world in which we’re suddenly living no longer fits the fatigued syllables and worn-out language we had been using to describe our … Read More
BBC – Culture – The week’s best film, TV, books and art
Classic film – Airplane (1980) The first film from Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker is one of the purest comedies ever made, dedicated as it is to nothing … Read More
BBC – Culture – The books that might flourish in this time of crisis
In 1944, a debut novel was published in the US that went on to become the country’s bestselling fiction book of the entire decade. At such a seminal time in … Read More