The skincare brand NIVEA is tapping into the connected world of NFTs (non-fungible token) partnering with Italian visual artist Clarissa Baldassarri, to explore and showcase the value of touch through digital art. Clarissa has suffered from temporary visual impairment early on in her career as a painter. Continue reading
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Opera exploring gender identity wins Grawemeyer Award
Austrian composer Olga Neuwirth has won the 2022 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition for “Orlando,” an opera based on a Virginia Woolf novel about a gender-switching poet whose adventures span more than three centuries. Continue reading
New ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ novel out this month shows Christian’s view
(EVO) – E.L. James has written a new entry in the “Fifty Shades of Grey” erotic novel series. The author said the new volume will take the point of view of its male character, Christian Grey. James said she wrote it in response to fans who have been asking for Christian’s point of view.
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British crime writer Ruth Rendell dies aged 85
British crime writer Ruth Rendell, best known as the creator of Detective Chief Inspector Wexford, died in hospital on Saturday at the age of 85, her publisher said.