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Did Beethoven give his pieces the wrong tempo?
Musical successes are subject to a simple yet sophisticated system: hit producers know what tempo a song must have, how…
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European travel restrictions: Non-essential travel curbed
The European Union Several European Union nations, including Belgium, France, Portugal and Finland, have announced new travel or entry regulations. This follows…
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Berlin State Library reopens after long pause
It is Germany’s largest universal scientific library and one of the leading ones around the world: the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer…
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Larry King: Legendary US TV host dead at 87
Veteran broadcaster Larry King, who made his name at CNN, has died at the age 87, the US network reported…
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How street art influenced Arab spring protests in Egypt
The Arab Spring began over ten years ago in Tunisia, when a young man set himself alight to protest rampant…
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Holocaust Memorial Day: #everynamecounts
Surname: Le Goupil. First name: Paul. Height: 175 cm. Figure: slender. Eyes: green. Mouth and ears: “normal.” Nose: “l. eingebog.” This…
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Netflix, Amazon woo viewers in India with offbeat television
Netflix and Amazon Prime are investing hundreds of millions of dollars in India, driving an unprecedented entertainment boom in the…
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Which animals do you want to see in the wild?
Every winter a unique spectacle of nature unfolds on the German island of Heligoland: Hundreds of gray seals are born…
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Opera star Placido Domingo at 80
When discussing his age, he prefers to speak in French. “Quatre-vingt” (translated: “four times twenty”) sounds better than saying that…
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New president, new era: US artists hopeful
Dancers, writers, conductors, visual artists — various top American representatives of the cultural scene have expressed concerns and expectations but…
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