Unesco’s ‘intangible cultural heritage’ list brings local traditions to the world’s attention. How well does it protect them?

"African sculptors have famously venerated the ... by a Baga sculptor. Baga Headdress, D'mba Yamban, Baga, Guinea, Wood, organic pigment A catalogue essay by Aurore Mariani explains the d ...

Alicia Henry, the US artist whose textile work delved into themes of the family, beauty, the body and identity, has died.

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That it is a cliche makes it no less true, but football really can be a unifying force. In Cardiff, this applies off the pitch as much as on it. Football has provided the backdrop in recent years for ...

With a soundtrack of Samba music and a caipirinha cocktail in hand, I watch life on Brazil’s Trancoso coastline stroll by: ...

This past week a Delaware court allowed a defamation lawsuit filed by the Armenta family to move forward against the sports ...

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some with feather and bead headdresses. And they have been seated in front of a tiger skin - despite there being no tigers anywhere in Africa and despite the choir members coming from urban areas ...

A. He is from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Q. Is Alex Pereira a double-division champion? - + A. Yes, having won the belts at the middleweight division and the light heavyweight division, Pereira is a ...