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Spassky: legendary loser of 'match of the century' dies at 88
AFP, Published on 28/02/2025
» MOSCOW - Soviet chess grandmaster Boris Spassky, who was famously defeated in the so-called match of the century at the height of the Cold War, has died aged 88, the Chess Federation of Russia said Thursday.
Artist pays homage to a local icon
Life, Published on 15/01/2025
» Thai artist Vichit Nongnual presents a series of works made in homage of a leading figure of Thai modern art during "The Grandmaster: After Tang Chang", which is running at La Lanta Fine Art until Feb 26.
The world really needs a techno-realist manifesto
News, Published on 04/12/2024
» 'It's actually going to be easy to cure ageing and cancer," insists David Sinclair, a researcher on ageing at Harvard University. Similarly, Elon Musk continues to claim that he will soon land humans on Mars and deploy robotaxis en masse. Major corporations have set carbon-neutrality targets based on highly optimistic forecasts about the potential of carbon-removal technologies. And, of course, many commentators now insist that "AI changes everything".
Chilean 'gaming granny' challenges stereotypes
AFP, Published on 29/12/2023
» LLAY-LLAY, Chile - Few players of the online video game Free Fire would know that one of their most ferocious opponents — a lithe, gun-wielding warrior in a short kimono and fang mask — is in reality an 81-year-old grandmother from rural Chile.
And ya don't stop!
Life, John Clewley, Published on 16/08/2023
» On Aug 11, New York City celebrated the 50th anniversary the birth of hip-hop with exhibitions, concerts and street art across the five boroughs.
From East to West to southern trap, 50 years of hip-hop
AFP, Published on 12/08/2023
» NEW YORK - Five decades after a Bronx block party ushered in hip-hop's 'Big Bang' moment, the culture-shifting genre is celebrating its 50th birthday Friday.
Born in New York's Bronx before dominating the globe, hip hop turns 50
AFP, Published on 08/08/2023
» NEW YORK - A genre, a culture and a lifestyle all at once: hip hop has traveled from the block party to the billionaire's club, soundtracked protest and celebration, and asserted seismic influence over the course of pop.
Rapper's Delight as New York celebrates 50 years of hip-hop
AFP, Published on 20/07/2023
» NEW YORK: From a display of Jay-Z lyrics on the facade of the Brooklyn Library to a concert of rap pioneers at Yankee Stadium, New York is celebrating 50 years of hip-hop, a genre born in its ghettos and now dominant around the world.
US judge throws out high-profile chess cheating lawsuit
AFP, Published on 28/06/2023
» WASHINGTON - A US federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by chess player Hans Niemann, who was seeking $100 million from those who accused him of cheating, including former world champion Magnus Carlsen.