A fully functioning solid gold toilet, made by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, is going into public use at the Guggenheim Museum on Friday. A guard will be stationed outside the bathroom to protect the work, entitled ‘America’, which recalls Marcel Duchamp’s famous work, ‘Fountain’.
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Bowie’s art collection goes on view in New York
Hundreds of pieces of art collected by late rock legend David Bowie go on display in New York ahead of an auction, including works by modern greats Jean-Michel Basquiat and Damien Hirst. https://youtu.be/jn7XzGAlgnA
Pulling a rip cord over North Korea
Just weeks after carrying out its fifth nuclear test, North Korea puts on an unprecedented civilian and military air force display at the country’s first ever public aviation show. https://youtu.be/2FYogoYLvS8
Google gifts Bugdroid statue to French ‘nougat’ city
US tech giant Google unveils its gift to France’s nougat capital Montélimar… a statue of the Android logo Bugdroid. The gift celebrates the launch of the new Android OS ‘Nougat’. https://youtu.be/wZOj7GVc_Do
Backgrounder on the first Clinton-Trump presidential TV debate
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Clinton’s name misspelled on souvenir debate tickets
HEMPSTEAD, United States (AFP) — The first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump may be one of the most hyped events in US politics, but the hosts managed overlook one small detail. The name of the Democratic nominee, the first woman in American history to win a major party nomination for president, was misspelled on souvenir tickets handed out to students at Hofstra University. The tickets given to 350 students who won coveted […]
INC (Iglesia ni Cristo) UK kids spotlight finals
JD Sison reports on the INC UK Children’s spotlight finals, from all around the United Kingdom and Ireland. The event showcases children’s talents performing to original INC Christian music.
Art station of the Naples Metro
An artistic-functional system comprised of metro stops which house approximately 200 works of art created by more than 90 internationally acclaimed artists. Designed by the Spanish Firm Oscar Tusquets Blanca, at 50 meters deep, the station extends below the ground water and is the deepest metro station built on Line 1 to date. One of Metro Napoli’s Metro Art Stations, it was designed around the themes of water and light. Robby Malabanan reports EBC Italy […]
Iglesia ni Cristo members use film to promote Christian values
Through the years, independent filmmakers have struggled competing against mainstream movie industry giants. Their goal: to produce issue-based films without corporate commercialism, to raise awareness and to move people into action. In our day and time, such films have carved their mark and are craved for by a growing intellectual audience. Creative thinking, filmmaking skills, and the right amount of enthusiasm, combined with today’s user-friendly and accessible technology, producing and showcasing independent films have never […]
Conservationists say ‘sustainable’ shark fishing is possible
Ahead of the CITES conference for endangered species in Johannesburg, conservationists raise awareness on sharks and the threats they face from overfishing. https://youtu.be/s6WDVvNjZ8s
Day 2 of House of Representatives legislative inquiry into the alleged illegal drug trade in the NBP
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Oriental Mindoro Representative Reynaldo Umali explains why Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre’s inquiry of the witnesses is not proscribed. QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre answers allegations that he is not lawyering for the witnesses of the Department of Justice in the legislative inquiry conducted by the House of Representatives. QUEZON City, Philippines – Deputy Rafael Ragos, Deputy Director of the National Bureau of Investigation […]