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Vatican museum’s Indigenous collection faces renewed calls for returns

  • The Vatican holds about 80,000 objects gathered from Indigenous communities.
  • Many entered the collection after a 1925 missionary-led exhibition.
  • An art historian questions whether they were freely given.

The Vatican’s Anima Mundi museum holds around 80,000 objects from Indigenous communities worldwide, many collected by Catholic missionaries and brought to Rome for a 1925 exhibition celebrating the Church’s global reach. The collection is receiving little attention as the Vatican prepares to mark 400 years since St Peter’s…

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Samsung Gallery now syncs with Google to back up your photos

  • Samsung Gallery can now sync photos and videos with Google accounts.
  • The feature is initially limited to select One UI 9 devices.
  • Google storage limits and paid plans apply.

Samsung has added Google account syncing to its Gallery app, allowing users to back up photos and videos without relying on Google Photos. The change follows the end of Gallery’s OneDrive integration in September and gives Galaxy users another way to keep media backed up. The feature is…

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How Will P!nk Take Sphere to New Heights With Las Vegas Residency?

  • P!nk will headline Sphere next September and October.
  • Her aerial act could make use of the venue’s vast scale.
  • The podcast also covers chart shifts and Grammy predictions.

P!nk is set to headline Sphere in Las Vegas next September and October, bringing her high-energy, aerial performance style to the venue. The residency could make use of the venue’s scale and technology, giving her room to perform across a stage in a building more than 20 storeys…

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Is ‘I Play Rocky’ Original or Adapted? Stallone’s ‘Rocky’ Origin Story Faces a ‘Barbie’-Style Oscar Dilemma (EXCLUSIVE)

  • The Academy has yet to classify “I Play Rocky” for the Oscars.
  • Its script is original but uses familiar characters and scenes.
  • The Writers Branch will make the final decision.

Amazon MGM’s “I Play Rocky”, about Sylvester Stallone writing the original “Rocky” film, may compete for an Oscar as either an original or adapted screenplay. The Academy has not decided which category fits Peter Gamble’s script, leaving a closely watched question for this awards season. Gamble wrote the…

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Henry Rollins’ Latest Chapter? Punk Rock Archivist

  • Henry Rollins has opened a free punk-rock history exhibition in Nashville.
  • The collection includes rare items from the Stooges, Black Flag and more.
  • Rollins estimates archival framing will cost six figures.

Henry Rollins has opened “Cool Evidence”, a free exhibition in Nashville showcasing objects from his personal punk-rock collection. The display reflects his long-standing effort to preserve music history, and drew queues hundreds of people deep over its two public days. The exhibition includes Minor Threat posters, rare Iggy…

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Gallery: Hollow Knight & Silksong’s Switch 2 Physicals Are A Delight For Map Fans

  • Fangamer’s Hollow Knight and Silksong Switch 2 editions are available now.
  • Each includes a booklet and a fold-out map.
  • Sea of Sorrow will be a free download for Silksong owners.

Fangamer’s new Switch 2 physical editions of Hollow Knight and Silksong are now available, with detailed packaging and map-themed extras that will appeal to fans who enjoy collecting and exploring the games. Both include wrap-around cover art, reversible sleeves and printed materials, bringing back the feel of game…

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Miami Beach compound asks a record $185.5M — after listing for $150M in 2024

  • Palm Island compound asks $185.5 million.
  • A sale at that price would set a county record.
  • Plans propose replacing three mansions with one trophy estate.

A three-property waterfront compound on Palm Island in Miami Beach is being offered for $185.5 million, after previously asking $150 million. If sold at that price, it would set a new Miami-Dade County residential sales record, exceeding the $170 million paid for Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s Indian…

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Controversial kinship: From colonial rule to the Holocaust?

  • A Berlin exhibition explores links between colonial violence and Nazism.
  • It highlights both shared practices and the Holocaust’s distinct character.
  • Nazi rule mobilised around 13 to 14 million forced labourers.

A new exhibition in Berlin examines how European colonialism and Nazism were connected, while addressing the dispute over how far the two histories can be compared. It highlights examples of shared practices and ideas, but also stresses that the Holocaust’s industrialised mass murder was distinct; the exhibition aims…

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Don’t be fooled by Horses of Hoofprint Bay’s hand-drawn art, this stable management game has all the drama of a Jilly Cooper novel

  • The game’s cosy art conceals demanding stable management.
  • Horse care affects health, performance and prestige.
  • Training Kolizey will take patience and careful planning.

*Horses of Hoofprint Bay* is a stable management game whose gentle, hand-drawn look hides demanding care and training systems. Although its scripted story offers little beyond starting a horse farm with an uncle’s help, the reviewer found that managing horses and building the business created room for drama,…

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Oxford returns remains of 39 Naga people to Nagaland

  • Oxford returned 39 ancestral remains to Nagaland.
  • Most are skulls taken during British colonial rule.
  • Naga leaders plan a joint memorial burial.

The University of Oxford has returned the remains of 39 Naga people to a delegation from Nagaland, India, after they were taken during British colonial rule. The handover at the Pitt Rivers Museum marks a step towards addressing the colonial collection of human remains and returning them to…

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