Cultureteca 02.02.20

The Australian Open moved into its second week without a plethora of fancied women following the departures on Friday and Saturday of top-ten seeds Naomi Osaka, Serena Williams, Madison Keys, Karolína Plíšková,...

Cultureteca 26.01.20

Despite air quality concerns as the country continues its struggle against devastating bushfires, and lingering doubts as to the response of tournament organisers after qualifying competitors complained of breathing difficulties, the Australian...

Culturedarm 19.01.20

The nominees for the 92nd Academy Awards were announced on Monday, and as usual the response was less a celebration of film than the marking of scorecards and steely lamentation for all...

Cultureteca 12.01.20

The ATP Cup, the latest contraption striking a blow for men’s tennis, reached its climax in Australia this week. Set across ten days between the cities of Perth, Brisbane, and Sydney, the...

Cultureteca 05.01.20

Australia’s bushfire season continued to burn with unusual intensity, wreaking devastation to land and homes especially in the south-eastern states of Victoria and New South Wales. Amid record-breaking high temperatures, which have...

Cultureteca 22.12.19

When Mariah Carey‘s fourth studio album and first holiday-themed album Merry Christmas came out in October 1994, it climbed to number three on the Billboard 200, but its standout song, ‘All I...

Cultureteca 15.12.19

In November 2015, the World Anti-Doping Agency released a highly anticipated report into allegations of misconduct within Russian athletics. Finding that the Russian authorities had engaged in a widespread pattern of doping,...

Cultureteca 08.12.19

COP25, the twenty-fifth edition of the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference, saw delegates from the international community meet in Madrid on Monday to commence two weeks of talks. Madrid then serves...

Cultureteca 01.12.19

On Monday LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton announced that it had agreed to buy the iconic jeweler Tiffany & Co. for $135 per share in cash, a deal which values Tiffany at...