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Italy's horror king seeks 'meaning' in schlock
Call girls in jeopardy, a serial killer on the loose, fountains of blood -- horror master Dario Argento has returned to filmmaking...
![Shunned by French studios, 'Amelie' director turns to Netflix](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/6e/cf/e6/Shunned-by-French-studios---Amelie--844475_small.jpg)
Shunned by French studios, 'Amelie' director turns...
He made perhaps the most famous French film of the century so far in "Amelie", but Jean-Paul Jeunet was forced to turn to Netflix...
![Smash hit TV drama 'Borgen' is back 10 years on](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/1e/dd/18/Smash-hit-TV-drama--Borgen--is-back-490026_small.jpg)
Smash hit TV drama 'Borgen' is back 10 years on
"Borgen" is back. The Danish political drama about a charismatic woman who becomes prime minister took the world by storm and morp...
![Shunned by French studios, 'Amelie' director clinches Netflix deal](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/6e/cf/e6/Shunned-by-French-studios---Amelie--718746_small.jpg)
Shunned by French studios, 'Amelie' director clinc...
He made perhaps the most famous French film of the century so far with "Amelie", and now Jean-Pierre Jeunet says he'll make his ne...
![Colombia eyes 200 tonnes of galleon gold](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/ff/63/40/Colombia-eyes-200-tonnes-of-galleon-445644_small.jpg)
Colombia eyes 200 tonnes of galleon gold
Colombia took a step Thursday toward recovering a long-lost Spanish wreck and its fabled riches, but it may be a rough ride as Spa...
![Prehistoric drum is top ancient find: British Museum](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/e1/dc/64/Prehistoric-drum-is-top-ancient-fin-868551_small.jpg)
Prehistoric drum is top ancient find: British Muse...
A carved stone drum unearthed in England is one of the most significant pieces of prehistoric art ever found in the country, the B...
![Twitter sticks with ambitious targets despite earnings miss](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/9e/23/d3/Twitter-sticks-with-ambitious-targe-691746_small.jpg)
Twitter sticks with ambitious targets despite earn...
Twitter on Thursday reported that revenue and its user base grew less than expected, but the platform stuck with ambitious growth...
![Sting sells entire songwriting catalog to Universal](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/31/ef/c1/Sting-sells-entire-songwriting-cata-741878_small.jpg)
Sting sells entire songwriting catalog to Universa...
Sting has sold his songwriting catalog -- including solo works as well as hits with The Police like "Roxanne" -- to Universal Musi...
![Gender flip of film classic opens Berlin fest under virus cloud](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/6e/0e/f3/Gender-flip-of-film-classic-opens-B-691911_small.jpg)
Gender flip of film classic opens Berlin fest unde...
A gender-swapped update of a German cult classic on Thursday opened the Berlinale, Europe's first major international film festiva...
![Ugandan author who fled after 'torture' vows to return](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/5a/96/76/Ugandan-author-who-fled-after--tort-591166_small.jpg)
Ugandan author who fled after 'torture' vows to re...
An award-winning Ugandan author and fierce government critic who fled the country after being "tortured" in custody told AFP on Th...
![As streaming TV competition rages, Disney+ shines](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/57/14/a4/As-streaming-TV-competition-rages---405477_small.jpg)
As streaming TV competition rages, Disney+ shines
The streaming television race is heating up, with Disney showing Wednesday it is closing the gap with market leader Netflix, whose...
![US comedian Bob Saget died of 'head trauma,' family says](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/56/8b/03/US-comedian-Bob-Saget-died-of--head-644666_small.jpg)
US comedian Bob Saget died of 'head trauma,' famil...
US comedian and actor Bob Saget, whose sudden death last month at a Florida hotel shocked Hollywood, was determined to have died o...
![Sotheby's sale of 200 pairs of Virgil Abloh shoe fetches $25 million](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/7a/66/67/Sotheby-s-sale-of-200-pairs-of-Virg-669464_small.jpg)
Sotheby's sale of 200 pairs of Virgil Abloh shoe f...
Sotheby's announced Wednesday that an auction of 200 pairs of the Louis Vuitton and Nike "Air Force 1" sneaker created by late US...
![Study places Homo sapiens in Europe earlier than thought](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/80/37/e5/Study-places-Homo-sapiens-in-Europe-456046_small.jpg)
Study places Homo sapiens in Europe earlier than t...
Homo sapiens ventured into Neanderthal territory in Europe much earlier than previously thought, according to an archaeological st...
![China's naturalised Olympians walk fine line between love and scorn](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/d7/3d/2b/China-s-naturalised-Olympians-walk--903334_small.jpg)
China's naturalised Olympians walk fine line betwe...
Eileen Gu and Beverly Zhu were both born and raised in the US before deciding to represent China, but their contrasting fortunes a...
![Three wins for Adele at non-binary Brit Awards](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/a1/86/69/Three-wins-for-Adele-at-non-binary--140135_small.jpg)
Three wins for Adele at non-binary Brit Awards
British superstar Adele won three awards, including the coveted Album of the Year, at the Brit awards on Tuesday, during a ceremon...
![Oscar nominees in main categories](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/0f/3b/02/Oscar-nominees-in-main-categories-133140_small.jpg)
Oscar nominees in main categories
Here are the nominees in key categories for the 94th Academy Awards, to be handed out in Los Angeles on March 27.
![India riled after big brands back Kashmir on social media](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/24/84/d7/India-riled-after-big-brands-back-K-494744_small.jpg)
India riled after big brands back Kashmir on socia...
Pro-Kashmir social media posts by KFC, Hyundai and other global brands have sparked uproar in India, with diplomats saying Tuesday...
![Punk legend Iggy Pop and Ensemble intercontemporain win Polar Prize](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/79/e4/24/Punk-legend-Iggy-Pop-and-Ensemble-i-611141_small.jpg)
Punk legend Iggy Pop and Ensemble intercontemporai...
US punk icon Iggy Pop and French contemporary music ensemble Ensemble intercontemporain on Tuesday won Sweden's Polar Music Prize,...
![Venice glassblowers scorched by blazing energy bills](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/ae/26/c7/Venice-glassblowers-scorched-by-bla-106311_small.jpg)
Venice glassblowers scorched by blazing energy bil...
The blown glass creations forged in the furnaces on Venice's Murano islands are prized around the world -- but soaring gas prices...
!['Nightingale of India' legacy lives on at superfan's museum](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/ef/45/0d/-Nightingale-of-India--legacy-lives-114623_small.jpg)
'Nightingale of India' legacy lives on at superfan...
Beloved Bollywood superstar Lata Mangeshkar's legacy has been kept alive at a home museum in India curated by one of the much-mour...
!['Matrix' co-producer sues Warner over streaming release: report](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/22/44/2f/-Matrix--co-producer-sues-Warner-ov-122868_small.jpg)
'Matrix' co-producer sues Warner over streaming re...
A co-producer of "The Matrix Resurrections" is suing Warner Bros. alleging breach of contract over the studio's decision to releas...
![Conservative billionaire Peter Thiel to leave Meta's board](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/4f/91/b9/Conservative-billionaire-Peter-Thie-738842_small.jpg)
Conservative billionaire Peter Thiel to leave Meta...
Billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel will leave Facebook parent Meta's board, the firm said Monday, after a lengthy tenure t...
![French prosecutors probe death threats against TV reporter](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/0d/d8/72/French-prosecutors-probe-death-thre-670214_small.jpg)
French prosecutors probe death threats against TV...
French prosecutors said Monday they have opened an investigation after death threats were issued against a journalist after she fr...
![Paul Gauguin's 'Mata Mua' returns to Madrid](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/36/8e/14/Paul-Gauguin-s--Mata-Mua--returns-t-432666_small.jpg)
Paul Gauguin's 'Mata Mua' returns to Madrid
One of French painter Paul Gauguin's most famous paintings, "Mata Mua", will return to a Madrid museum on Monday following an agre...
![Morocco, world mourn 'little Rayan' after well rescue fails](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/b6/17/bc/Morocco--world-mourn--little-Rayan--613116_small.jpg)
Morocco, world mourn 'little Rayan' after well res...
Morocco was in shock Sunday after emergency crews found a five-year-old boy dead at the bottom of a well in a tragic end to a five...
![Barenboim clears schedule for surgery: La Scala](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/8b/06/ca/Barenboim-clears-schedule-for-surge-469411_small.jpg)
Barenboim clears schedule for surgery: La Scala
Legendary conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim has cleared his schedule for the coming weeks to undergo surgery, Milan's celebra...
![Morocco mourns 'little Rayan' after daring well rescue bid fails](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/83/fa/23/Morocco-mourns--little-Rayan--after-454444_small.jpg)
Morocco mourns 'little Rayan' after daring well re...
Morocco was in shock Sunday after emergency crews found a five-year-old boy dead at the bottom of a well in a tragic end to a five...
![New show explores 'interconnected world' behind Stonehenge](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/4c/92/34/New-show-explores--interconnected-w-661141_small.jpg)
New show explores 'interconnected world' behind St...
As the sun rose over the frost on Salisbury Plain, archaeologist Sarah Greaney conjured up a picture of the hundreds of workers wh...
![Beloved Bollywood singer Lata Mangeshkar dies at 92](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/14/2c/9a/Beloved-Bollywood-singer-Lata-Mange-622434_small.jpg)
Beloved Bollywood singer Lata Mangeshkar dies at 9...
Bollywood superstar singer Lata Mangeshkar, known to millions as the "nightingale of India" and a regular fixture of the country's...
![Dishdasha crackdown as Omani men face fines for rogue robes](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/ed/6e/9b/Dishdasha-crackdown-as-Omani-men-fa-116364_small.jpg)
Dishdasha crackdown as Omani men face fines for ro...
A wave of foreign imitations and alternative styles has prompted Oman to take tough action to preserve its unique national dress,...
![Joe Rogan apologizes for his 'shameful' use of N word](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/9a/b1/a3/Joe-Rogan-apologizes-for-his--shame-214004_small.jpg)
Joe Rogan apologizes for his 'shameful' use of N w...
US podcaster Joe Rogan apologized Saturday for his past use of racist language including the "N word" and said at least one offens...
![Joe Rogan apologizes for using racist 'N word'](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/9a/b1/a3/Joe-Rogan-apologizes-for-using-raci-776713_small.jpg)
Joe Rogan apologizes for using racist 'N word'
US podcaster Joe Rogan apologized Saturday for his past use of racist language including the "N word" and said streaming giant Spo...
![A year after it vanished, famed 'Guernica' tapestry returns to UN](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/70/83/73/A-year-after-it-vanished--famed--Gu-944110_small.jpg)
A year after it vanished, famed 'Guernica' tapestr...
One year after its sudden and disconcerting disappearance from a wall at the United Nations, a vast tapestry representing Picasso'...
![Seven dead as tourist plane crashes near Peru's Nazca lines: ministry](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/fa/39/d6/Seven-dead-as-tourist-plane-crashes-000604_small.jpg)
Seven dead as tourist plane crashes near Peru's Na...
Five tourists and two crew died Friday when their plane crashed on a trip to view Peru's famous Nazca lines, the transport ministr...
!['Grand Theft Auto' game maker says new edition in development](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/81/04/13/-Grand-Theft-Auto--game-maker-says--841803_small.jpg)
'Grand Theft Auto' game maker says new edition in...
The maker of the notorious "Grand Theft Auto" video game franchise announced Friday that a new edition is under development, confi...
![Nike sues shopping platform StockX over sneaker NFTs](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/27/51/1b/Nike-sues-shopping-platform-StockX--503130_small.jpg)
Nike sues shopping platform StockX over sneaker NF...
Athletics giant Nike filed a lawsuit in New York on Thursday against shopping platform StockX for creating and marketing NFTs -- t...
![Row over 'machismo' in song by Brazil icon Chico Buarque](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/f2/c0/d3/Row-over--machismo--in-song-by-Braz-683989_small.jpg)
Row over 'machismo' in song by Brazil icon Chico B...
In 1966, the late bossa nova singer Nara Leao asked Brazilian music icon Chico Buarque to write her a song about a long-suffering...
![How Facebook slipped -- in key points](https://www.lindependance.lu/media/shared/articles/7a/96/fa/How-Facebook-slipped----in-key-poin-313116_small.jpg)
How Facebook slipped -- in key points
Facebook-parent Meta saw investors flee on Thursday rather than buckle-up for what could be a long ride towards the firm's metaver...