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Whether plagiarism of homage, fan art is in keeping with artforms through the centuries.

As a child of the early internet, Matt Stephenson created Machine Girl as a mirror of another era: 90s video games, B-movies, obscure YouTube videos and absurd humour. 

Originating in Japanese manga culture from the 1980s, Cosplay has gone global in the decades since

Techno giants Rødhåd and Vril perform from the post-industrial space of the Ruhr Museum.

Many artists and creative people feel they don't deserve their success. Are we all just faking it until we make it? 

150 years after his birth, social media has brought Austro-Hungarian poet Rainer Maria Rilke to a new generation of readers.

A focus on the life and work of the author of Pride and Prejudice and Emma in the 250th anniversary of her birth.

The painter Artemisia Gentileschi was rediscovered in the 1970s by pioneers of gender studies in art. A simple question arose: why are so few great masters women?

Ordinary civilians are now preparing for war by volunteering for the Latvian National Guard in large numbers.

Many artists and creative people feel they don't deserve their success. Are we all just faking it until we make it? 

From queer cake sitting to sex positive tasting evenings, Tracks finds out about food and sexuality.

The US has pulled almost all its funding just as Ukraine is entering its fifth year of war. Can the EU plug the gap?

Jean-Michel Jarre sets up his equipment on Seville's Plaza de España for an immersive concert-show.

Arguing can be painful, but it can also clear the air, resolve underlying issues, and strengthen relationships. 

Each candidate has 40 minutes to practice with the orchestra before performing two pieces. Who will impress the judges?

An old man swims in the sea. As he moves through the water, memories resurface... 

In the semi finals , each candidate has 40 minutes to practice with the orchestra before conducting two pieces.

Skiing began as a means of survival in prehistory, only becoming synonymous with glamour and leisure in modern times.