On Wednesday, June 20, 2018, The d’film Akademie – Luxembourg film Academy-announced the nominations for the 8th edition of Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis (Luxembourg prize), which will be held on Saturday, September 22, 2018, at the Bolshoi theatre. The Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis is held every two years in the [...]

Last Friday, the opening ceremony of the temporary art installation “Walk the Line” took place on Philip II street and port-Neuve Avenue in the capital of the Grand [...]

As part of a general dress rehearsal for the National Day celebrations, the Luxembourg Army has announced that a C-130 Hercules type transport aircraft, an A400M type transport aircraft, an NH-type 90, as well as a helicopter type MD 902, will perform a low-level flight over the Avenue de la Liberté tomorrow, [...]

Every so often yesterday, I had a quick glance at Twitter to see how the marathon comrades were playing. For those not familiar with it – despite the name, it’s actually an 89 km (approximately 55 miles) race that just happens to be the oldest and largest ultra marathon. The course runs between Durban and [...]

RIFF Luxembourg will be organising its third World Village at Rotondes on 29 June 2018, from 17:00. The third edition of RIFF’s World Village will once again celebrate world cultures, food, sports and arts. RIFF World Village reunites volunteers, friends, associations and artists in a unique and colourful open-air [...]

On Monday, June 4, 2018, Bâloise Luxembourg announced its decision to become an official sponsor of Rockhal; the sponsorship contract was signed for a period of three [...]

last week, the Storm King Art Center opened its public art exhibition on an area of 500 acres in Mountainville, new [...]

Long attached to visions of clear skies and calm seas, the colour blue historically could not be more welcome, refreshing and natural. Yet, because of the proliferation of blue-emitting LEDs in our artificially lit lives, blue light has come to represent bleary eyes, sleeplessness and the poor health associated [...]

It was an 80-year-old volunteer who prompted Elaine Wylie, the then headteacher of St Ninians primary school in Stirling, to reappraise the fitness of the children in her school. “Your children are not fit,” the volunteer told her. Wylie was stung by the comment, even though she suspected it was true. The PE [...]

My husband, the potter Roger Michell, who has died aged 70 after a short illness, was best known for the Walking Ware tea service he designed in 1974, its quirky pieces mounted on legs, clad in shoes and stripy socks, and ready to stride out. His highly decorative style came as a breath of fresh air in the world of [...]