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The Bookseller is celebrating its 30 year anniversary by picking the UK's most successfully sold book in the past three decades. The British magazine widdled the possibilities down to 30 quite diverse titles.

Jude Cook, Novelist and Literary Critic 00:28

#Bookseller #Literature #Books

In this episode of Showcase;

Prada’s Blackface Controversy 00:47

Amanda Parker, Director of Inc Arts 01:18

Ourzazate: Morocco's Hollywood 07:29

Shortcuts 10:06

Resignation of Organizers of France’s Oscars 11:15

Nancy Tartaglione, International Editor of Deadline.com 12:50

Tunisian Blacksmith: From Iron to Art 18:11

Rivalry at the Sistine Chapel 20:13

Disney's Onward 22:11

#Prada #CesarAwards #TaylorSwift

Italian fashion designer Miuccia Prada and her colleagues will be receiving mandatory racial equity training. The New York City Commission for Human Rights handed down the punishment over a 2018 incident when a Prada store displayed blackface figurines.

Amanda Parker, Director of Inc Arts 00:32

#Prada #Racism #Blackface

Hollywood has found great success lately with tales about sisterhood. Little Women and the Frozen franchise is going strong. So perhaps, Disney is thinking it is time for a change in direction. It is the newest flick is about brotherhood; two brothers who are trying to resurrect their father in the movie called Onward.

#Onward #ChrisPratt #TomHolland

The board of directors, of the Cesar movie awards, have all called it quits after Roman Polanski's 'An Officer and a Spy' won 12 nominations. The controversy has come to a head just 2 weeks before the actual ceremony.

Nancy Tartaglione, International Editor of Deadline.com 01:21

#CesarAwards #FrenchOscars #RomanPolanski

In this episode of Showcase;

We are the Weather 00:43

Alex Preston, Author and Literary Critic 01:22

Flutter Experience 05:00

Where Did Ramses Go at Rainbow Theatre in Amman 08:33

Shortcuts 11:18

Vertical Vegetation 13:08

Marialena Nikolopoulou, Professor of Sustainable Architecture 18:00

Oud Meets Calligraphy 23:35

#VerticalVegetation #Fashion #EltonJohn

This year the world's first-ever forest city will go up in China's Guang-si province. Designed by Italian architect Stefano Boeri, the forest will house offices, hotels, apartments, hospitals and schools all entirely covered by plants and trees. According to Boeri, this is the newest weapon in the fight against pollution.

Marialena Nikolopoulou, Professor of Sustainable Architecture 04:26

#ForestCity #StefanoBoeri #Vegetation

Social media has often been accused of being a source of bullying and anxiety. But a new exhibit in Hollywood aims to change that. It gives kids both big and small a place to touch some art, take a photo, and improve their mental health. It is called Flutter. And organisers say it encourages kindness and tolerance, amidst a backdrop of what really looks like a huge playground.

#Flutter #Exhibit #Hollywood

Jonathan Safran Foer is not just a bestselling author anymore. His memoir 'We Are the Weather' has inspired its very own fashion line. Designer Stella McCartney was inspired by the book's take on climate change that she came up with a capsule collection of organic cotton clothes.

Alex Preston, Author and Literary Critic 00:39

#WeAreTheWeather #JonathanSafranFoer # StellaMcCartney

In this episode of Showcase;

Emojination 0:40

Sebastian Delmont, Member of Emojination 01:19

Nubian Art 08:22

Ballet and Fashion 10:17

Shortcuts 12:33

Sea of Concrete Faces 14:08

Gayo Drawings at Prado 16:11

Picasso and Paper 20:01

Bob Marley & the Wailers Redemption Song 23:09

#Emoji #BobMarley #Picasso