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Historic fantasy 'Assassin's Creed' sparks bitter battles

The "Assassin's Creed" series of video games is adored for painstaking historic accuracy, but also sparks controversy with heavy use of artistic license -- most recently with a black samurai in the latest instalment,...

(FILES) Visitors wait in line to play the "Assassin's Creed Shadows" action role-playing video game developed by "Ubisoft Quebec" and published by Ubisoft during the Paris Games Week fair in Paris, on October 23, 2024. The worldwide release of Ubisoft's video game "Assassin's Creed Shadows" which takes place in 16th-century feudal Japan, replete with imposing fortified cities and tranquil temples crafted by developers, is set for March 20, 2025. The game is adored for painstaking historic accuracy, but also sparks controversy with heavy use of artistic license, most recently with a black samurai in the latest instalment, "Shadows". (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)

Butterfly collector donates lifelong collection

A general view of John McArthur's Indonesian butterfly collection at his house in Karoriv

Junk Food, High Art

Noah Verrier’s hand holds up a painting of an Uncrustables sandwich above the sandwich that inspired it.

Man smashes Ai Weiwei sculpture at Italy art show opening

'Porcelaine Cube' by artist Ai Weiwei is pictured after being destroyed by a man during the opening exhibition, in Bologna, Italy, September 20, 2024.

Unknown Mozart string trio discovered in Germany

Unknown Mozart string trio discovered in Germany

Van Gogh 'Sunflowers' brought together in London show

Van Gogh 'Sunflowers' brought together in London show

Stone eaters threaten Persepolis

This picture taken on May 13, 2024 shows an Iranian expert inspecting a stone at the ruins of ancient Persepolis

Longtime MoMA Director Will Step Down Next Year

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Speed-Puzzling

Karen Kavett works on a puzzle in Los Angeles

Muscat dancers celebrate 'Rangapravesha' with stunning debut performance

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Iraqi date farmers fight drought to protect national treasure

Iraqi farmers climb palm trees during date harvest season in a field in Janjah village in Iraq's Al-Qasim district south of Babylon on September 4, 2024. Iraq in 2023 exported nearly 650.000 tons of dates, the Minstry of Agriculture said, currently making the fruit the country's second top export good after oil, bringing in more than 120 million USD yearly according to the World Bank. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)

Merging math and art

Dr Hammou true passion lies in depicting nature’s beauty

A showcase of Omani talents in a UK exhibition

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Shanghai Museum welcomes feline visitors to peruse Egyptian cat imagery at 'Meow Night'

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Organizers 'thrilled' about Edinburgh International Book Festival

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Guggenheim Curator Will Stage Exhibition of Caribbean Diaspora

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