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2001 in Review
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The Global Metropolis
A special report from Berlin, once again a magnet for artists from all over the world
Leni Riefenstahl's 'Underwater Impressions'
The 99-year-old 'Triumph Of The Will' director returns
An Undersea City, Rediscovered
A 9,000-year-old metropolis under the Arabian Sea
Pulling the Plug on Russia's TV6
The last TV station not controlled by the state closes due to 'financial irregularities'
Portrait Controversy in South Africa
The parliament building's displays no longer reflect life after apartheid
Andy Warhol in London
The blockbuster retrospective includes film as well as canvas
Research or Plagiarism?
The internet could make thieves of us all
The 20th Century's 12 Best African Books
A group of scholars and critics name their choices
The Cultural Cost of Financial Crisis
A special report from Argentina
Are the Oscars Corrupt?
The controversy over multiple nominee 'A Beautiful Mind'
It's an Xbox World
The cultural impact of the gaming explosion
Sarajevo, Back In Action
A historic conert marks ten years since the civil war began
Stradivarius in New Jersey
Eight of the world's most prized musical instruments might get a new home
Brazil Gets Naked
A thousand citizens of Sao Paolo strip for photographer Spencer Tunick
Africa's First Opera
'Princess Magogo' opens in South Africa
Pavarotti Pulls Out
Thousands are left disappointed by the tenor's no-show at his 'last performance'
Is TV Corrupting Bangladesh?
Satellite channels come under scrutiny in the country
Glenn Murcutt, Pritzker winner
The Australian architect talks about taking the top prize
Who Wants Hitler's Art?
The F眉hrer's watercolours come up before the US Supreme Court
Andrew Lloyd Webber Goes Bollywood
Long-awaited musical 'Bombay Dreams' opens in London
The Politics of 'Pop Idol'
Controversy engulfs the South African version of the reality show
The Tate Brings Freud Home
The Lucian Freud retrospective opens in London
Indonesia's Screen Smash
'What's Up With Love?' eclipses even 'Titanic'
Kinkade, King of Kitsch
America's most commercially successful artist gets a housing project in his image
Binyavanga Wainaina Wins the Caine Prize
The Kenyan writer takes the Africa-wide literary award
'Only In Israel', a TV Sensation
One in 12 Israelis watch the comedy show
Africa's 100 Best Books
Nobel Prizewinners feature alongside lesser-known names
Macbeth in Hanoi
Vietnam's first production features dance, drumming and traditional costume
The TV Show All Spain Watches
'Cu茅ntame c贸mo pas贸' highlights the later Franco years
Indonesia, Four Years On
Documenting the civil disturbance of the 1990s