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From California to Iran, from London to Berlin, the bicycle is a symbol of freedom. No other mode of transport has succeeded in liberating so many people.

Protest Culture on Two Wheels

From California to Iran, from London to Berlin, the bicycle is a symbol of freedom for diverse groups.

Biking Boom (3/3)

The bicycle is a masterpiece: its poetic shape, mechanics and human like gestures have inspired artists worldwide for over a century. A look at the bike in art and popular culture.

The Bicycle in Art and Pop Culture

The bicycle is a masterpiece: its poetic shape and mechanics have inspired artists for generations.

Biking Boom (2/3)

Discover contemporary cycling culture in three European cities: Berlin, the unofficial capital of vintage racing bikes. London, where cycle-cafés also hold speed dating evenings and Amsterdam where cyclists stand out from the crowd with style.

Cycling as Lifestyle

Discover contemporary cycling culture in three European cities: Berlin, London and Amsterdam.

Biking Boom

Belfast is probably the street art capital of the world. Since the 1970s the city’s murals have represented the heroes, hopes and identities of two divided communities. But since the end of the Troubles, could street art represent reconciliation?

Belfast: Street Art Capital of the World

Belfast is probably the street art capital of the world. Since the 1970s the city’s murals have represented the heroes, hopes and identities of two divided communities. But since the end of the Troubles, street art represent reconciliation?

Gymnastics

Brilliant FBI agent and scientist Dana Scully solved supernatural mysteries with her partner Fox Mulder in the TV series The X Files. She had significant influence on an entire generation of young women, inspired to become scientists.

The Scully Effect

The X File's Dana Scully had significant influence on an entire generation of young women

For millennia, people have wondered what constitutes our existence. But could it be that our reality is not real and that, like in the sci-fi movie Matrix, everything is just a simulation?

What if the Matrix Was Real?

Since its invention in the 19th century, the bicycle has allowed Western women to move around independently. Today, it is the turn of women in Arab countries to discover its power. Though at first glance innocuous and common, the bicycle is unexpectedly feminist.

The Freedom to Cycle

Though at first glance innocuous and common, the bicycle is unexpectedly feminist

The paintings of Vincent Van Gogh are losing their colours. The paints he used were vibrant, but cheap, and degraded within months of painting. It's now impossible to appreciate the true beauty of his works, as his flamboyant flare for colours has slowly turned drab. If nothing is done, the Sunflowers which are still a beautiful gold today could well turn brown. Should we just accept they can't be saved?

Van Gogh's Disappearing Colours

The paintings of Vincent Van Gogh are losing their colours because the pigments used were vibrant but cheap

Walt Disney didn't just dream up his films, Mickey Mouse, and his gigantic amusement parks... He also dreamt of becoming an urban planner. He tried to imagine the city of the future - but its values were strongly anchored in America's racist past.

Walt Disney's City of the Future

Walt Disney: cartoonist, visionary... and urban planner?

Why do the works of the Italian painter Caravaggio exude such violence? The answer is to be found in the eventful life of the artist, who just couldn't stay out of trouble and met a sticky end.

Caravaggio, Genius - and Killer?

Caravaggio just couldn't stay out of trouble and met a sticky end

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Biking Boom (3/3)

Biking Boom (3/3)

Protest Culture on Two Wheels

Biking Boom (2/3)

Biking Boom (2/3)

The Bicycle in Art and Pop Culture

Biking Boom

Biking Boom

Cycling as Lifestyle

Gymnastics

Gymnastics

Belfast: Street Art Capital of the World

Gymnastics

Gymnastics

The Scully Effect

Gymnastics

Gymnastics

What if the Matrix Was Real?

Gymnastics

Gymnastics

The Freedom to Cycle

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Van Gogh's Disappearing Colours

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Walt Disney's City of the Future

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Gymnastics

Caravaggio, Genius - and Killer?

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