art & culture

As per reports, An online auction of digital art raised more than $52 million worth of cryptocurrency to help fund WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's legal defence. The center of attraction of the auction was an NFT artwork, clock, that displays the number of days Assange has been imprisoned. Notably, Assange is battling extradition from Britain to the United States, after he allegedly leaked thousands of secret classified files in 2010.

British-Irish comedian, Jimmy Carr is condemned by anti-hate organizations, for his comments about the Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller community. The special premiered on Netflix on December 25, but the comment received wider attention after a clip circulated on social media. When people talk about the Holocaust, they talk about the loss of Jewish lives but not of gypsies, he said, because no one ever wants to talk about the positives.

Amid the pandemic, Cambodian lion dancers are all set to perform at Lunar New Year Ceremony. All the income sources have dried up during the pandemic, with the number of performances bottoming out to about once a month instead of five, said a performer. The Cambodian Chinese Association estimates there are eight troupes, but the number may shrink. Notably, Sino-Khmers have long been an integral part of the Cambodian society.