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He's a unique, award winning artist who rose to fame with the comic strip "30 DAYS OF NIGHT" which was made into a film. His other works include "FELL", "WORMWOOD" and "WELCOME TO HOXFORD". He's here in Paris for a retrospective of his art. Eve Jackson asks Ben Templesmith just how dark his mind really is.

CULTURE
By Eve JACKSON
Slideshow: Behind the scenes
'First Aid Kit', the swedish cure
22/02/2012 - CULTURE

'First Aid Kit', the swedish cure

First Aid Kit are a Swedish singing duo who can’t help you out in a medical emergency - but can soothe your furrowed brow with their Americana-inspired folk and crystal-clear harmonies. Sisters Klara and Johanna are in the studio to tell Catherine Nicholson what it’s like working with Jack White from the White Stripes, touring with your dad, and getting big in music before you’ve finished school.
Jimmy Robert: the artist as a material
21/02/2012 - CULTURE

Jimmy Robert: the artist as a material

Jimmy Robert’s work exists in a space where video, sculpture, dance, and installations meet. He even uses himself as one of his materials. The Guadeloupean-born, Brussels-based artist joins us as his new show "Langue Matérielle" opens at Paris’s Jeu de Paume gallery.
Brooke Fraser, Kiwi folk singer
17/02/2012 - CULTURE

Brooke Fraser, Kiwi folk singer

She’s already had major chart success in her native New Zealand and next-door Australia. Now folk-popstrel Brooke Fraser is looking to crack Europe and the States with her catchy single "Something in the Water". She tells us about getting inspiration in the land of the Lord of The Rings. Also on the show: the "K-pop" music sensation straight out of Seoul, the super-sweet animated hero Kirikou, and a little taste of the Venice carnival.
Top tips for taming an enfant terrible
16/02/2012 - CULTURE

Top tips for taming an enfant terrible

Our guest on today's show is American mom-in-Paris Pamela Druckerman. She explains what she’s learned from bringing up bébé in France, and as her book title says, "Why French Children Don’t Throw Food". Also on the programe: priceless Mayan masks from Mexico go on show in Paris despite an international diplomatic spat, French designer Joseph Altuzarra wows New York fashion week, and OK Go are back with another crazy music video.
Fearless and loathing with Death in Vegas
15/02/2012 - CULTURE

Fearless and loathing with Death in Vegas

Death In Vegas may have taken seven years off from music, but with their latest album a critical success, and their gigs packed out, frontman Richard Fearless has proved there’s nothing to fear from a comeback.

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