Cruxnews.com -- Arts & Culture

	Dresden church bombed in WWII restored with help from UK Restoration work on one of Germany's most famous baroque churches was completed yesterday nearly 60 years after allied bombers destroyed it in the second world war.
	Racy Mozart opera sparks outrage in Berlin A Mozart opera modernised to include rape, torture, nudity and prostitutes has caused a scandal in Germany.
	The moral messages of Oscar Wilde The author who dared flaunt his homosexuality in the face of repressed Victorian England paid a heavy price for it. Ironically, his writings are full of traditional moral messages.
	Cecil Court: A London retreat for book lovers Not far from two of London's busiest tube stations, a pedestrian cobblestone lane is lined with some of the most intriguing book shops in the Western world.
	New Age psuedo-Judaism sucks in the stars Following in the footsteps of Hollywood divas, pop-star Madonna has remade herself at London's Kabbalah Centre, home of the trendy crash course in ancient Jewish gnosticism.
	L.A.'s cathedral can't get out of the box It has been applauded as "remarkable" and derided as a "concrete monstrosity." Yet most critics are evaluating the new L.A. cathedral according to the canons of modernist architecture.
	Putting legends to the test in Scotland A proposal for a “non-invasive” excavation at Scotland's 15th-century Rosslyn Chapel meets with opposition.
	The Catholic vision of Alfred Hitchcock In his heyday, Alfred Hitchcock scared countless millions without the use of graphic gore. He did it simply by depicting a realistic and biblical view of evil.
	Modern culture needs Spider-Man Time is ripe for a hero with moral courage and a clear understanding of right and wrong. Spider-man 2 delivers.
	The scandal of Ireland's Magdalene laundries A dramatic exposé of the scandalous conditions inside Ireland’s church-run Magdalene Laundries has struck a chord on the Emerald Isle.
	Antoni Gaudi's Sagrada Familia is 'virtually' completed Antoni Gaudi's Sagrada Familia in Barcelona is being 'virtually' completed for a new feature film.
	Architecture in the family way--doctors, houses and women As public faith in the architects who designed "poisonous" Victorian homes rapidly declined, health reformers and women gained authority over the design and functioning of domestic spaces.
	Art of the supernatural: Japanese ghosts and demons From the 17th century to the 19th century, many of Japan's most brilliant artists allowed their imaginations free rein in creating images of the supernatural world in woodblocks, paintings and books.