Arts & Culture
Blockbuster films, chart-topping music, and the global sporting spectacles of 2006.
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2006 Asian Games in Doha
The XV Asiad brought about 9,500 athletes from 45 nations to Doha, marking the first Asian Games ...
Casino Royale (2006): Daniel Craig Bond Reboot
*Casino Royale*, released on **November 17, 2006** in the United States (and on October 31 in the...
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glo...
"Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" premiered a...
Orhan Pamuk wins the Nobel Prize in Literature
On October 12, 2006, the Swedish Academy awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature to Turkish novelis...
Little Miss Sunshine released
Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris's debut feature Little Miss Sunshine, starring Greg Kinnear, To...
2006 Tour de France — The Landis Affair
Floyd Landis appeared to win the 93rd Tour de France on July 23, 2006, but was stripped of the ti...
2006 FIFA World Cup Final
The **2006 FIFA World Cup** (the nineteenth edition of the tournament) was hosted by **Germany** ...
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest premiered at the Disneyland Resort on June 24, 2006, a...
The Devil Wears Prada film release
*The Devil Wears Prada* premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 22, 2006, and received...
Superman Returns premieres
Bryan Singer's Superman Returns, starring Brandon Routh as the Man of Steel and Kevin Spacey as L...
Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie" and mainstream U.S. breakthrough
Shakira achieved a pivotal milestone in 2006 with "Hips Don't Lie," a collaboration with rapper a...
Jack Black stars in Jared Hess's comedy *Nacho Libre*
Director Jared Hess's comedy *Nacho Libre*, starring Jack Black as a chaplain-turned-lucha-libre ...
An Inconvenient Truth
**An Inconvenient Truth**, a documentary film directed by **Davis Guggenheim** and featuring form...
The Da Vinci Code film adaptation released
Ron Howard's The Da Vinci Code, starring Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou, became one of 2006's highes...
Barcelona wins the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final
Barcelona defeated Arsenal 2–1 in the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final on May 17 at Stade de Fran...
First World Baseball Classic championship
The inaugural World Baseball Classic, held March 3–20, 2006, across four countries, crowned Japan...
*V for Vendetta* and the graphic-novel adaptation boom
James McTeigue's *V for Vendetta*, written by the Wachowskis and released March 17, 2006, became ...
Brokeback Mountain's 2006 Cultural Impact
Brokeback Mountain's 2006 awards dominance and wide theatrical expansion established mainstream a...
2006 Winter Olympics (Turin)
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the **XX Olympic Winter Games**, were held in Turin (**Torin...