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Raven Halfmoon brings her giant doubles to Ballroom Marfa
The Oklahoma-based artist’s first travelling exhibition lands in Donald Judd’s West Texas
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Top Boy actor tells rape trial that encounter was consensual
Micheal Ward, who denies the charges, tells a jury he thought they were "having a great time".
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‘Attacked behind the scenes’: Children of Blood & Bone author Tomi Adeyemi distances herself from film adaptation
The Nigerian-American writer says she ‘will not watch’ Gina Prince-Bythewood’s adaptation of her fantasy bestseller Tomi Adeyemi, …
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Russell T Davies teases a new TV project - but says he 'doesn't know if it works'
The Swansea-born screenwriter says the problems in Tip Toe are not exclusive to the LGBT community.
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When two become one: the complex dance of museum mergers
The Neue Galerie’s merger with the Met—the world’s fourth-largest museum—serves as a recent example of a smaller US institution un…
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Quakes wipe out Venezuela's colonial heritage and tourism landmarks
The deaths of over 3,000 people in two June earthquakes were accompanied by the levelling of irreplaceable colonial architecture a…
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‘It’s more than just fairy smut’: Inside the UK’s first romantasy bookshop
Between enemies-to-lovers and ‘shadow daddies’, BookTok has fallen in love with the spicy stories combining romance and fantasy. B…
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Spain's 'running of the bulls' festival opens in Pamplona
Revelers poured red wine and held traditional red scarfs for the "Chupinazo," the opening of a festival in northern Spain where hu…
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Sir Anthony Hopkins' England football shirt sparks debate
The Welsh actor posed with his wife, prompting playful reaction from fans ahead of the World Cup match.
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‘The song got us signed but I hated it’: how Haircut 100 made Fantastic Day
‘In the early days, we hopped on every bandwagon going – punk, ska, mod, everything. Fantastic Day was always there, just in diffe…
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Taylor & Travis - how AI images fill the gap when there’s no news
Until we get official news from Tayvis' wedding - fake pics are everywhere
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Underground Monk Show: inside Edinburgh fringe’s cult comedy of the highest order
This late-night escapade became a word-of-mouth festival favourite. The show’s creators discuss the method behind its madness – an…
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Harry Styles receives Guinness World Record for longest Wembley Stadium run
The Watermelon Sugar singer is the first artist to perform 12 shows on a single tour at the stadium.
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National Gallery acquires Kauffman work, lifting women artists to 28
The National Gallery in London has added an 18th-century Angelica Kauffman painting to its walls, a donation that highlights the s…
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The Guest review – Trine Dyrholm pulls out all the stops as a bipolar mother in dysfunctional family drama
Karlovy Vary film festival Writer-director Mads Mengel’s film about a seaside christening disrupted by a previously shunned relati…
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Robert Richardson: The White Devil review – tempestuous DoP’s relationship with A-list directors laid bare
Karlovy Vary film festival Intimate documentary interviews Scorsese, Tarantino and Stone as well as Richardson’s family – with sta…
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Can a Riga fair foster a new generation of collectors in Latvia?
The Baltic state is bidding to bolster its nascent art market
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Wolf Alice cover Nirvana at emotional homecoming show
The band break out their own version of Smells Like Teen Spirit at their biggest-ever headline show.
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Man jailed as Sotheby’s due diligence foils antiquities fraud
Andrew Crowley, based in Bristol in the UK, has been sentenced for trying to sell statues with forged provenance documents through…
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‘Flight originated from the imagination’: how artists have captured space travel
As the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum turns 50, an expansive exhibition celebrates how art has coincided with space W…
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Couples Weekend review – Alexandra Daddario annd Josh Gad lead spicy comedy of marital melee
Two couples start to fall apart during a midwinter break, involving a lot of shouty dialogue that’s neither realistic nor funny Th…
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'Defining image of the era of American history': July 4 Patriot Front photo goes viral
The Fourth of July, marking the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, left behind a disturbing photograph depict…
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‘Cosy competency porn’: why The Post is my feelgood movie
A reminder of Steven Spielberg’s prowess and speed in the latest in our series of writers highlighting their go-to comfort watches…
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Comment | American museum expansions must go beyond glass and steel to serve modern audiences
While increasing their built footprints, US museums also need to expand their accessibility to the public. By failing to do so the…