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European culture: art, music, film, books and ideas.
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Manifesta 2026 Asks What Should Happen to Germany’s Unused Churches
From a tea garden to a basketball court to art installations, the 16th edition of the nomadic biennial transforms disused churches…
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Ireland urged to create national panel to evaluate claims for Nazi-era and colonial loot
The Irish culture minister has said he will put forward a plan to implement recommendations from the Advisory Committee on the Res…
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Woman recalls posing for Freud after £25m art sale
Sue Tilley remembers champagne lunches and Freud's "scruffy" studio with a Rodin used as a doorstop.
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David Clayton-Thomas, lead singer for Blood, Sweat & Tears, dies aged 84
The Canadian musician, who achieved major hits such as Spinning Wheel and You’ve Made Me So Very Happy, died peacefully at a Toron…
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Grand Theft Auto VI pre-orders open, but don’t expect a physical copy
The blockbuster launch is expected to dwarf the box office takings of the year’s biggest movies with one industry analyst predicti…
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The Truth review – Florian Zeller’s knotty comedy of deceit is a real delight
Apollo theatre, London Stephen Mangan, Sarah Hadland, Ardal O’Hanlon and Janie Dee are seat-shakingly funny in this study of adult…
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‘Our characters like to be naughty’: the makers of the Nirvanna mockumentary on illegal skydiving, taboo-breaking and time travel
Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol’s (non-Cobain affiliated) movie feels like Jackass via Back to the Future. They talk about how the s…
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‘Delivery jobs are not for the weak!’ How British singer Kwn went from Amazon driver to global R&B star
After being dropped by her label, the vocalist became a courier to make ends meet. Now she’s back – with millions of fans of her p…
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Women auto workers who helped inspire UK's Equal Pay Act honoured in east London public sculpture
Made in collaboration with local students, Ruth Ewan's sculpture will mark the beginning of a heritage trail at the redeveloped Da…
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Jackass: Best and Last review – kings of gross-out comedy’s final, funny farewell
So-called final outing for Johnny Knoxville and his daring, stunt-hungry pals might be close to a greatest hits reel, but there ar…
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Public invited to pay tribute to David Hockney
A book of condolence opens to allow people to pay tribute to David Hockney at Bradford City Hall.
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Leonard Cohen estate slams use of 'Hallelujah' at Trump's Freedom 250 rally
Donald Trump had announced earlier in June that 'Hallelujah' would be performed at the opening of the Great American State Fair, f…
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Pope Leo XIV to publish collection of early writings
Freedom Under Grace will feature previously unpublished homilies and addresses from 2001 to 2013, letting readers ‘observe the dev…
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Human rights expert Philippe Sands wins German Peace Prize
From advocating for the law of ecocide to representing Palestinian rights, the descendant of Holocaust survivors tirelessly fights…
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Half-time report! It’s the 11 best TV moments of the World Cup so far
From Merlin the duck to Thierry Henry’s panic and the goalie who broke the internet, here are the tournament’s most glorious TV mo…
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Misan Harriman to step down as chair of London's Southbank Centre
Harriman, who faced criticism from some UK media outlets over social media posts, says it was always his plan to leave after servi…
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Puppy eyes, sad hair and a big boom box: John Cusack films – ranked!
As the former teen heartthrob turns 60, we look at his most intense, ironic, lovable roles – from a sympathetic scientist to a pee…
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Sotheby's £296m Joe Lewis sale sets UK record, boosts London market
Sotheby’s record £296.3m sale of the Joe Lewis collection proves London can still secure and sell the world’s most valuable art de…
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Royal Ballet's adaptive class sells out, exposing untapped dance market
A sold-out adaptive ballet workshop at the Royal Ballet School highlights a vast, unmet demand for inclusive arts programming acro…
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Muse: The Wow! Signal review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week
(Warner) From Count Dracula organ to choirs crying in Latin, the Devon band are scenery-chewingly preposterous yet nuanced on thi…
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Berlin to cover state policy costs as heat and AI risks strain economy
Germany’s federal government has agreed to shoulder the majority of new policy costs imposed on regional governments, a fiscal ref…
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Chris and Martina: The Final Set review – tennis titans discuss their deep bond and intense rivalry
Now supporting each other through cancer treatment, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova trace the ups and downs of their decades-l…
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Marginalized for her ‘immense ambition’, the genius of director Elaine May is finally being recognized
As a new retrospective opens, collaborators of the Mikey and Nicky film-maker explain how she blazed a trail for female directors …
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Tate Britain and Turner Contemporary take their eco-missions beyond the gallery walls
The London museum is building a sustainable garden while the Margate institution has launched a biennial summit exploring our ocea…