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Outrageous and outsized musical tribute to Claes Oldenburg takes the stage in Los Angeles
In “Enormous Things: The Musical”, the beloved Pop artist confronts a creative block while Jeff Koons taunts him mercilessly and C…
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Plymouth’s the Box wins 2026 Art Fund museum of the year award
‘Ambitious and welcoming’ venue that opened in 2020 praised for ‘reimagining what being a museum can mean’ The Box in Plymouth has…
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The Box in Plymouth, ‘a welcoming space’ which ‘reaches beyond its walls’, wins UK Art Fund’s Museum of the Year prize
The museum has been praised for the ambitious way it has shared its collections and for its social outreach
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'True jewel' museum and gallery wins UK award
The Box, in Plymouth, wins the 2026 Art Fund Museum of the Year award.
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British actor praised for 'rugby tackling' handbag robber before film premiere
Aneurin Barnard was said to have stepped in to stop the robber while promoting new film Rogue Trooper.
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Rembrandt painting was altered to erase turban from man’s head, restorers find
Exclusive: Unknown hand covered up artist’s depiction of diverse crowd during influx of refugees to Leiden in 1620s Layers of over…
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Could a Madison Square Garden wedding be the love story of Taylor Swift's wildest dreams?
Officials confirmed someone applied for a permit to close the streets near Madison Square Garden on 4 July.
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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…