KSTP’s Ken Barlow recovering from successful surgery
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Gunfights, grisly deaths and fentanyl: Euphoria’s finale was a lurid epic of biblical proportions
Sam Levinson’s HBO show went to garish new extremes to show the hollowness of the American DreamThis article contains spoilersAhead of the series finale, I didn’t think there was much…
British Museum director defends decision to postpone Jewish lecture
Nicholas Cullinan says cultural institutions ‘caught between opposing political pressures’ after row over eventThe director of the British Museum has said that cultural institutions are “caught between opposing political pressures”,…
Lucian Freud
Early portrait denied by Lucian Freud shown for first time after authentication
Artist said Man in a Black Scarf was not his but evidence has emerged to show he painted it when a student in SuffolkAn early portrait by Lucian Freud, which…
Egypt Unveils a Striking Trove of Ancient Artifacts as the Country Tries to Boost Tourism Industry
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Lise Davidsen and James Baillieu review – superstar soprano unleashes her inner Valkyrie
Wigmore Hall, LondonThe Norwegian singer’s remarkable ability to inhabit a character, her warmth on stage and the control and tenderness she brought to the more intimate songs made this a…
Film
To YouTube and beyond: how online gen Z directors stormed Hollywood
Record-breaking box office for Backrooms and Obsession has opened the door for twentysomething YouTube creators as the industry rethinks what audiences wantAt this time last year, the idea of a…
Games
Nex Playground: the family game-night gadget that revives the spirit of the Wii
Launching in the UK this month, this new pint-sized console revives the motion-controlled video game boom of the 00s – with better, safer techFor a wonderful moment in the noughties,…
Pop and rock
‘People get confused, think it’s called Where Did You Go?’ How the Bluetones made Slight Return
‘We didn’t have a washing machine, so I was in the launderette when our manager rang and said: “You’ve gone in at No 2”’We were still a three-piece: Adam Devlin,…
Ghost in the Machine review – entertaining AI polemic dives into its dark history in race politics and eugenics
The roots of AI in rightwing ideology is examined in Valerie Veatch’s enjoyable doc, including an array of colourful, often crazed, figuresDirector Valerie Veatch made her name with documentaries such…
News
Pianist steps out of audience to rescue La La Land show in Sydney after keyboard player falls ill
A 21-year-old university student sitting in the audience saved the La La Land in Concert event after its keyboard player fell sick and couldn’t continue
Italy
‘What happened to the testicles?’: mockery in Milan over bull mosaic’s restoration
Rampant Bull needed a makeover after wear and tear from tourists, but refurbishment ‘castrated’ it, critics sayThe restoration of a floor mosaic in Milan called the Rampant Bull has been…