The Bull by Paulus Potter is one of the star paintings at the Mauritshuis in The Hague, a bucolic image of animals and a farmer.
But new research suggests the painting has unexpected hidden depths: conservators restoring the artwork say the…
Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey has trademarked his image and voice – including his famous catchphrase: “All right, all right, all right” from the movie Dazed and Confused in an attempt to forestall unauthorised use by artificial…
Before Carey Cox gained national attention as Rose Blaine in Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” she was a student performer for Carolina’s PlayMakers Repertory Company.
She didn’t expect to pass the audition in 2013. But dramatic art…
When Demna designed his first menswear for Balenciaga a decade ago, he directly referenced an unfinished camel overcoat that founder Cristóbal Balenciaga had been working on for himself, given that the fashion house, founded in 1937, has a…
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The Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) has announced the recipients of the 2026 Instrumental Prizes, which aim to support early-career musicians.
The RPS Emily Anderson Violin Prize was awarded to Italian–British…
Presenter Amol Rajan is to leave BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, announcing he intends to launch his own company.
He will continue doing some work for the BBC away from news, including hosting quiz show University Challenge and the Radical podcast….
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The Esmé Quartet is in the middle of a busy season. The quartet, which formed in Cologne, Germany, in 2016, is now based in San Francisco, and has recently wrapped up its…
These four large paintings are an exercise in holding together fragility and resilience on canvas
Part of the Sainsbury Centre’s Can We Stop Killing Each Other? season of exhibitions exploring conflict and resolution, Roots of Resilience is…
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