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    Topic: Art

    Sport and screen adaptations aside, the art world moves at its own pace, and this hub is where that pace is tracked. Coverage ranges across exhibitions, artists, galleries and the wider creative economy, taking in everything from major shows and acquisitions to the market forces and controversies that shape what gets made, shown and collected.

    Art rarely sits apart from the events around it, and stories here often intersect with culture, politics, technology and business, whether that means a work sparking public debate, a new tool reshaping how art is produced, or funding and institutional decisions affecting who gets to create. Following this topic offers a way to keep pace with how creative expression is evolving and being contested.

    For readers with an interest in culture beyond the headlines of the day, this is a place to see how ideas take visual form, how institutions respond to them, and how art continues to reflect and challenge the world it's made in.

    • The Duffer Brothers Tap Josh Stern As President Of Upside Down Pictures

      Matt and Ross Duffer have appointed Josh Stern as president of Upside Down Pictures, their production company operating under an exclusive Paramount deal. The appointment strengthens the company’s leadership as the creators of Stranger Things expand into developing film, television and direct-to-consumer projects, marking a significant step in Paramount’s wider partnership with the pair. The…

    • Cartoon alpaca Cole Palmer is a unicorn in this world inventing moments of pure pleasure | Barney Ronay

      Cole Palmer’s standout display for Chelsea against Fulham has prompted renewed praise for his creativity and individuality, with Barney Ronay arguing that he is currently England’s most genuinely inventive footballer. The column compares Palmer’s distinct, unguarded appeal to that of rapper Central Cee, a friend of the player, and suggests supporters are responding to a…

    • London Science Museum cuts links with BP after decades of partnership

      The Science Museum Group has ended the Science Museum Group Academy’s partnership with BP when its current contract expired, ending a relationship that had lasted for decades. Campaigners welcomed the move after sustained criticism that fossil-fuel sponsorship could influence science education and deter schools from visiting, while the museum said BP funding had supported training…

    • Paul Heaton scores first number one album as Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 finally reaches top 40

      Paul Heaton has achieved his first solo UK number one album with Jenius, marking his sixth chart-topping album overall after successes with The Beautiful South and Jacqui Abbott. The result highlights his enduring popularity, while Dolly Parton’s music has returned strongly to the charts following her death, reflecting the continuing influence of her catalogue in…

    • Former GHOST Member HENRIK PALM Announces New Solo Album ‘Idiot Plot’

      Swedish multi-instrumentalist Henrik Palm, a former member of Ghost, will release his fourth solo album, ‘Idiot Plot’, on 4 December through Svart Records. The record emerged after Palm experienced burnout in late 2024, but regained enthusiasm for making music through informal fortnightly studio sessions with producer Simon Söderberg; he describes it as his most psychedelic,…

    • John Mayer Has Some Thoughts on His Future With Dead and Company

      John Mayer has clarified that he is not permanently leaving Dead and Company, after comments about “going back to [his] corner” prompted fans to think the group had ended following Bob Weir’s death in January. He said he is focusing on grief and healing rather than planning future performances, stressing that he is not ruling…

    • Rod Wave’s ‘Don’t Look Down’: All 24 Tracks Ranked

      Billboard ranks all 24 tracks on Rod Wave’s Don’t Look Down, portraying the album as another emotionally direct, largely solo release built around romance, personal history and his rise to fame. – The 68-minute album has only four guest contributors, including two appearances from Hazlett. – The review praises Rod Wave’s vocals, ballad-writing and varied…

    • Dolly Parton’s Last Public Appearance Spoke Volumes

      The article previews a tribute episode of Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast responding to Dolly Parton’s reported death at 80 following cancer. It focuses on the sense of loss in Nashville, where Parton built her career and remained closely associated, and considers the lasting cultural impact of her life and work. Hosts Joseph Hudak and…

    • Enes Kanter Freedom pushes back after Cameron Brink dismisses transgender athlete debate as ‘non-issue’

      Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom has challenged Los Angeles Sparks player Cameron Brink after she described the transgender-athlete debate as a “non-issue” in the WNBA. The dispute follows Freedom’s ejection from a Chicago Sky game and subsequent arena ban, highlighting an increasingly public argument over eligibility rules in women’s sport and protest tactics at…

    • Billy Strings Adds New 2027 US Tour Dates

      Billy Strings has announced additional US dates for February 2027 to support his new album, *So Much for Goodbyes*. The run follows the end of his 2026 tour in December and includes multiple-night engagements in North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee, giving fans new opportunities to see him shortly after the album’s release. The 2027 dates…