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Art spans visual culture, film, music, design and the objects people make and collect. It includes creative work and the institutions that preserve and present it, as well as the people, businesses and public funding that shape what audiences can see.

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Forget ‘Avatar,’ This 8-Part Netflix Drama Is Zoe Saldaña’s Best Performance

  • Collider calls From Scratch Zoe Saldaña's best-ever performance.
  • Netflix drama stars Saldaña as artist Amy alongside Eugenio Mastrandrea.
  • Based on Tembi Locke's memoir, explores love, family and grief.

A Collider feature argues that Zoe Saldaña's most affecting performance came not from Avatar or her Oscar-winning role in Emilia Pérez, but from the Netflix drama From Scratch. In the eight-part series, Saldaña plays Amy, an aspiring artist who falls in love with an Italian chef while studying…

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Casting Society Sets 2027 Artios Awards Date, Venues & Timeline, Reveals New Officers

  • 2027 Artios Awards set for 18 February in three cities.
  • Nominees announced in two phases, October and December 2026.
  • Casting Society names Destiny Lilly-led board for 2026-27.

The Casting Society has announced the date and venues for its 42nd annual Artios Awards, alongside its newly elected 2026-27 Board of Directors. The ceremony, honouring excellence in casting across film, television, commercials and theatre, will take place on 18 February 2027 with simultaneous events at The Beverly…

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If you want to own a College Basketball team, UNLV is up for sale in wild, but smart, $10 million proposition

  • UNLV's basketball team is reportedly for sale for about $10 million.
  • Sale reflects NIL and revenue-sharing reshaping college sports economics.
  • Comes as Congress moves to regulate chaotic college sports NIL rules.

UNLV's men's basketball programme is reportedly being put up for sale, with an outside group said to be seeking around $10 million to take a controlling stake in the team. The move reflects how dramatically college sports have been reshaped by the shift to athlete pay via NIL…

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‘Respect your fans above everything else.’

  • Rod Smallwood reflects on managing Iron Maiden continuously since 1979
  • Band marks 50th anniversary with EDDFEST festival and Pophouse Entertainment deal
  • Smallwood received an OBE; band named 2026 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees

Iron Maiden's long-serving manager Rod Smallwood has spoken about the secrets behind his near-50-year working relationship with the band, as well as the recent EDDFEST festival, fan clubs and anti-touting measures. Smallwood has managed Iron Maiden continuously since 1979, making it one of the longest-running artist-manager partnerships in…

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Shakira & Burna Boy’s ‘Dai Dai’ Rules Global Charts, BTS’ ‘Normal’ Blasts Back to Top Five

  • Shakira & Burna Boy's World Cup anthem "Dai Dai" stays No. 1 globally for a third week
  • BTS's "Normal" re-enters top five after new video and promotion
  • Oasis's "Wonderwall" dips to No. 5 after England fans' World Cup boost

Shakira and Burna Boy's "Dai Dai (FIFA World Cup Official Song 2026)" has extended its run atop Billboard's global charts, buoyed by high-profile performances including the World Cup final halftime show at MetLife Stadium on 19 July. The track's continued dominance reflects how tightly this year's World Cup…

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Global partners are joining the Trump administration and this FBI to take down scam empires for good

  • FBI targets global scam compounds trafficking workers to defraud Americans
  • Effort spans Southeast Asia and the Middle East, seizing billions
  • Framed as a priority initiative under the Trump administration

FBI Director Kash Patel has outlined a major international operation targeting "scam centres" — large, industrial-scale compounds, mostly in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, run by transnational criminal syndicates. These operations reportedly use forced, often trafficked, labour to run fraud schemes that target American citizens, particularly the…

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AARON STAINTHORPE Talks ‘Heartbreaking’ Dismissal From MY DYING BRIDE And Formation Of TOWARDS THE SINISTER

  • Aaron Stainthorpe forms Towards The Sinister after My Dying Bride firing.
  • Band reunites him with three former My Dying Bride members.
  • Small UK gigs planned, European festivals and new music to follow.

Aaron Stainthorpe, sacked in 2025 as My Dying Bride's frontman after 35 years, has launched a new band, Towards The Sinister, with three of his former bandmates. The group reunites him with guitarist Calvin Robertshaw, bassist Ade Jackson and drummer Rick Miah, and aims to recapture the sound…

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Dolly Parton’s Brother, Coy “Denver” Parton, Dead at 82

  • Dolly Parton's brother Coy "Denver" Parton has died aged 82
  • No cause of death disclosed; private services planned
  • Comes amid Dolly Parton's own recent health and personal struggles

Dolly Parton's older brother, Coy "Denver" Parton, has died at the age of 82, according to his obituary. He passed away on 23 July, though no cause of death has been given, and the country star has not yet publicly commented on his passing. The news follows a…

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Farage calls for Zack Polanski to be arrested after Green Party leader ‘posts photo of man wearing shirt planning his decapitation’

  • Farage demands Polanski's arrest over a decapitation-themed shirt photo
  • Green Party leader accused of posting inflammatory image about Farage
  • Row deepens hostility between Reform UK and the Green Party

Nigel Farage has called for Green Party leader Zack Polanski to be arrested after Polanski shared a photo on social media appearing to show a man wearing a shirt referencing his own decapitation. The row has escalated tensions between the Reform UK leader and the Green Party, with…

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Puberty blocker trial should be stopped until legal challenge is heard, court told

  • Legal bid seeks to pause a puberty blocker trial pending court review
  • Case forms part of wider debate over treatment for gender dysphoria
  • Full details of the court hearing were not available in the text

A legal challenge has been brought seeking to halt a clinical trial of puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria until a court has ruled on the underlying dispute. Campaigners or claimants argue that allowing the trial to proceed before the judicial review is resolved could cause irreversible…

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