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Before the gold rush: a South African story – in pictures

  • Photo book explores Mpumalanga’s layered history
  • Images link trade, mining and displacement
  • Present-day lives are framed by older histories

The Guardian gallery highlights *Mapalakata*, the debut publication by South African photographer Robin Bernstein, which explores the layered history of Mpumalanga on the border with Mozambique and Eswatini. Using portraits, landscapes and historical traces, the project examines how different waves of outsiders have moved through, occupied and reshaped…

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The harshness of holding back: Pem on creating art through chronic illness

  • Pem discusses art shaped by chronic illness
  • The focus is on limits, pacing and frustration
  • Illness is shown as central to the creative process

The article is an interview-led profile in which Pem reflects on making art while living with chronic illness, focusing on how illness changes not just output but the whole process of creating. She describes the frustration and emotional strain of having to hold back, pace herself and work…

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Academies ‘must’ engage with knife crime discussion

  • Minister says schools must discuss knife crime openly
  • Harvey Willgoose’s mother says academies resisted taking part
  • Government may push schools to engage with prevention work

The mother of Harvey Willgoose has welcomed a government promise to look at making it easier for schools to work with anti-knife crime campaigns, after she said some academies had resisted taking part in awareness work. Harvey, 15, was fatally stabbed at his Sheffield school in February 2025,…

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Tragedy after woman paid doctor $2,000 for ‘clarity’ ceremony that saw her take cocktail of ketamine and MDMA

  • Woman died after a paid drug-taking ceremony
  • Ketamine and MDMA were reportedly involved
  • Case raises safety and oversight concerns

The article reports that a woman died after taking a combination of ketamine and MDMA during a so-called “clarity” ceremony for which she had paid a doctor $2,000. It matters because it raises concerns about the safety, supervision and regulation of privately run drug-assisted wellness or therapeutic-style sessions,…

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TV tonight: an eye-popping account of Katie Price in the Playboy mansion

  • Guardian recommends Katie Price documentary as the night’s main pick
  • Other highlights include emergency response, drama and documentary programmes
  • Listings span Sky, Channel 5, More4, PBS America and Sky History

This Guardian “TV tonight” column highlights the evening’s television picks for 15 July 2026, led by the second part of *Katie Price: Nothing to Hide* on Sky Documentaries. The article presents the programme as a candid look at Price’s life, including her time at the Playboy mansion, her…

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Paramount Skydance Agrees to Link Merger Antitrust Case to Pre-Existing Paramount+ Subscriber Suit

  • Paramount backs linking merger case to existing subscriber lawsuit
  • One judge may now oversee both merger challenges
  • States want court orders blocking the deal from closing

Paramount has agreed to a request from 12 US states to link their new federal antitrust challenge to its proposed $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery to an existing lawsuit brought by Paramount+ subscribers. If the cases are formally related, they will probably be handled by Judge…

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“I don’t think he ever got over being fired from King Crimson… but he went on to bigger, more financially successful things”: Peter Sinfield, the prog poet who gave voices to ELP, Roxy Music and many others

  • Peter Sinfield, key King Crimson lyricist, has died aged 80.
  • He helped define progressive rock’s language and imagery.
  • His influence stretched from prog into later pop work.

Peter Sinfield, the lyricist and creative collaborator best known for shaping the words and imagery of early King Crimson, has died aged 80 after retiring because of ill health. The article presents him as a major figure in progressive music whose work helped define the tone and ambition…

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Inmate who killed teenager at New Year’s Eve party becomes oldest ever executed in Florida as his final words are revealed

  • Florida executed its oldest prisoner on record
  • He was convicted of a 1982 party murder
  • The case lasted more than four decades

A Florida inmate convicted of murdering a 14-year-old boy at a New Year’s Eve party in 1982 has been executed, becoming the oldest person ever put to death in the state. The case matters because it closes one of Florida’s longest-running death penalty cases and draws attention to…

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‘The world wasn’t ready for me’: Del LaGrace Volcano on photographing S&M scenes, leather-clad lesbians and a drag king self-portrait

  • Del LaGrace Volcano reflects on queer art, identity and belated recognition
  • Their work moved from scandal and bans to museum attention
  • Volcano says identity debates eclipsed appreciation of their photography

The Guardian interview profiles Del LaGrace Volcano, a US-born photographer whose once-controversial images of LGBTQ+ communities, drag kings and sexual desire are now entering museums. Volcano reflects on a career shaped by defiance of gender and sexual norms, arguing that public fascination with their intersex identity often overshadowed…

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Noir-Style Cartoon Detective FPS ‘Mouse: P.I. For Hire’ Surpasses One Million Players

  • Mouse: P.I. For Hire has reached one million players.
  • The milestone follows regular post-launch updates.
  • Recent improvements included a new 40fps mode.

Mouse: P.I. For Hire, the noir-inspired cartoon detective first-person shooter from Fumi and PlaySide, has passed one million players across all platforms since launching in April 2026. The milestone matters because it signals strong early momentum for a stylised, risk-taking indie title, particularly after continued post-launch support and…

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