Talk Fuse

    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.

    • Next Wave #1206: Sex Mask

      Melbourne trio Sex Mask return with their third EP, an explosively addictive mix of electronic adrenaline, punk-infused guitars, and blood-boiling anger. The trio – made up of Vicente Moncada (drums/production), Wry Gray (vocals/lyrics) and Kaya Martin (guitars/ synths) – gripped Australia’s music scene by the throat in 2025 with their two… The post Next Wave #1206:…

    • What to know about this weekend’s IndyCar race on the National Mall

      Why is the car race in this part of D.C.? Will it be streaming? Who’s paying for it? Here’s what to know before the Freedom 250 Grand Prix hits the National Mall this weekend.

    • Swedish Dramedy ‘Adult Supervision’ Sells To WB Discovery, Fandango, Palace, Vertigo & More Ahead Of Fantastic Fest Launch; Watch Trailer

      Sales agency Heretic has closed a string of international deals for Swedish dramedy “Adult Supervision” ahead of its world premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin, where it will screen in the Next Wave Competition. The film, from author-turned-director Alex Schulman, marks his feature directorial debut and follows the Cannes market launch of the title, with…

    • Ridley Scott’s 11-Year-Old Sci-Fi Classic Is Officially Taking Over Apple TV

      Apple TV has begun adding acclaimed films from outside its usual library of Apple-produced originals, including Ridley Scott’s 2015 sci-fi film The Martian. The move marks a shift for the streamer, which has traditionally focused almost exclusively on exclusive, in-house productions, and appears aimed at broadening its appeal amid competition from rival streaming services. The…

    • The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

      Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here’s an offering of the best…

    • Democrats urge ICE to halt purchase of electric gloves ‘before more innocent lives are lost’

      House Democrats on the Homeland Security Committee are calling for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin to abandon plans to equip immigration agents with electric shock gloves and “halt this procurement before more innocent lives are lost.” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) earlier this month published a notice of their plan to…

    • Phoebe Bridgers, KATSEYE Bag First No. 1s In Australia

      Phoebe Bridgers has scored her first Australian No. 1 album, with Lost Weekend topping the ARIA Albums Chart published on 21 August, while girl group KATSEYE claims its first chart-topping single with “Animal”. The milestones cap breakthrough moments for both acts, with Bridgers’ latest surpassing the peaks of her previous solo and Boygenius releases, and…

    • Nevada allows Uber, Tesla and Waymo to start paid robotaxi service

      The Nevada Transportation Authority has granted Tesla, Waymo and Uber permits to operate paid autonomous taxi services in Clark County, which includes Las Vegas. The approvals mark a significant expansion of commercial robotaxi operations in the United States, allowing thousands of driverless vehicles to begin charging passengers for rides across the region within the coming…

    • The midterms of scandal are underway

      Both parties have navigated a range of scandals this year — and haven’t found a uniform approach to handling them.

    • Five things in EFL: Fallen giants and ambitious upstarts

      BBC Sport’s weekly look at the English Football League highlights five storylines as the 2025-26 season enters its second week, contrasting clubs with big ambitions to bounce back with unfancied sides revelling in unexpected success. West Ham United and Leicester City are both aiming for immediate returns to the Premier League after relegation, while newly…