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.

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      Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly preparing to end their six-year stint in California and return to the UK, in a striking reversal of their 2020 decision to step back from royal duties. Harry has previously described feeling “trapped” in Britain before the couple’s departure, and their prospective return has generated significant attention over…

    • The Duskbloods Could Have Been a ‘Cute’ Nintendo Game

      FromSoftware director Hidetaka Miyazaki has revealed that the studio’s upcoming Switch 2 title The Duskbloods originally had a much cuter, more “Nintendo” art style before settling on its current dark, Victorian Gothic aesthetic. Speaking at a roundtable Q&A, he said the change was one of the most drastic shifts during the game’s five-year development, offering…

    • Martin Scorsese Joins Paul Schrader’s Venice Drama ‘The Basics Of Philosophy’ As EP; Noora Films Boards Sales

      Martin Scorsese has signed on as an executive producer for Paul Schrader’s new drama The Basics of Philosophy, ahead of its out-of-competition premiere at the Venice Film Festival. Noora Films has also joined the project to handle international sales, reuniting Schrader with the sales company that previously represented his Cannes title Oh, Canada. The move…

    • UK cinemas look at banning Meta smart glasses over piracy fears

      UK cinemas are considering restricting or banning Meta’s camera-enabled smart glasses over fears they could be used to illegally film films, according to the UK Cinema Association (UKCA). The trade body said individual chains may bring in policies limiting the £359 devices, joining a growing number of venues, including theatres, pubs and restaurants, that have…

    • All of Us Atoms by Holly Dawson audiobook review – an extraordinary self-portrait

      Helena Bonham Carter narrates the playwright’s impressionistic memoir, written as she was experiencing the loss of her memory Playwright Holly Dawson’s memoir tells of memory lapses and a series of seizures that signal something isn’t right. Before visiting a doctor, she had been muddling up words, forgetting people’s names and flooding the bathroom. The book…

    • The Duskbloods’ Full Character List Officially Revealed

      FromSoftware has revealed details of the playable character roster for The Duskbloods, its first original game built for the Nintendo Switch 2 and a rare multiplayer-only entry in its Bloodborne/Dark Souls-inspired catalogue. Unlike Elden Ring, the game uses prebuilt characters called Bloodsworn, each with unique weapons, powers and passive abilities, rather than a fully customisable…

    • Welcome to the AI crisis in math

      The Verge’s Decoder podcast tackled the growing turmoil in mathematics caused by rapid advances in AI, after OpenAI published solutions to longstanding maths problems that stunned the mathematical community. Host Nilay Patel spoke with Verge AI reporter Robert Hart, who had interviewed leading mathematicians about what many describe as an existential crisis over the purpose…

    • The Duskbloods Is Inspired By One Of Tabletop Gaming’s Most Famous Vampire RPGs

      From Software has been an industry trendsetter with its souls-like games over the years, but what inspires the studio when it crafts new experiences like The Duskbloods? The brief amounts of gameplay we’ve seen so far certainly suggest it includes plenty of From Software DNA, with its elegant art direction and hard-hitting action, and game…

    • The Duskbloods Has Some George R.R. Martin In Its Blood

      From Software’s next game, The Duskbloods, is inspired by both vampire literature and tabletop games. But another key figure that the studio looked to for motivation was legendary Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin. That’s not too surprising, given Martin’s involvement with the studio’s smash-hit game Elden Ring, and while he may not have…

    • Postal 2 Redux Funded, Confirmed for Q1 2027 Launch on PC, PS4, PS5, and VR

      Once-controversial cult classic Postal 2 is returning, with original developer Running With Scissors, Flat2VR, Team Beef, and Impact Reality confirming Postal 2 Redux, a complete rebuild of the 2003 first-person shooter in Unity 6. Following a successful Kickstarter that saw it get funded in one day, Redux will be released in Q1 2027 for PC,…