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.
These stories matter because art can entertain, challenge how history is told and give communities a shared point of reference. Questions of access, preservation and ownership affect whether cultural works endure and who gets to experience them.
▶A documentary play about Gisèle Pelicot’s trial will be staged at County Hall, with a full livestream. Godzilla Minus Zero drew sustained applause at its premiere, while Ray Gunn explores corporate control of art and AI pressures.
Ahead of the 3 November US midterm elections, progressive and moderate Democrats were already preparing competing explanations for any party gains. Progressives argued that victories by candidates such as Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed would show that a bold economic message can win in competitive states. Moderates pointed…
Russia’s Federal Security Service says it detained a minor over alleged preparations for an attack at a Moscow park, after receiving information from the United States. The case prompted the temporary closure of the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve and highlights cooperation between the two countries’ security services. The FSB…
Pitjantjatjara artist Sally Scales says AI is copying First Nations art and turning it into generic products, stripping away artists’ agency and the cultural connections that give their work meaning. The concerns extend beyond copyright: Indigenous cultural and intellectual property may be taken from material online and reused…
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has intensified military and police action against cartels and armed groups, fulfilling his law-and-order campaign pledge. His approach marks a sharp turn from his predecessor’s negotiations with armed organisations and has brought Colombia closer to US President Donald Trump’s anti-cartel coalition. In…
Box Art Brawl has put the Japanese cover of Game Boy pinball game *Revenge of the ’Gator* against the design used in North America and Europe. The feature invites readers to compare the artwork; the game has also recently joined the Nintendo Switch Online Game Boy library. The…
Brad Bird’s animated film Ray Gunn uses a hard-boiled detective story to explore the pressures on art from corporate control and artificial intelligence. Set in a vast future city shared by humans and aliens, it follows private investigator Raymond Gunn as a routine spying job involving pop star…
The article ranks ten 1990s role-playing games that remain enjoyable today and helped shape later games. It argues that their lasting appeal comes from strong storytelling, memorable art and music, and gameplay ideas that still feel rewarding. The examples in the supplied text include Chrono Trigger, praised for…
Nigel Farage plans to name Reform UK’s first defence spokesman on Thursday, as the party seeks to make the Armed Forces and military spending central political issues. He has also pledged to replace the leadership of the Imperial War Museum (IWM) and other publicly owned military heritage sites,…
Amy Poehler accepted the innovation in comedy award at the WSJ. Magazine Innovator Awards in New York, where she spoke about how comedy brings joy and connection. She said it had “saved my life many times” and thanked the people she has met and worked with through comedy.…