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.

    • Gun law in limbo as Justice Department holds off appeal

      The Trump administration has yet to appeal a key firearms ruling handed down last week, leaving gun control groups worried and Second Amendment advocates hoping it means the Justice Department (DOJ) is standing down.  When a judge ruled last week that parts of the 1934 National Firearms Act (NFA) could no longer stand, he gave the Trump administration a…

    • New Krispy Kreme Pokemon Doughnuts Announced, And You’re Gonna Wanna Eat ‘Em All

      Starting next week, it’s going to be totally acceptable to eat Pokemon. That’s because Krispy Kreme on August 18 will launch a limited-time Pokemon Doughnut Collection, featuring tasty-looking pastries based on five beloved pocket monsters.  You can take a bite of a Pikachu doughnut, filled with lemon creme and topped with “electrifying drizzle” as well…

    • Erykah Badu & The Alchemist’s Album Is Finally Coming Out

      Erykah Badu and producer The Alchemist will release their long-awaited collaborative album on 28 August, ending a wait of more than a year since their first shared single, “Next To You”. The project marks Badu’s first proper album since 2010 and brings together two prominent, stylistically distinct artists. The album was recorded over 15 months…

    • Former Luma AI Exec Launches LA-Based Production Outfit Matriarch

      Former Luma AI executive and filmmaker Verena Puhm has launched Matriarch, a self-funded Los Angeles production company focused on AI-native and hybrid film and television projects. The move reflects a wider push to combine entertainment production with artificial intelligence, with Matriarch intending to develop its own intellectual property as well as create work for partners…

    • Maine Democrat Jackson acknowledges punching man in 1988; he and partner dismiss pushing allegation

      Maine Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson on Thursday acknowledged punching a man as a teenager in 1988, but he and longtime partner Lana Pelletier disputed that he had pushed her after the Bangor Daily News obtained and reported on a police report that detailed the nearly 40-year-old allegations. “Nearly forty years ago, when I was…

    • Matt Creasey Becomes Senior EVP, World, At Post-Merger Banijay Rights

      Matt Creasey has been appointed Senior Executive Vice President, World excluding EMEA, at Banijay Rights following Banijay Entertainment’s merger with All3Media. The move clarifies the distribution division’s post-merger leadership structure as the enlarged company seeks to sell and develop its expanded catalogue internationally. Based in Los Angeles, Creasey will oversee sales, acquisitions and co-productions through…

    • I looked inside an AI generated movie, and the best parts were all human

      Higgsfield AI has released Cully Hill Boys, an AI-generated action comedy about three East London rappers who accidentally steal a crime lord’s money. The Verge argues that, although the film is unusually close to the look and pace of a conventional feature, its strongest elements come from human creative work: an existing screenplay and prompts…

    • The most popular GameCube emulator is no longer the only one

      A new GameCube emulator, Gecko, is emerging as an alternative to Dolphin, which has long dominated GameCube and Wii emulation. Its arrival matters because emulators can help people access older games that are unavailable on modern platforms and support game preservation, although Gecko is currently far less mature than Dolphin. Gecko was created by GitHub…

    • ‘Hope In The Water’ Docuseries From David E. Kelley & Andrew Zimmern Renewed For Season 2 At PBS

      PBS has renewed environmental docuseries Hope In The Water for a second season, following its 2024 debut. The programme examines efforts to feed a global population of more than eight billion while protecting freshwater systems and oceans, placing its focus on practical, sustainable solutions. The three-part second season will premiere in 2027 and feature returning…

    • Consumers want to watch movies at home. No lawsuit will change that

      An associate professor of business law argues that the decline of theatrical exhibition is driven by poor industry practices and consumer preference for streaming rather than the potential Paramount Skydance acquisition of Warner Brothers.