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.

    • As Search For Thousands Of Missing Pushes On, Colombia Earthquake Tests New President

      Civilian-run databases suggest the number of missing could be as high as 3,900.

    • Wisconsin Democratic chair dodges on Francesca Hong’s Thanksgiving remarks, Tiffany campaign sounds alarm

      Wisconsin Democratic Party chair Devin Remiker declined to directly address controversial Thanksgiving comments made by state Rep. Francesca Hong, instead redirecting criticism towards the campaign of Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany. The exchange has drawn attention amid a competitive Wisconsin race, with Tiffany’s campaign seizing on the episode and former Republican Governor Scott Walker warning that…

    • Treasury unveils employer contribution program for Trump Accounts

      The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced guidelines for employer-sponsored programs for contributions to Trump accounts, a tax-deferred investing option for children.  The Tuesday announcement outlines a process that parents could use to make pre-tax contributions to their child’s Trump account directly from their paychecks with a potential match from employers. “Today, Treasury…

    • Noah Wyle Departs Verve After Two Years

      Noah Wyle has left talent agency Verve after representing him for more than two years, becoming a free agent. Sources cited by The Hollywood Reporter described the departure as amicable and said he did not intend to join another agency immediately. Verve said it was proud of the success achieved during the relationship and wished…

    • The Biggest No. 2 Hot 100 Hits of All Time

      Billboard has published its countdown of the 50 biggest songs ever to peak at No. 2 on the Hot 100 chart, honouring tracks that narrowly missed the top spot but went on to become enduring pop-culture hits. The ranking, based on chart performance up to 15 August 2026, uses a weighted points system that credits…

    • Assad and brother sentenced to death, Colombia quake kills 111 as Libya refinery burns

      A criminal court in Damascus sentenced Syria’s former president Bashar al-Assad and his younger brother Maher to death in absentia on 11 August, finding them guilty of offences including premeditated murder, torture, arbitrary detention, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The ruling concerned the repression that followed the 2011 uprising, particularly in Daraa, and also…

    • Perennial – “Ready! Steady! Go!”

      Perennial, a trio from New England, have released a new single titled “Ready! Steady! Go!” as part of the rollout for their forthcoming album Modernism. The track follows two earlier singles from the record, “What’s New On The Beat Scene” and “Modernism,” continuing the band’s run of upbeat, danceable releases ahead of the album’s launch.…

    • All the Artists Who Don’t Want Donald Trump Using Their Music

      Numerous musicians have publicly objected to Donald Trump’s team using their songs in campaign material and official White House social media posts without permission, a practice dating back to his 2016 campaign and continuing through his second term. The administration has increasingly used provocative, meme-style videos set to popular songs to promote policies such as…

    • NHS spending way up – but patient care falls short

      An article on the Daily Mail reports that NHS spending has risen substantially in recent years, yet the growth in funding has not translated into a corresponding improvement in patient care. The piece highlights a persistent gap between the scale of investment in the health service and the outcomes experienced by patients, a disparity likely…

    • Rescuers scramble for survivors with 180 dead in Colombia earthquake

      A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing more than 180 people, with the cities of Cali and Pereira worst affected. President Abelardo de la Espriella has declared a state of emergency as rescue teams race to free survivors trapped under collapsed buildings, with fresh aftershocks continuing into Tuesday. The official death toll…