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A gallery glow up, spooky sculpture and a magical modern – the week in art
This week’s art round-up highlights major new exhibitions across the UK, alongside obituaries and notable developments from the wider art world. – Durham’s new gallery opens with Victory Over the Sun, a light-art survey featuring Olafur Eliasson and Ceal Floyer. – Tate Modern presents a major Ana Mendieta exhibition, while Jupiter Artland shows Sgàire Wood’s…
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71-Year-Old Rock Legend “Went Down Like a Ton of Bricks,” Faces Surgery After Painful Accident
Dee Snider, the 71-year-old former Twisted Sister frontman, has broken his right shoulder after being knocked over while playing basketball with his sons. He said he will need a shoulder replacement operation after a period in a sling and physiotherapy, but maintained a positive, humorous outlook on the accident. Snider said the fall left him…
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People away on holiday during elections should not be allowed to vote, says Reform as it unveils plan to drastically limit postal ballots
Reform UK has proposed sharply restricting postal voting, with senior politician Danny Kruger saying people away on holiday during an election should vote in person or forgo their vote. The proposal would make postal ballots available only to serving armed-forces personnel, diplomats, and elderly or disabled people, potentially affecting voters with pre-booked travel. Kruger argued…
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Paras and Royal Marines turn to rucksack-sized paragliders to launch themselves 200 miles into enemy territory
British forces are considering rucksack-sized, foot-launched paragliders that could allow personnel to enter hostile territory covertly from up to 200 miles away. The equipment could offer the Royal Marines and Parachute Regiment a new option for stealth insertions, with low noise and reduced visual and radar signatures. Wiltshire firm Blackcro developed the system with about…
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Xbox’s New Fable Hones the Classic Series’ Combat to Near-Perfection
Polygon’s hands-on preview says Playground Games’ new Fable has made its combat exceptionally fluid, allowing melee attacks, ranged weapons and magic to be combined quickly without forcing players into a specialist build. The reviewer found the default difficulty deliberately empowering, helping the game deliver the series’ fantasy of becoming an unusually capable hero, while noting…
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Clown Show review – after 250 years, the American dream explodes over one anarchic night
Geoff Sobelle’s Clown Show, commissioned for the Edinburgh International Festival’s commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence, uses an unruly troupe of clowns to explore American identity. The review finds its early comic routines uneven but sees the production develop from playful Americana into a darker, more nihilistic vision of individualism,…
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A kids TV star to Jimmy Carr: who will host the new Top Gear?
The BBC has confirmed that Top Gear will return, ending speculation after the programme’s most recent version was halted following Freddie Flintoff’s serious crash in 2022. The article considers who could front the revived show, arguing that the choice matters because a presenter needs humour, charisma, driving ability and genuine automotive knowledge. Jimmy Carr is…
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Little Big Town on 25+ Years Together, Good Vibes, and ‘It’s a Dying Art’—Their Most Vocally Raw Record Yet
Little Big Town have released their 12th studio album, *It’s a Dying Art*, more than two decades after their debut, presenting it as a more intimate and vocally unpolished evolution of their established harmony-led sound. The group say the album explores difficult relationship moments alongside hope and joy, while defending the value of human, imperfect…
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Garth Brooks Announces “Dolly Day,” Will Donate Every Dollar to Help Continue Dolly Parton’s Legacy
The article reports that Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood will mark 25 September as “Dolly Day” at their Friends in Low Places Bar & Honky-Tonk, following the reported death of Dolly Parton at 80. It says the venue will donate all income from that day to children’s literacy, aiming to continue Parton’s charitable legacy and…