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From the galleries and squats of the 90s London art world to the riches of Covid-era New York, a tale of reunion, fame and fallout

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May 17, 2024
Hit and miss Goths, glory and plenty of gimmicks
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Hit and miss Goths, glory and plenty of gimmicks

It was the most politically charged Eurovision song contest in memory-but it was won by a famously neutral nation. As the glittery dust settles from Saturday night in Malmö, Sweden, here's what we learned

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May 17, 2024
Rose Boyt, daughter of the artist Lucian Freud, sat for her father three times.Now 65, she has written a remarkable memoir based on diaries she kept while being painted
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Rose Boyt, daughter of the artist Lucian Freud, sat for her father three times.Now 65, she has written a remarkable memoir based on diaries she kept while being painted

ROSE BOYT'S MEMOIR, Naked Portrait, is, in the narrowest sense, her account of sitting for three paintings for her father, Lucian Freud.

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May 17, 2024
A failure to reckon fully with the Troubles fuels distrust and discord
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A failure to reckon fully with the Troubles fuels distrust and discord

Fifty years ago, on 17 May 1974, my father, a bus conductor, was out on strike.

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May 17, 2024
Believe it or not
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Believe it or not

Raffaella Spone was accused of faking an incriminating video of teenage cheerleaders. She was arrested, outcast and subjected to death threats. The problem? The video wasn't fake after all. She talks for the first time about being the centre of a story that created headlines around the world, yet nothing was as it seemed...

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May 17, 2024
'HOPELESS AND BROKEN', 'I WORRY ABOUT THE FUTURE MY CHILDREN ARE INHERITING', 'I AM SCARED I DON'T SEE HOW WE CAN GET OUT OF THIS MESS'
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'HOPELESS AND BROKEN', 'I WORRY ABOUT THE FUTURE MY CHILDREN ARE INHERITING', 'I AM SCARED I DON'T SEE HOW WE CAN GET OUT OF THIS MESS'

We asked 380 climate scientists what they felt about the future.

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May 17, 2024
Calling time? Garrick vote fuels debate over letting women in
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Calling time? Garrick vote fuels debate over letting women in

Some of Londor’s last all-male private clubs are discussing female membership while also consulting the lawyers

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May 17, 2024
Massacre and famine fears in besieged Darfur city
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Massacre and famine fears in besieged Darfur city

At the Abu Shouk camp on the northern fringe of El Fasher, about seven people arrive every day with injuries sustained from clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and groups allied to Sudan's army.

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May 17, 2024
Ghost city
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Ghost city

Civilian life on the edge of Russia’s advance

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May 17, 2024
Tug of war
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Tug of war

Biden just wants this over, but Netanyahu and Hamas have other ideas

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May 17, 2024
Sanctions
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Sanctions

War and rising settler violence could further alienate Israel

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May 17, 2024
Ours is an age of confusion. How should we navigate it? Timothy Garton Ash
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Ours is an age of confusion. How should we navigate it? Timothy Garton Ash

In these times of planetary polycrisis, we try to get our bearings by looking to the past. Are we perhaps in The New Cold War, as Robin.

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May 10, 2024
The world according to Jason
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The world according to Jason

Covid vaccines, chemtrails, the Great Reset... Why do people invent false conspiracies when there are so many real ones to worry about? There's only one way to find out: George Monbiot asked a believer from his home town

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May 10, 2024
From a small step for man to a giant gold rush for mankind
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From a small step for man to a giant gold rush for mankind

If the 20th-century space race was about political power, this century's will be about money. But for those who dream of sending humans back to the moon and possibly Mars, it's an exciting time to be alive whether it's presidents or billionaires paying the fare.

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May 10, 2024
A bitter pill Inside the anti-doping movement's civil war
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A bitter pill Inside the anti-doping movement's civil war

Furore over Chinese swimmers has sparked an ugly dispute between organisations that target athletes who use banned substances

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May 10, 2024
Museum of Yoruba life is custommade for Lagos
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Museum of Yoruba life is custommade for Lagos

Opposite the Nigerian National Museum in central Lagos, a swimming pool and a memorial hall once stood as an integral part of the city, a popular congregation point that evoked a sense of pride.

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May 10, 2024
First steps for Nutbush Quest goes on for origin of line dance
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First steps for Nutbush Quest goes on for origin of line dance

For 50 years, Australian primary school students have been learning the steps to a dance that will carry them through social events and weddings and allow them to locate other Australians across crowded nightclubs anywhere in the world.

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May 10, 2024
Press freedom How political attacks are rising globally
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Press freedom How political attacks are rising globally

Political attacks on press freedom, including the detention of journalists, suppression of independent media outlets and widespread dissemination of misinformation, have significantly intensified in the past year, according to the annual World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

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May 10, 2024
Rio reporters risking all to shine light on the city's underworld
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Rio reporters risking all to shine light on the city's underworld

A brutal killing in 2018 has inspired journalists to probe the links between police, politicians and mafia

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May 10, 2024
Is great ape tourism to blame for killing off chimps?
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Is great ape tourism to blame for killing off chimps?

Viruses that only cause common colds in humans are devastating populations of chimpanzees and gorillas

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May 10, 2024
Dig for disaster Calls to move to centre or right won't help Sunak out of this hole
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Dig for disaster Calls to move to centre or right won't help Sunak out of this hole

As terrible council and mayoral results rolled in for the Conservatives last Friday, was there any part of Rishi Sunak that regretted sealing Boris Johnson's fate as prime minister by resigning as his chancellor less than two years ago?

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May 10, 2024
Heritage lost as Britain's crafts 'face extinction level event'
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Heritage lost as Britain's crafts 'face extinction level event'

From rush weaving to kilt making, numbers of artisans are dwindling, but one charity hasa plan to save the sector

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May 10, 2024
'I can't kill' Kyiv has trouble with recruitment
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'I can't kill' Kyiv has trouble with recruitment

Asthe war stretches on, some menare evading conscription and the armed forces are short of soldiers

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May 10, 2024
Gen Z step up to oppose the push for 'Russian law'
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Gen Z step up to oppose the push for 'Russian law'

The finale of Beethoven's \"revolutionary\" fifth symphony was met with deafening applause at the National Opera and Ballet Theatre in Tbilisi last Thursday night.

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May 10, 2024
History rhymes Crackdown on moral outrage will only favour the political right
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History rhymes Crackdown on moral outrage will only favour the political right

I've been spending the last several weeks trying to find out what's really going on with the campus protests. I've met with students at Berkeley, where I teach.

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May 10, 2024
Campus protests Can Biden avoid 1968 parallel?
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Campus protests Can Biden avoid 1968 parallel?

When student Lauren Brown first heard the commotion, including firecrackers, she assumed the sounds were coming from nearby frat houses.

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May 10, 2024
'Suffering double punishment' Racial prejudice pervades the rental market
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'Suffering double punishment' Racial prejudice pervades the rental market

The 40 sq metre apartment had everything Hamado Dipama was looking for: one bedroom, a bath and a good location in the southern German city of Augsburg.

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May 10, 2024
Priced out
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Priced out

From Amsterdam to Milan, a lack of affordable housing is now a major political issue-and one that could push many younger voters towards extremist parties in upcoming EU elections

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May 10, 2024
The Three-Coffee Ritual That Fuels A Nation's Daily Grind
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The Three-Coffee Ritual That Fuels A Nation's Daily Grind

500k Tonnes of coffee beans produced each year by Ethiopian farmers

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May 03, 2024
Rising Hopes - Could Latest Ceasefire Talks Yield A Breakthrough?
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Rising Hopes - Could Latest Ceasefire Talks Yield A Breakthrough?

There has been a recent flurry of activity around the talks, with an uptick of optimism about progress.

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May 03, 2024