White Cube hangs up its dancing shoes
Hearing that the gallery is no longer hosting its usual bacchanal at Art Basel Miami Beach this year, Rakewell wonders whether White Cube has gone square
How to remember the Great War
North-eastern France contains the largest number of war memorials in the country and a museum in Meaux is making an unusual new contribution
The artists who have found love with unlikely partners
With the news that an artist is set to tie the knot with an interactive hologram, Rakewell wonders whether romance is dead after all
When does rubbish become art?
A feud in Fife involving a single-minded outsider artist and his unhappy neighbour gives Apollo’s roving correspondent cause to reflect
Emmanuel Macron pleads for Emily to stay in Paris
The French president’s wife tests her dramatic chops in the latest season of Emily in Paris, even though the show is now flirting with Rome – and her husband couldn’t be happier
An eye-opening look at Girl with a Pearl Earring
A new study breaks down viewers’ reactions to Vermeer’s most famous work – a welcome reminder that artists have long had stratagems for seducing the eye
Winter is coming, so why not bid for your very own piece of Game of Thrones?
Now is your chance to bid for Jon Snow’s sword, Jaime Lannister’s golden hand, or even the head of a direwolf to stave off the darkness that lies ahead
Justice for Moo Deng, the internet’s favourite hippo
The rapid rise to fame of a baby pygmy hippopotamus in Thailand has raised concerns about her well-being – and about who will own her image rights
Elizabeth Bennet gets a strange new lease of life
Visitors to Jane Austen’s House will soon be able to ‘meet’ the popular Pride and Prejudice character, but will her avatar make a good first impression?
Anna Sorokin puts her best foot forward
Undeterred by a security tag on her ankle, the convicted con artist is taking to the small screen for Dancing with the Stars
The artists who have come to the defence of the dodo
An art collection assembled by a ‘Dodo-ologist’ is heading to auction, but not everyone has had the same level of enthusiasm for the bird
Why are paint names causing such a hue and cry?
PETA is throwing shade at the paint company Farrow & Ball for its use of vegan-unfriendly paint names, but coming up with terms for colours is easier said than done
Is the art of medical drama in good health?
Some artists’ stories are entwined with hospitals and healthcare institutions – Andy Warhol getting shot, Vincent van Gogh checking in…
Should art be an Olympic sport? Perhaps it already is
While Pharrell has called for art to be part of the official competition again, let’s not ignore the artists currently making their presence felt in Paris – and the athletes with art-historical credentials
France counts the cost of a feast for the British king
The eyewateringly expensive banquet President Macron held for Charles III belongs to a long history of conspicuous royal consumption
The luxury brands giving the Olympics a certain je ne sais quoi
The LVMH stable, from Louis Vuitton to Chaumet, is ensuring that Paris 2024 will get a gold medal for aesthetics, as sport gets increasingly stylish
Bacchus sets the pulse racing in Florence
A tourist has been caught in the throes of passion with a statue of the god of wine, but perhaps she was merely giving into the effects of Stendhal syndrome
Let the games begin – Gladiator II is on the way
A three-minute-long trailer for Ridley Scott’s sequel to Gladiator drops tantalising clues about what kind of spectacle to expect in November
The Rubik’s Cube throws up a new conundrum
The famous puzzle turns 50 this year, but the exact date of its birthday is a mystery that brings into question the very nature of time itself
Kendall Jenner is let loose in the Louvre
Was the reality star consciously emulating the Italian mannerists when she embarked on a night-time tour of France’s most hallowed museum sans footwear?
Donald Sutherland’s brush with Gauguin
Obituaries of the actor are rightly lauding his work in M*A*S*H, Don’t Look Now and JFK, but fail to mark his indelible performance as one of the leading post-Impressionists
Dior cruises through Scotland’s chequered history
The fashion megabrand has used Drummond Castle in Scotland as the backdrop for a new campaign – but was it fully clued up about the site’s colourful history?
Once upon a time in Tasmania for the Wu-Tang
The Museum of Old and New Art is offering a rare chance to listen to the only copy of Once Upon A Time in Shaolin in existence, but what will happen to the album next?
Bridgerton takes liberties with the past – and Liberty takes liberties with Bridgerton
Bridgerton provides all manner of pleasures on screen, but can a real-life partnership with Liberty come up to snuff?
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