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Magritte painting sells for record $121m at auction

A painting by René Magritte shattered an auction record for the surrealist artist on Tuesday, selling for more than $121m at Christie’s in New York.The seminal 1954 painting had...

Prado show aims to highlight true colours of polychrome sculpture

In a darkened corner of the Prado, not far from an outsized crucifixion and a sculpture of a...

Minecraft enters real world with $110m global theme park deal

The global gaming phenomenon Minecraft is coming to the real world for the first time in a global...

‘Happy hour in reverse’: where dynamic pricing may creep further

Paying a premium for a flight during the school holidays or a cab at peak hours might be...

After decades, tiny 500-year-old royal portrait is identified as Mary Tudor

It’s Mary Tudor – by a nose. Not in a horse race, but from a comparison of portraits...

Wellington’s false teeth and wolf bones: English Heritage needs help to record vast collection

Animal bones found in the ruins of a North Yorkshire monastery that could, thrillingly, be the remains of England’s last known wolf are part...

Oasis expand reunion tour to Australia

Oasis have expanded their phenomenally successful reunion tour to Australia, with a pair of gigs in Melbourne and Sydney.The band will play Melbourne’s Marvel...

Amy Lamé has stepped down as London’s night czar – and nightlife could be poorer for it | Ed Gillett

Amy Lamé, London’s first night czar, announced on Wednesday that she is stepping down from her role championing the capital’s late-night culture, saying it...

Fiona MacDonald, It’s a Knockout and Wombat host, dies aged 67 after MND diagnosis

Australian TV host Fiona MacDonald, known for her work on shows including It’s A Knockout and the children’s program Wombat, has died aged 67...

John Boyega to play Otis Redding in new biopic alongside Danielle Deadwyler

John Boyega is set to play Otis Redding in a new film telling the story of the soul singer’s decade-long relationship.Otis & Zelma will...

Gavin Creel, Tony award-winning Broadway star, dies at 48

Gavin Creel, a Broadway musical theater veteran who won a Tony award for Hello, Dolly! opposite Bette Midler and earned nominations for Hair and...