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Paul Gauguin’s art monster myth
The New Statesman· 3 hours agoIn 1903, the year of his death, Paul Gauguin wrote from his home on the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia to his painter friend George-Daniel de...
From Dan Jones to William Boyd: new books reviewed in short
The New Statesman· 3 hours agoKublai understood that control of the sea was vital and used his navy not just to finish off the...
Robert Caro Reflects on ‘The Power Broker’ and Its Legacy at 50
New York Times· 6 days agoWhen Robert Caro was writing “The Power Broker,” his 1974 biography of the urban planner Robert...
The Prince We Never Knew
New York Times· 3 days agoDig, if you will, a small slice of Ezra Edelman’s nine-hour documentary about Prince — a cursed masterpiece that the public may never be allowed to see.
Madonna left the Vatican fuming and was dropped by Pepsi
Daily Express· 6 days agoThough a brilliant songwriter and indisputably great pop star, Madonna had never been taken...
Gladiator II to The Day of the Jackal: The best culture to look forward to this autumn
BBC News· 5 days agoThe future is now this autumn, with all manner of dystopian, utopian and apocalyptic culture...
CRAIG BROWN: Christmas for Commies? It's all Marx & censors
Daily Mail· 2 days agoHe said it had been a terrible year for him, with a broken neck most of the year and likely to be in...
Alan Johnson: ‘Cutting the winter fuel allowance won’t leave pensioners out of pocket’
Daily Telegraph· 5 days agoA fourth is on its way – Georges Simenon’s Maigret novels are his gold standard, he says – but it...
Rebecca Horn, Enigmatic Artist With Theatrical Flair, Dies at 80
New York Times· 5 days agoRebecca Horn, an artist who channeled theatrical flair, a distinctive if paradoxically self-serious...
Can Trueshan continue to defy age against strong and younger Gosden duo?
Racing Post· 6 days agobeat Sweet William by a length and a quarter in this race, so can he do it again? Everything points...
