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Francis Bacon’s vile bodies
The New Statesman· 2 days agoIs Francis Bacon the most overrated painter of the 20th century? No, surely that dubious accolade must go to Lucian Freud, the artistic Tweedledum to...
36 Hours in Dublin
New York Times· 5 days agoMegan Specia is a correspondent for The New York Times covering Ireland and Britain. In Dublin, the Irish capital and an enduring favorite for visitors,...
Sex really was hotter in the 1960s
Daily Mail· 2 days agoShe was talking more widely about the hippy world she knew then, being a muse for painters like Francis Bacon and swinging with the Rolling Stones. But...
The young prole rebels of Dexys Midnight Runners
The New Statesman· 12 hours agoOne starts this book at the back, like a Japanese novel, because the author has tracked down all 24 living members of Dexys Midnight Runners, leaving...
YORK DECIDES: Your guide to all the candidates for York Outer
York Press via Yahoo News UK· 5 days agoIt benefits all. Our tradition in science dates back 400 years to Francis Bacon. Seen as the father...
Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Des Teufels Bad' ('The Devil's Bath')
Euronews via Yahoo News UK· 4 days agoA period accurate and punishingly bleak portrait of female depression in 18th century Austria sounds...
Sex was better in the 1960s, says Mick Jagger's ex Marianne Faithfull
Daily Mail· 6 days agoThe ex-lover of Jagger said she missed artists' model Henrietta Moraes along with painter Francis ...
A Small Museum With A Mighty Vision: The Heckscher Transforms Art History With George Grosz...
Forbes· 7 days agoCorpulent naked child and father figures, their cheeks ruddy and their flesh porcine-pink, appear...
Dior Spring '25 Is a Convergence of Artistic Mediums
Esquire via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThen there's the “Dior for my real friends”-printed knit, a tongue-in-cheek nod to Francis Bacon’s famed pun that features on a plate gifted to the...
Why are England football fans so entitled?
The New Statesman· 2 days agoWhy did England get booed so much and so often during those early Euro games? Family and relations of the players, even the lesser-known figures confined...
