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Alex Hyde’s Exhibition is an elegiac tribute to the YBA era

Alex Hyde’s second novel, Exhibition, uses a fictionalised YBA-era London to explore art, memory and collaboration through the story of Rabble Stone and an unnamed artist.

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Massive Attack say they were detained after Singapore Palestine display

Massive Attack said Singapore police detained and questioned them after the band raised a Palestinian flag and shouted “free Palestine” at a 29 July concert.

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Ariana Grande to step back from public life after ‘endless’ scrutiny

Ariana Grande will step back from public-facing work after her tour ends next month and has withdrawn from a London revival of Sunday in the Park with George amid renewed scrutiny of her appearance.

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Owain Rhys yn sôn am yr ysbrydoliaeth y tu ôl i gerddi'r Goron 2025

Owain Rhys yn trafod ennill Coron Eisteddfod Wrecsam, ei gerddi am ddementia ei fam Manon Rhys, a’i waith ar Goron Eisteddfod y Garreg Las.

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Wicker Man sequel director Justin Hardy dies aged 61

British filmmaker Justin Hardy, who directed the sequel to The Wicker Man, has died aged 61 after a heart attack. He had just finished Wrath of the Gods, the final film in the trilogy.

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King's Theatre in Edinburgh reopens after £41m refurbishment

Edinburgh's 120-year-old King's Theatre has reopened after a £41m refurbishment that closed the venue for almost four years and added new accessibility and technical upgrades.

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'Small is beautiful' as Fringe by the Sea opens in North Berwick

Fringe by the Sea has begun in North Berwick with almost 300 events, bird-themed art and music, and local acts including Emma Corbett and the Bay City Rollers.

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Welsh artist Kevin Sinnott dies aged 78

Welsh contemporary artist Kevin Sinnott, known for Running Away with the Hairdresser, has died aged 78. A September exhibition at Celf Gallery in Cardiff will still go ahead as a tribute.

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Public wake for Glen Hansard to be held in Dublin

A public wake for Glen Hansard will be held in Dublin on 3 August, with his funeral taking place the following day. Tributes have been paid after the musician died in a crash in County Dublin.

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Sam Fender and Olivia Dean's Rein Me In breaks UK chart record

Olivia Dean and Sam Fender's Rein Me In has broken British chart history after 19 non-consecutive weeks at number one, overtaking Frankie Laine's 1953 record.

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Nick Cave surprises Brighton with rooftop gig before Preston Park show

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds played a secret rooftop set in Brighton ahead of their Preston Park show, drawing international fans and triggering a citywide takeover.

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Beguiling beauties, sat-on designs and giant corn dollies: the week in art

Gwen John, Enid Marx, LR Vandy and Ranti Bam feature in this week’s art round-up, alongside Saul Leiter photographs and Jean-Siméon Chardin’s The Water Cistern.

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