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My advice to the new Tate director: show us more art

Readers suggest the new Tate director should display more of the collection, while others discuss cooking in schools, Alan Turing, DIY frustrations and a futility room.

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Can Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh building still be saved?

The Glasgow School of Art says rebuilding Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s fire-damaged landmark in its original form would cost £265m, leaving its future uncertain.

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This Is Lorelei’s Nate Amos on sobriety, addiction and peace

Nate Amos reflects on sobriety, substance issues and his new This Is Lorelei album The Singer in My Band.

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Gugu Mbatha-Raw on Possession, slavery and why she shakes things up

Gugu Mbatha-Raw discusses her role in Sky’s Possession, her career from Belle to The Morning Show, and the film and TV industry’s relationship with history and race.

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Helynt Cadair 1976: Alan Llwyd yn ailymweld â Steddfod y Ddwy Awdl

Alan Llwyd yn ailgofio helynt Cadair Eisteddfod 1976, pan ddiarddelwyd Dic Jones ar ôl torri rheol cystadlu'r pwyllgor, gan arwain at gadeirio Alan Llwyd.

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Gallery defends use of AI images in Belfast exhibition

Belfast Exposed has defended an exhibition featuring AI-generated images after criticism from photographers and artists over creativity, ethics and the impact on creative labour.

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Lucy Caldwell on Joyce, folktales and the book every woman should read

Lucy Caldwell discusses the books that shaped her reading life, from Storyteller and The Dark Is Rising to Joyce, Lawrence, and Lorrie Moore.

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The Midnight Train audiobook review: a cosy, feelgood journey

James Norton narrates Matt Haig’s The Midnight Train, a feelgood audiobook about Wilbur Budd’s journey through death and memory, with further listening recommendations included.

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Jessica Morgan named new Tate director after taking pay cut

Jessica Morgan has been confirmed as Tate’s new director, returning to the organisation where she worked for more than a decade and taking a pay cut from her role at Dia in New York.

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Oasis overtake The Beatles in UK all-time album chart

Oasis's (What's The Story) Morning Glory? has overtaken The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in the UK's all-time album chart, boosted by renewed interest after the band's 2025 reunion tour.

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How Winnie Ama’s chance meeting led to an alien role in Supergirl

Belfast singer Winnie Ama was cast in Supergirl after a bar meeting with the director, later performing her song What are we as a Bilquis alien.

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Glasgow School of Art says it cannot afford full Mackintosh restoration

Glasgow School of Art says it cannot fully restore the fire-hit Mackintosh Building without more funding, and is proposing a wider cultural district instead.

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