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Daunting tales of how everyday algorithms are changing usWhat’s in the box? That’s the question almost everyone that Madhumita Murgia speaks to seems to be asking. If the “black box” of the algorithm is going to make critical decisions about our heal...
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Spencer’s shocking and moving account of abuse at a boarding school combines righteous anger with therapeutic honestyMaidwell Hall school, Northamptonshire, 1972. The chief abuser is the headmaster, Jack Porch, who keeps two canes in his study, the F...
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Immersive tour at Musée d’Orsay takes visitors back to 15 April 1874 – the moment that marked the movement’s birthIn a lush red-and-gold carpeted photographer’s studio in northern Paris, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Edgar Degas are adding the final touc...
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My father, Patrick Ireland, who has died aged 100, was the original viola player with the Allegri Quartet, a British chamber music ensemble.He joined the quartet in 1953 with its founding members William Pleeth, Eli Goren and James Barton. By 1956 th...
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Legislation is designed to protect music industry professionals against intellectual property being replicated without consentBill Lee, the governor of Tennessee, signed off on legislation on Thursday, designed to protect songwriters, performers and...
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Judge dismisses claim by Stunt and his father that 17th-century work was bought by the latter in 2013A bankrupt British socialite is the owner of a centuries-old portrait at the centre of a high court legal dispute, a judge has ruled.James Stunt and...
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Mitchell originally acted in solidarity with Young’s protest over the spread of vaccine misinformation on the platform, which he has now endedJoni Mitchell’s music has returned to Spotify more than two years after she left the streaming platform in s...
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Sally Wainwright’s wildly enjoyable new period drama sees an ex-Derry Girl turn highway robber, while Ewan McGregor’s portrayal of a Russian aristocrat beautifully evokes the start of the 20th century Continue reading...
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The playwright and screenwriter, who was Oscar nominated last year for Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans, has backed The Zone of Interest directorThe playwright and screenwriter Tony Kushner has come to the defence of director Jonathan Glazer, whose s...
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George Miller’s follow-up to Oscar-winning Mad Max: Fury Road, starring Anya Taylor-Joy, will make world premiere at May festivalThe eagerly anticipated action adventure Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is set to premiere at this year’s Cannes film festival.T...
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With images depicting elderly isolation and the transgender experience, these five emerging talents have earned recognition from the Photo London x Hahnemühle Student award Continue reading...
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Joe Conzo Jr spent his teenage years with a camera strapped to him, capturing everything from protests to hip-hop battles in his local neighbourhood Continue reading...
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First published in 1996 to enormous acclaim, a new version of Richard Billingham’s seminal photobook features fresh images and the same stark depiction of poverty that feels more relevant than ever Continue reading...
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Founded almost 40 years ago, the Fotofest biennial has an ambitious programme of exhibitions, portfolio reviews and artist talks. This year’s central show, curated by Steven Evans, reveals the effects of social, cultural, ecological and political for...
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Gary Oldman as Cary Grant, J-Lo doing the tango … British film-maker Peter Chelsom, director of Funny Bones, Shall We Dance and Serendipity, captures his actors in a different light• Dream Role, an exhibition of photographs by Peter Chelsom curated b...