Iconic Terracotta Army goes to Liverpool
The show at the World Museum came to Merseyside partly because of the popularity in China of Liverpool Football Club.
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Frasier star John Mahoney dead at 77
Mahoney’s manager, Paul Martino, said Mahoney died on Sunday in Chicago after a brief hospitalisation.
Paul Simon announces his final tour
In a statement posted on Twitter, Simon described his retirement as a “natural end” to his performing career that felt “something of a relief.
12-year-old singer signs record deal
Sherlock was invited to Los Angeles by American singer and producer Ryan Tedder from OneRepublic after he saw one of her videos on Instagram.
George Orwell’s son plays in a musical
Richard Blair, who was adopted by Orwell six years before his death in 1950, will perform as the narrator in Beyond Wigan Pier.
Dennis Edwards dead at 74
The singer, who would have turned 75 on Saturday, died Thursday night in Chicago after suffering from a long illness.
Lady Gaga cancels her tour due to severe pain
Live Nation said the musician is “suffering from severe pain that has materially impacted her ability to perform live.
Publishers want to exclude American writers from the Man Booker prize
Tensions over the decision to allow US authors to enter the Man Booker prize have flared up yet again.
Margaret Atwood didn’t get the profits from ‘The Handmaid’s Tale?
Author of The Handmaid’s Tale, has revealed that profits from the hugely successful 2017 TV series of her novel did not go to her, after having sold on the rights for a film adaptation almost three decades ago.
Vegetable seed banks carry the illusion of humanity’s future
In the photographs, the plants, plant-pieces and seeds, that are stored in boxes and locked behind metal fences, are hidden from the eyes of the world. Dénes Farkas’ solo exhibition, entitled Darkness Visible,
Marvel comic founder Stan Lee leaves hospital
Stan Lee has been rushed to hospital after falling ill at his Los Angeles home.
Female executives call for Grammy chief’s resignation
“The statement you made this week about women in music needing to ‘step up’ was spectacularly wrong and insulting and, at its core, oblivious to the vast body of work created by and with women,” the letter says.
Manchester Art Gallery has removed the Hylas and the Nymphs painting
Manchester Art Gallery has asked the question after removing John William Waterhouse’s Hylas and the Nymphs, one of the most recognisable of the pre-Raphaelite paintings, from its walls.