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Roland Rudd, the chair of Tate, is in a bullish mood when we meet at his offices in the Adelphi Building, which sits on the Thames between the art institution’s two London sites. “Things have never been better,” he says. It’s a rebuff to any suggestion that the organisation is in flux – and, as…
BTS, the biggest band in K-pop, will on Saturday kick off the U.S. leg of a world tour covering at least 11 months, 80 concerts and 34 cities. The physical demands will be intense. In addition to performing high-energy dance routines onstage, they will also devote hours each day to rehearsals, fittings, hair and makeup…
When Donald Trump returned to office in January last year, one of his first acts was to sign an executive order intended to cut federal funding for any school teaching what the administration defined as “critical race theory”. A raft of other orders mandated the termination of DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) personnel, offices and training across the…
In a country house in Riudoms, the young son of a family of coppersmiths contended with his delicate health and whiled away his time observing nature. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The boy – Antoni Gaudí – would go on to become an architect whose distinct naturalistic style continues to captivate the city of Barcelona and the world…
Josef Slenczynski lay on the battlefield and bargained. A down-at-the-heels young man from Poland who had come to the United States not long before, Mr. Slenczynski was serving in World War I with the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe. In civilian life he was a violinist of large ambition but no large reputation, and now…
When Michael Patrick became the first actor in Ireland’s theatrical history to portray Richard III as a wheelchair user, he was determined that neither his nor his character’s disability be seen as part of the play’s inherent tragedy. Instead, as he explained in an interview with the Guardian at the time, he used his still…
Published on 24/04/2026 – 17:02 GMT+2 A 25-foot ice sculpture in downtown Toronto sounds peaceful enough – until it attracted flamethrowers, sledgehammers, fan frenzy, and eventually the fire brigade. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT This was Drake’s way of getting people’s attention. The Canadian rapper installed the towering sculpture in a car park in his hometown to tease…
Published on 24/04/2026 – 15:40 GMT+2 It’s already been five years since Daft Punk announced their breakup, and one half of the masked duo has kept very busy. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Whether it’s scoring films, working on soundtracks to operas or composing a symphony orchestra for choreographer Angelin Preljocaj, Thomas Bangalter doesn’t seem to stop. His…
Foo Fighters have had a lot of ups and downs during their three-decade run, but their last album – 2023’s ‘But Here We Are’ – was a late career highlight. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT It was the rockers’ first release since the sudden death of longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins and Dave Grohl’s mother, leading the remaining Fighters…
From a distance, across the opalescent waters of the Venetian lagoon, the cluster of low red-brick buildings looks like a factory or a boatyard. It’s only when you get closer and see the huge silver space rocket, the fluorescent pink tree and the neon sign that reads “PATRIARCHY = CO2” that you realize this island…
