Patti Smith announced as recipient of 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts

Celebrated American singer, songwriter, author and activist Patti Smithhas been announced as the recipient of the 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Princess of Austurias Awards are a series of annual prizes awarded in Spain to individuals, entities or organizations from around the world who make notable achievements in the…

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”Be the Change.” On the Misattributed Origins of a Popular Slogan

“Somebody around here needs to change.And your name is Somebody.”–Elizabeth Gilbert, All the Way to the River* Article continues after advertisement The most beloved resident at Westminster Village, a resort-style retirement community in Scottsdale, is probably a sulcata tortoise named Bruno who moseys through the center’s secret garden and naps in the shade…

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Eurovision crisis: Protesters in Serbia urge boycott of contest over Israel's participation

Published on 29/04/2026 – 8:58 GMT+2 This year’s Eurovision backlash continues. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Protesters gathered outside the Serbian state RTS broadcaster yesterday to demand that the Balkan country pull out of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest because of Israel’s participation. The protesters in central Belgrade waved Palestinian flags and accused Israel of genocide. They called…

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2026 AAM Awards: All The Winners

Sundowner Artists’ Simone Ubaldi and Andrew Parisi were the big winners at the Association of Artist Managers’ fifth annual awards, presented lunchtime Wednesday (April 29) at Sydney’s Crowbar, just hours before the APRA Music Awards. The pair, who manage the international breakthrough punk rockers Amyl And The Sniffers, won manager of the year, the same…

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Devotions by Lucy Caldwell review – short stories that are frightening, passionate and comforting too

The stories in Northern Irish writer Lucy Caldwell’s fourth collection are often devoted to family life, or a professional life in the arts: or both. They’re almost always about memory and how to manage it. They offer a certain continuity with her earlier collections, Multitudes, Intimacies and Openings, though it’s subtle and organic rather than…

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