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Hockney through the ages @Will_Gompertz on the life and work of the celebrated British artist, from his early days in New York to his recent digital creations bit.ly/445S3zJ

Hockney through the ages | The Observer

The life and work of the celebrated British artist, from his early days in New York to his recent digital creations

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Hockney: a life observed Pick up our 12-page tribute to #DavidHockney, @Williamboyd29 writes about the 'English Picasso' Plus: @LauraCummingArt, @TimAdamsWrites, @Will_Gompertz, Brenda Zlamany, @evanmoffitt and David Hockney: the 1979 article that shook the art world
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Hockney was no less than our English Picasso, writes @Williamboyd29 'I once commissioned the genius-level artist to design a magazine cover for me. He ignored all my feedback – and it was absolutely perfect' bit.ly/4ooHbGt

Hockney was no less than our English Picasso | The Observer

I once commissioned the genius-level artist to design a magazine cover for me. He ignored all my feedback – and it was absolutely perfect

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The children’s books that shaped us From The Secret Garden to Talking Turkeys, our favourite authors remember the books that inspired and delighted them as young readers bit.ly/4atEJc0

The children’s books that shaped us | The Observer

From The Secret Garden to Talking Turkeys, our favourite authors remember the books that inspired and delighted them as young readers

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George Forster, humanity’s forgotten hero He sailed with Captain Cook and was friends with Goethe. But it was an unshakable belief in race equality that makes Forster such a symbol of hope, writes @andrea_wulf bit.ly/4gdfhv6

George Forster, humanity’s forgotten hero | The Observer

He sailed with Captain Cook and was friends with Goethe. But it was an unshakable belief in race equality that makes Forster such a symbol of hope

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Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘We’ve treated a generation of children now at school with carelessness’ The children’s laureate speaks to @TimAdamsWrites and explains what we must do to protect the freedoms and imaginations of the next generation bit.ly/49Y0YXu

Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘We’ve treated a generation of chil...

The children’s laureate has spent two years visiting schools, libraries, prisons and communities to discover how Britain’s young people live now. He sets out what we are losing from childhood and...

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‘It’s bizarre how we let older women disappear’: @VirginiaEwrites The @WomensPrize-winning author of The Correspondent talks to @lilymayaisaacs on finding literary inspiration in her mother-in-law, and writing letters to her idols bit.ly/4xyH4MX

Virginia Evans: ‘It’s bizarre how we let older women disa...

The Women’s Prize-winning author of The Correspondent on finding literary inspiration in her mother-in-law, and writing letters to her idols

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Lola Young live – return of a raw talent After taking a break from live shows, the Messy singer is back with the big-belting, unfiltered energy of a teenager on the top deck of the bus, writes @kittyempire666 bit.ly/4ons3Jv

Lola Young live – return of a raw talent | The Observer

After taking a break from live shows, the Messy singer is back with the big-belting, unfiltered energy of a teenager on the top deck of the bus

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Children’s writing for pleasure is in crisis, writes author Amelia Tait 'Writing my first children’s book was the happiest I’ve ever felt: the sense of joy was similar to that I experienced in my English classroom.' bit.ly/3QaXvOD

Why creative writing is crucial | The Observer

The number of children who write for pleasure has fallen dramatically. Author Amelia Tait thinks we should encourage them to pick up a pen

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Portrait of a down-to-earth childhood Madeleine de Sinéty’s photographs of 1970s rural France at @jeudepaume capture the idyllic adolescence her privilege denied her, writes @killianfox0 bit.ly/4vD7Gue

Portrait of a down-to-earth childhood | The Observer

Madeleine de Sinéty’s photographs of 1970s rural France capture the idyllic adolescence her privilege denied her

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How York’s ‘school of sanctuary’ welcomes asylum seekers and refugees Fishergate is one of more than 1,000 schools committed to helping those who have fled their homes. Pupils, parents and teachers reveal what makes it special ✍️ Ellen Peirson-Hagger bit.ly/4v5uL9h

How York’s ‘school of sanctuary’ welcomes asylum seekers ...

Fishergate primary is one of more than 1,000 schools committed to helping those who have fled their homes. Pupils, parents and teachers reveal what makes it special

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Welcome to The Mildmay Club on Newington Green A historic north-London working men’s club where Taylor Swift filmed a music video is a bastion of bingo, writes @WillBuckley24 bit.ly/4ufBZWZ

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A historic north-London working men’s club where Taylor Swift filmed a music video is a bastion of bingo

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Graffiti on the Orient Express @JRart, the street artist nicknamed the French Banksy, talks to @kimwillsher1 about redesigning the most expensive private carriage on the most luxurious train in the world bit.ly/3RTkeiD

Graffiti on the Orient Express | The Observer

JR, the street artist nicknamed the French Banksy, on redesigning the most expensive private carriage on the most luxurious train in the world

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‘Vision is a dangerous thing’: Cheek by Jowl’s Declan Donnellan As Sophie Fiennes’s documentary gives a rare glimpse of the acclaimed theatre company, the legendary director talks tips, myths and Daniel Craig’s stage revelation to @vanessathorpe bit.ly/4x8BOiR

‘Vision is a dangerous thing’: Cheek by Jowl’s Declan Don...

As Sophie Fiennes’s documentary gives a rare glimpse of the acclaimed theatre company’s methods, the legendary director talks tips, myths and Daniel Craig’s stage revelation

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The British sauna boom @lilymayaisaacs braves the heatwave at the UK’s biggest sauna festival, where enthusiasts are trying to define a new national bathing culture bit.ly/4vxzbp9

The British sauna boom | The Observer

At the UK’s biggest sauna festival, enthusiasts are trying to define a new national bathing culture

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'Marilyn Monroe wanted people to feel they’d got their money’s worth when they saw a picture of hers.’ @LauraCummingArt writes this is the spirit of the new @NPGLondon show celebrating the icon's centenary bit.ly/3PWDfQH

Marilyn Monroe at the National Portrait Gallery - the wom...

A luminous exhibition marking the Hollywood star’s 100th birthday captures the heart and heroism of the woman who gave her face to the world

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Black Comedy at the @OrangeTreeThtr – a sharp farce from the little theatre that thinks big The 180-seat Richmond theatre continues to punch above its weight with a revival of Peter Shaffer’s 1965 play, writes @susannahclapp bit.ly/3SoU8nH

Black Comedy at the Orange Tree – a sharp farce from the ...

Under Tom Littler’s inventive direction, the 180-seat Richmond theatre continues to punch above its weight with a revival of Peter Shaffer’s 1965 play

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Our cover story this week is @TheBearFX's Ebon Moss-Bachrach Ahead of the final season of the era-defining TV show, the actor talks to Megan Nolan about his Broadway debut, and why in order to work, he needs to live a little bit.ly/3PXv2f3

Ebon Moss-Bachrach on the end of The Bear | The Observer

Ahead of the final season of the era-defining TV show, the actor talks to Megan Nolan about his Broadway debut, and why in order to work, he needs to live a little

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BBC Radio Scotland’s great shake-up is a big turn-off, says @juderogers As a host of talented specialist presenters are axed, the overhaul in favour of playlist-driven programming sounds alarm. Plus, remembering the day I met Allen Ginsberg bit.ly/4vxjqP4

BBC Radio Scotland’s great shake-up is a big turn-off

As a host of talented specialist presenters are axed, the overhaul in favour of playlist-driven programming sounds alarm. Plus, remembering the day I met Allen Ginsberg

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Russell T Davies’s Tip Toe is a stark state-of-the-nation drama, writes Barbara Ellen Outstanding performances by Alan Cumming and David Morrissey underpin the writer’s portrait of rising bigotry. Plus, Cape Fear and The Vardys bit.ly/49JGYaZ

Russell T Davies’s Tip Toe is a stark state-of-the-nation...

Outstanding performances by Alan Cumming and David Morrissey underpin the writer’s portrait of rising bigotry. Plus, Cape Fear and The Vardys

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