Why we’re ‘living in the golden age of the doppelganger’
It’s been a year of lookalikes – but the lure of the “second self” goes way back to the folklore of the Irish “fetch”
Babygirl to A Complete Unknown: 12 of the best films to watch this December
From a steamy age-gap thriller starring Nicole Kidman to a Bob Dylan biopic featuring Timothée Chalamet, these are the films to stream and watch
Duct-taped banana artwork sells for $6.2m in NYC
Maurizio Cattelan’s provocative artwork of a banana duct-taped to a wall has fetched $6.2m (£4.9m) at Sotheby’s in New York – four times higher
Rembrandt’s Night Watch: Major restoration begins
The largest restoration of Rembrandt’s masterpiece, The Night Watch, is under way at the Rijksmuseum, in Amsterdam.Following five years of research using techniques such
Frank Auerbach, artist who fled the Nazis as a child, dies aged 93
Frank Auerbach, the British-German painter who fled Nazi Germany as a child, has died aged 93, his representatives have announced.Considered one of the greatest
‘Give us back our gods’: Inside Nepal’s Museum of Stolen Art
Along a small street in Nepal’s Bhaktapur city stands an unassuming building with a strange name – the Museum of Stolen Art.Inside it are
The Polish artist who painted Hindu gods in Indian palaces
In the year 1939, as German tanks and soldiers invaded Poland, a famous Polish artist and his film-star wife pawned off their jewellery and
‘I learned to draw with my other hand after stroke’
An artist who had to learn how to draw again after he suffered a stroke is set to exhibit his work for the first
The journey that helped save Nigeria’s art for the nation
The Nigerian National Museum in Lagos sits in the city like a respected but unloved relative – it somehow exudes importance but remains largely
Creamy zucchini-pecorino pasta: A luxurious, dairy-free delight from Italy
Enjoy a taste of Amalfi with this creamy zucchini-pecorino pasta. Using minimal water, it creates a velvety sauce without cream, making for a simple
D’banj’s Album Trailer Brings Don Jazzy To Screen, Spy-Movie Style
D’banj celebrated two decades in music with the release of his single “04.” In a newly released trailer, D’banj features an all-star cast, including
Why Do Humans Sing? Traditional Music in 55 Languages Reveals Patterns and Telling Similarities
In a global study, scientists recorded themselves singing and playing music from their own cultures to examine the evolution of song. The human voice