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• Westminster Abbey's effigies get a makeover for new museum

  10-12-2017 19:50
  The richly clad wax figures, made to stand in place of the bodies of aristocracy at funerals, have been restored before going back on display next yearIn 1743, Catherine, Duchess of Buckingham, was taking no chances: long before her death, she had commissioned her own lifesize funeral effigy, dressed in her own clothes – as conservation work has recently revealed, layer upon layer of her own clothes.
  The figure, with human hair and eyelashes, was made to stand by her grave in Westminster A
  
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• How, Or Why, TV's Musical Sitcom Created A Story About A Character's First Time Seeing A Naked Guy

  10-12-2017 17:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Just to be clear, this is in a consensual situation. "It's a ridiculousness that nobody talks about. I was incredibly shocked and taken aback by the pace of sexual activity when I first experienced it, because you really think it's going to be languorous, floatin
  
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• Hurricane Harvey Left Houston's Theatres 'An Unholy Mess,' But Things Are Looking Slightly Brighter Now

  10-12-2017 16:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Whew, yuck: "Dead fish lay in the street. A foul brew of bayou water and sewage had surged into the Theater District — for the first time ever — and gushed into their elegant performance buildings."
  
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• Chaotic capitalism: the human sculptures of Nigeria's sprawling Balogun market

  10-12-2017 16:00
  It is one of the biggest street markets in the world, a sprawling, dazzling city within a city that is frequented by tens of thousands of people every day. Photographer Lorenzo Vitturi reveals how he captured Balogun’s vivid drama for his book, Money Must Be MadeDuring a trip to Lagos in 2014, Lorenzo Vitturi visited Balogun market for the first time. “I knew it was one of the biggest street markets in Africa,” he says, “but nothing prepared me for how overwhelming it was
  
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• Chaotic capitalism: the human sculptures of Nigeria's sprawling Balogan market

  10-12-2017 16:00
  It is one of the biggest street markets in the world, a sprawling, dazzling city within a city that is frequented by tens of thousands of people every day. Photographer Lorenzo Vitturi reveals how he captured Balogun’s vivid drama for his book, Money Must Be MadeDuring a trip to Lagos in 2014, Lorenzo Vitturi visited Balogun market for the first time. “I knew it was one of the biggest street markets in Africa,” he says, “but nothing prepared me for how overwhelming it was
  
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• An Interim Team Of Four Will Lead City Ballet During Martins Sexual Harassment Probe

  10-12-2017 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The group of four includes "Jonathan Stafford, a ballet master and former principal dancer with the company. Joining him will be Justin Peck, City Ballet’s resident choreographer and soloist, along with Craig Hall and Rebecca Krohn, both ballet masters."
  
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• The Director Of Music Publishing At Disney Is Charged With Three Counts Of Child Sexual Abuse

  10-12-2017 15:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Jon Heely "is accused of sexually abusing two underage girls approximately a decade ago. He allegedly victimized the first girl when she was 15. According to the charges, he began abusing the second when she was about 11 years old and continued until she was 15."
  
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• Qatar's dynamic young artists showcased in major Berlin exhibition

  10-12-2017 15:06
  Contemporary Art Qatar includes 300 works reflecting the kingdom’s rapid change into a cultural and commercial hubThe largest ever exhibition of contemporary Qatari art has gone on display in Berlin, showcasing a dynamic generation of young artists, at least half of them women, presenting a society in a rapid state of flux.Housed in Kraftwerk, a former East German electrical power plant better known nowadays as a techno palace, Contemporary Art Qatar includes almost 300 works by 73 artists
  
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• The Berkshire Museum Isn't Really A Big Fan Of The Attorney General Of Massachusetts

  10-12-2017 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Not surprisingly, "the museum takes issue with the sale interruption and implores the court to embrace its request to move the case as quickly as possible."
  
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• China's Tencent Buys A Stake In Spotify, Which Buys A Stake In Tencent

  10-12-2017 14:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Why? Well: "The deal gives Spotify exposure to the Chinese music consumer market, as the country is not one of the 61 regions it currently operates in. The company is widely expected to list its shares on the stock market next year."
  
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• A Million People Gather In Paris To Say Goodbye To Rock Star Johnny Hallyday

  10-12-2017 14:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  "In scenes resonant of the mass mourning in Britain following the death of Princess Diana, police said a million fans had lined the route of the funeral procession, which was accompanied by Hallyday’s band playing live, as it made its way from the Arc de Triomphe along the Champs-Élysées to Place de la Concorde and on to the church of La Madeleine."
  
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• Boston's WBUR Places Popular Host On Leave Over Unspecified Allegations

  10-12-2017 13:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Boston University and WBUR received reports of allegations against "On Point" host Tom Ashbrook late in the week. The station general manager said, "Tom will be on leave from his duties at WBUR while an outside organization hired by Boston University examines these allegations. We will decide a course of action after getting the results of this investigation."
  
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• Luke Jennings’s best dance of 2017

  10-12-2017 09:00
  Ballet felt a little flatfooted as contemporary dance caught the shape-shifting spirit of our times• Observer critics’ reviews of the year in fullIn 2017, the best dance asked the hardest questions. Who are we, and what kind of world do we want to live in? Issues of loss, displacement and fractured identity were central to Boy Blue Entertainment’s powerful hip-hop work Blak Whyte Gray, which launched in January, and these themes were echoed by dance makers in the months that fol
  
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• Laura Cumming’s best art of 2017

  10-12-2017 09:00
  There was revolutionary fervour from Russia, dazzling critiques of the American dream, and unforgettable faces…
  • Observer critics’ reviews of the year in fullThe highest price for the ugliest painting: that was the supposed Leonardo sold for $450m last month. Does anyone really want to look at this monstrous Jesus, a heavily restored hippy scarcely anybody believes in? This was an alarming low point, where art sank from mere investment to cultural boast: Abu Dhabi buying a sur
  
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• Charles II: Art and Power review – the original king of bling

  10-12-2017 09:00
  Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace
  The importance of art to the Restoration is revealed in this tremendous show featuring some of Charles II’s most treasured possessionsCharles II (1630-85), otherwise known as the Merry Monarch, was a gargantuan baby. At four months he already looked, his mother complained, like a one-year-old. From the age of 12 he took part in English civil war battles and was described as “a tall, black man” in parliamentary wanted posters. His appeara
  
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• Meals on pedestals: art gallery restaurants

  10-12-2017 07:00
  A new wave of caterers is changing the way we eat in galleries by creating their own visual feasts for visitors
  Expectations of gallery food are constantly changing, from fine dining to a Benugo brownie. This year saw a wave of museum and gallery restaurateurs, whose modern food – seasonal, hearty, delicious – reflects the contemporary art around them.People eat with their eyes and all our dishes have always been aesthetically pleasingWe aim to mirror the quality in the galleryArtist
  
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