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• Culture quiz: from Nicolas Cage's spending spree to the essence of cool

  12-04-2020 10:30
  
  Tests your arts knowledge with these questions from the Observer’s criticsAt the height of his success, Nicolas Cage went on a spending spree which left him near bankruptcy. Which of the following did he NOT buy?An octopusA drinks cabinet made out of pieces of wood salvaged from a Mayan burial siteA 70-million-year-old dinosaur skullWhen Midnight Cowboy was slated in a review in Village People, what did director John Schlesinger do with his offending copy?He used it as toilet paperHe used
  
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• The week ahead in culture, indoors: from homemade old masters to a front-room folk festival

  12-04-2020 06:30
  
  The Observer’s critics recommend the best new arts shows to enjoy on TV, on the radio and onlineGetty Museum Challenge
  Munch’s Scream in toast, Van Gogh in beads, Leonardo in carrots: the Getty’s brilliant challenge to recreate a masterpiece using only three items is becoming a global craze (look out for Piero della Francesca performed by the Guardian’s John Crace). On Twitter and Instagram. Laura Cumming Continue reading...
  
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