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Household favourites: everyday objects in papier-mache – in pictures

07-05-2022 18:00

Five years ago, Bernie Kaminski’s daughter brought home a papier-mache seahorse she made at school. ‘I thought it looked cool,’ he says. They made a few more simple things together and soon it turned into a hobby. Since then, he has created more than 100 everyday objects using cardboard, newspaper, masking tape and acrylic paints, including bagels, tennis rackets and ketchup bottles. ‘I have a long list of pieces I’d like to make but I have to figure out where they&

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On my radar: Lias Saoudi’s cultural highlights

07-05-2022 16:00

The Fat White Family frontman on sonically tripping to Sarah Davachi, rewatching Threads and a heroic history of poo in artLias Saoudi is the frontman of rock bands Fat White Family and the Moonlandingz. Born to an Algerian father and a British mother, he grew up in Scotland and Northern Ireland before moving to London to study at the Slade School of Fine Art. Since forming in 2011, Fat White Family have released three acclaimed albums of insalubrious post-punk and are known for their provocativ

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‘His bushy eyebrows remind me of Denis Healey’: Emma F Wright’s best phone picture

07-05-2022 11:00

A rainy day with Flapjack the schnauzer brought comparisons with Caravaggio and a former Labour chancellorFlapjack the miniature schnauzer was the first dog Emma F Wright began walking. But what began as a favour for a friend turned into something of a second job, and now the Nottingham-based photographer follows the same route, under the Trent Bridge, several times a week with various local dogs.“I’d noticed before that on rainy days, water from the road above would seep through and

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From Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness to The Big Conn: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

07-05-2022 07:00

Whether you’re up for a mystical trip through time and space or fancy a spot of white-collar crime, our critics have you covered for the next seven daysDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
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The kookiest subdivision of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is back, for consumers keen to invest their bank holiday treat budget in Benedict Cumberbatch’s further adventures as sorcerer superhero Stephen Strange (above). Expect shattered realities and CGI galore. Continue reading...

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