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• “The Worst Insult I Ever Heard As An Opera Singer” (A Letter To The Atlantic’s Advice Column)

  24-10-2024 21:06 via msn.com
  “Recently, I was playing guitar and singing a cute little country ditty that required no vocal skill. My sister-in-law, who was listening, exclaimed, ‘That was so beautiful. It’s the first time I’ve ever heard your real voice.’ She’s been hearing me sing for 40 years.” – The Atlantic (MSN)
  
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• French finesse can deter buffet gluttons | Brief letters

  24-10-2024 18:50
  
  A warning sign | Queuing for Van Gogh | NHS passports | Paddington Bear’s passport | Fitting F-words for TrumpFining diners who overload their plates is one way to stop bad buffet behaviour (Emma Beddington, 21 October), but gentler solutions can be just as effective. The French do it well. A favourite local bistro in Saint-Palais-sur-Mer has a sign at the buffet counter, warning customers: “Gluttony is a wicked vice. Please fill your plates with moderation.” It works: I&r
  
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• ‘I’m a creative military’: London embraces Ghanaian artist who chose to paint, not fight

  24-10-2024 10:00
  
  On the verge of giving up on his artistic ambitions and under pressure to join the army, Michael Blebo was saved by an agency dedicated to bringing the art of Africa to collectors worldwideOn the same day that Ghanaian artist Michael Blebo contemplated quitting art altogether, he received a missed call from an unknown number. “I prayed to God before going to bed in early February that if I don’t see a sign by midday, I’ll be done with painting,” says the 31-year-old, from
  
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• ‘Art and music have always been like friends to me’: painter to the stars Jack Coulter

  24-10-2024 09:00
  
  The Irish artist talks about his synaesthesia and being mutually inspired by musicians such as Elton John and Paul McCartneyJack Coulter’s earliest memory is of sitting on the sofa in his childhood home in Belfast, closing his eyes and listening intently to the sound of his heart. “I don’t remember much from being a kid, but that? My God!” he recalls. “It was so silent in the room that my ears homed in on my heartbeat. It’s&n
  
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• National Gallery of Australia’s $14m behemoth artwork unveiled – and it’s a showstopper

  24-10-2024 03:46
  
  Lindy Lee’s 13-tonne sculpture, Ouroboros, the most expensive work in NGA history, is in place after three years of anticipation – and questions about costGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailSeldom do works of art – even public art – arrive with such a weight of expectation, or burden of proving themselves, as Lindy Lee’s Ouroboros, the National Gallery of Australia’s newest artwork. No sooner had it been announced, back in 2021, than its price tag &nda
  
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