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‘Before cancer I was really unhappy’: Tracey Emin on the joy of founding her own art school

Post Views: 7 ‘Before cancer I was really unhappy’: Tracey Emin on the joy of founding her own art school ‘Being an artist is quite lonely’ … Tracey Emin in her Margate studio. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian When she thought she was dying, Emin vowed to create a lasting legacy. Now …

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Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou: the Ethiopian nun who was one of history’s most distinctive pianists

Post Views: 5 Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou: the Ethiopian nun who was one of history’s most distinctive pianists Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, pictured aged 23. Photograph: Kate Molleson Guèbrou, who has died aged 99, was a classically trained musician and society girl who turned towards faith – and cultivated a style of playing …

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‘Warhol cooked us scrambled eggs. Or was it Rauschenberg?’ – Gilbert and George preserve their greatest moments

Post Views: 6 ‘Warhol cooked us scrambled eggs. Or was it Rauschenberg?’ – Gilbert and George preserve their greatest moments ‘We wanted to be part of the world, not the art world’… Gilbert, on right, and George at the gates of their new centre. Photograph: Linda Nylind/The Guardian Now in …

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Mark Everett of Eels: ‘It’s weird being a father when you’re older than your father ever was’

Post Views: 13 Mark Everett of Eels: ‘It’s weird being a father when you’re older than your father ever was’ ‘So much crazy shit has happened’ – Mark Everett of Eels. Photograph: Gus Black The singer-songwriter answers your questions on grief, quantum physics and whether his mum said he was a …

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‘Was he sticking pins in dolls of BBC managers?’: Ken Bruce signs off from Radio 2 after 31 years

Post Views: 10 ‘Was he sticking pins in dolls of BBC managers?’: Ken Bruce signs off from Radio 2 after 31 years ‘I have loved being with you so much’ … Ken Bruce leaves Wogan House after presenting his final BBC Radio 2 mid-morning show. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images It wasn’t …

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‘In the stillness, my mind was able to wander’: how a museum guard found solace in art

Post Views: 9 ‘In the stillness, my mind was able to wander’: how a museum guard found solace in art Patrick Bringley at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, February 2023. Photograph: Mike McGregor/The Observe After a personal tragedy, Patrick Bringley swapped his glitzy magazine job to work at …

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‘Bruce Springsteen was very nervous about his cameo’: Nick Hornby and Stephen Frears on High Fidelity

Post Views: 6 ‘Bruce Springsteen was very nervous about his cameo’: Nick Hornby and Stephen Frears on High Fidelity ‘I thought moving it to Chicago was a mistake’ … John Cusack and Jack Black in the 2000 film. Photograph: Moviestore/Rex/Shutterstock   ‘I thought the film was dead. But then one morning …

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Post-punk legend Kate Fagan on her hipster-baiting classic: ‘Studio 54 was based on status and money’

Post Views: 2 Post-punk legend Kate Fagan on her hipster-baiting classic: ‘Studio 54 was based on status and money’   As her catalogue is reissued, the Chicago club kid dishes on why Windy City’s DIY scene outshone NYC, and how she hit out against Reagan and hustled for the spotlight …

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‘Hour 27 was quite tough’: why one woman is drumming for 100 hours over 10 days

Post Views: 11 ‘Hour 27 was quite tough’: why one woman is drumming for 100 hours over 10 days ‘I think it is making me a better person’ … Korean-Australian drummer Chloe Kim, who is drumming 100 hours over 10 days as part of Mona Foma festival. Photograph: Jared Leibowitz Jazz …

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Who was Muriel Box, Britain’s most prolific female film director?

Post Views: 9 Who was Muriel Box, Britain’s most prolific female film director? Muriel Box: it was not until her mid-40s that she got to direct her first feature. Photograph: Alamy She was also the first woman to win an Oscar for best original screenplay. Now a new radio documentary aims …

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