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The personal archive of Colonel Sanders went to auction this week – and bidders had their eyes on the fries
It’s another new dawn for the UK, now on its seventh prime minister in a decade. But among the cabinet comings and goings, Lisa Nandy is staying as culture secretary.
The shirt worn by Pelé in the 1958 World Cup final has sold for $4.9m, cementing the footballer’s status as a de facto work of art
Inspired by the Korean boy band’s latest album, the museum is courting a new fan base with a special tour of its Korea gallery
A performance artist couple snuck up to the top of the Empire State Building this week, which reminds Rakewell that artists have long sought inspiration in high places
The algal bloom on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has become a visitor attraction in its own right. But fans of abstract art might enjoy thinking of it as Color Field painting in 3D
As the news breaks that London’s celebrity pelicans have successfully hatched chicks for the first time ever, Rakewell wonders what’s taken them so long
An error-strewn first edition of Wuthering Heights that is set to sell for at least £400,000 reminds Rakewell of the joys of unorthodox spelling
The plans of Berlin’s Volksbühne to install a swimming pool outside its front steps prompts Rakewell to consider other theatres that have made a feature out of water
Georgia O’Keeffe and Joseph Beuys are among the artists who have been fascinated by the canines, but Looney Tunes may be responsible for the most memorable coyote of them all
