38 minutes ago The surreal deal: the exhibitions celebrating the revolutionary, illogical art of the absurd

Rising as a rebuttal to fascism, sexism and war in the 1920s and 30s, surrealism was a response to ‘a world gone mad’. As the movement marks its centenary, two new shows are celebrating its past and futureOne hundred years ago last month, the 28-year-old poet André Breton penned the Surrealist Manifesto, shucking off “the reign of logic”, calling out “the pretence of civilisation and progress” and heralding “the omnipotence of dream”. Breton wanted nothing less than a new reality – one that might overturn a world shaped by religion, schools and governments – by seeking truths within the self: “The future resolution of these two states, dream and reality [ ] into a kind of absolute reality, a surreality.” To create it, he and his evolving gang of Parisian writers and artists turned to th...

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61 minutes ago Drug dealer who called himself 'Misty Buffalo' jailed for his role in 'wicked trade'

Harvey Dawson was exposed when police busted the EncroChat network

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99 minutes ago Coronation Street icon Gail Platt to leave on Christmas Day as boss reveals 'sad' exit scenes

Coronation Street's new boss Kate Brooks told The Mirror what leads to Gail Platt's 'sad' exit from the ITV soap which will air on Christmas Day, with 'secrets' exposed

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1 hour ago A new start after 60: I became a ‘hummingbird’ for people with dementia

When Ann Thomas-Carter retired, she lost her sense of purpose. Then she began volunteering in a care home and found six hours could fly past in six minutes At 63, Ann Thomas-Carter stepped into Framland care home for the first time and was immediately taken aback. “It wasn’t like a care home at all; it was this beautiful old manor house overlooking the Oxfordshire countryside and there were only 21 residents,” she says. “It felt like a big family, especially since everyone calls the residents ‘family members’. I fitted in right away.”Thomas-Carter used to work as a pharmacy dispenser at Boots in Oxford town centre. “I had worked most of my life at Boots and it was a safe place for me, somewhere I could be face to face with customers and help them,” she says. But when it emerged that the...

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2 hours ago Kim Deal on addiction, Pixies and going solo: ‘It’s nice I lasted long enough to contemplate the past’

The Pixies bass player and Breeders frontwoman is an icon of the 1980s and 1990s alt-rock scene. As she releases her first solo album at the age of 63 she talks to Annabel Nugent about getting clean, her tricky relationship with Black Francis and why Kamala Harris lost the US election

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2 hours ago Max Verstappen told 'no' by girlfriend Kelly Piquet as Red Bull star reveals plans after F1

Max Verstappen caught his girlfriend Kelly Piquet off guard as he discussed what he'd like to do after calling it quits on his legendary Formula One career

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3 hours ago Lucky cat keeps one of its 9 lives after becoming wedged in drainpipe and needing emergency rescue

Clevedon Firefighters were called to reports of a cat stuck in a drain pipe on Saturday morning, where they found the moggy 'head first' in the pipe, before cutting her free

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3 hours ago Should sex abuse evidence set the Menendez brothers free? A judge will decide.

A judge will decide Monday whether new evidence warrants a re-examination of the convictions of Erik and Lyle Menendez in the shotgun murders of their parents in their Beverly Hills home more than 30 years ago

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4 hours ago Social media sites call for Australia to delay its ban on children younger than 16

An advocate for major social media platforms has told Australia's Parliament that a plan to ban children younger than 16 from the sites should be delayed rather than being rushed to approval this week

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