33 minutes ago Amy Sherald: ‘Sublimity in Black life can be seen in our ability to persist’

The portraitist known for paintings of Michelle Obama and Breonna Taylor is bringing her first major museum survey to San Francisco and then New York CityThe portraitist Amy Sherald is largely known for two paintings she made of Black Americans whose lives have intersected with US history – the first was the official portrait of the former first lady Michelle Obama, and the second was a posthumous image of victim of police brutality, Breonna Taylor, whose murder was a significant factor in sparking the racial uprisings of 2020. Sherald is also well-known for her choice to render the skin color of her Black subjects in grisaille – that is, shades of gray.Recognized as a major talent in the American art world, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has given Sherald a sizable survey exhib...

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36 minutes ago 'I was there when Jude Bellingham first emerged – what he did was f***ing frightening'

Jude Bellingham hit the ground running after making his debut for boyhood Birmingham City, and a former captain of the club was terrified of what he was to become

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44 minutes ago Paul Hollywood slams 'strange' backlash as 'there’s not a bad bone in Bake Off’s body'

Great British Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood expressed his absolute amazement at the backlash to the show's Mexican Week, saying 'most of the people who were offended weren’t even Mexican'

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47 minutes ago Tank containing oil drilling byproducts explodes and catches fire near GM facility in Michigan

A fire chief says a tank containing byproducts from oil drilling operations exploded and caught fire near the General Motors Proving Ground in southeastern Michigan, damaging two nearby homes but causing no injuries

Events

48 minutes ago Small business owners breathe easier over labor costs after decision to strike down overtime rule

Small business owners have had a mostly positive reaction to a judge’s decision to strike down an overtime rule that would have qualified more workers for overtime pay

Economics

96 minutes ago Strictly Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas dreads delivering deciding vote

The Queen of Latin told Radio Times magazine: "I'm sitting there every weekend, thinking, 'Dear Lord, my saviour, please let the other three make the decision so it doesn't come down to me.'"

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1 hour ago Kyle Walker's company makes £1m profit as Manchester City ace sees wealth soar

Kyle Walker Limited is the company through which the Manchester City player deals with his image rights

Economics

2 hours ago Toy makers at Cargenbridge Primary School shine as part of the World Quality Day Project

The children were tasked with making a toy which moves and were judged by representatives from Mylar Speciality Films.

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2 hours ago Strictly's Claudia Winkleman probes Craig Revel Horwood over 'feud' with co

Strictly Come Dancing host Claudia Winkleman has questioned judge Craig Revel Horwood over comments he made about a celebrity during a recent live show.

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2 hours ago Fox News guest who slams San Francisco’s crime and drug use is arrested for working as pimp

Self-styled ‘video vigilante’ Ricci Wynne is known for his content recording homeless drug users in San Fransisco

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