72 m. ago Art for Everybody review – the dark side of Thomas Kinkade, ‘painter of light’

The extraordinarily popular painter of kitsch American scenes struggled with addiction and depression, as this documentary with access to his previously unseen works showsYou won’t find the works of Thomas Kinkade lining the walls of the Museum of Modern Art, yet the painter, who died in 2012, is one of the best-selling artists in history and his paintings hang in tens of millions of American households. Kinkade’s typical subjects – rustic landscapes, sleepy cottages, quaint gazebos – bask in an idyllic calm, a luminous callback to a fabled simpler past. Turning to his unpublished archive, Miranda Yousef’s engrossing documentary portrait unveils the dark shadows that lurked within the self-titled “painter of light”.Through interviews with family members, close collaborators and critics, as well as Kinkade’s own words, the film traces his meteoric success in the 1980s and 90s. Shunned by the art world, he marketed his works through home-shopping television channels and a network of f...

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3 h. ago LA protests live updates: Trump unleashes on Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass for their 'horrible job' stopping 'troublemakers and insurrectionists

Follow along to DailyMail.com's live blog for all the latest updates on the violent clashes in the City of Angels.

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7 h. ago George Clooney returns to being a silver fox as he attends 2025 Tony Awards with glam wife Amal after 'awful dye job'

The actor, 63, attended the Tony Awards with the majority of his hair in it's familiar shade of grey.

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10 h. ago Love Island 2025 star says 'mood changes' when he tells girls his real job on night out

Love Island 2025 star Tommy Bradley has revealed he sometimes gets knocked back by girls on nights out when he reveals his real job and he has "no time for it"

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12 h. ago I hope to do a better job of parenting than previous generations, says new mum Karen Gillan

Karen Gillan has revealed she is trying to 'do a better job at parenting' than 'the previous generation'.

Society

12 h. ago BBC star Scott Mills' big revelation about his finances after bagging £450k Radio 2 job

Radio DJ Scott Mills revealed he has 'made it' after he took over the BBC Radio 2 breakfast show after previously 'risking' his health from working too much over two decades

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12 h. ago BBC star Scott Mills' finances revelation after bagging £450k Radio 2 job

Radio DJ Scott Mills revealed he has 'made it' after he took over the BBC Radio 2 breakfast show after previously 'risking' his health from working too much over two decades

Economics

13 h. ago Thomas Tuchel plays down pressure of England job after Andorra near miss: ‘I have felt more’

Tuchel was furious with England’s performance against Andorra but insists he has confidence his squad will bounce back

Events

13 h. ago Cruel reason I'll never be able to get my dream boob job after near

Raquel Hutt, 24, a New York-based influencer, who suffered a heart attack has revealed how the near-death experience changed her life forever - but not in a way she ever suspected.

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14 h. ago DEAR JANE: My dad paid for my sister's boob job. I fear the two

My sister is 19 years old and she just finished her first year of college. The college she attends is a massive party school. The girls all seem to care more about looking hot than getting good grades.

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15 h. ago Musk and Trump rift was 'inevitable' as 'Oval Office isn't big enough for both of them'

'There simply isn’t room in the Oval Office for both of them, and it was always going to end like this' - an expert weighed in on the diabolical fallout between Elon Musk and Donald Trump

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16 h. ago There are simple tricks to FORCE your boss to give you a raise... but you have to be willing to make a big sacrifice, KEVIN O'LEARY reveals

For the past two years, I've received only a two percent raise even though I have consistently overperformed my goals. How do I that? KEVIN O'LEARY has the answer

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16 h. ago National guard troops sent by Trump arrive in LA following protests against immigration raids – US politics live

President had earlier praised national guard for ‘great job’, even though they were not yet in the cityAs Los Angeles wakes up, people in the city will be waiting to see if a third day of protests gets underway.Tensions were high after a series of sweeps by immigration authorities on Friday, including in LA’s fashion district and at a Home Depot, as more than 100 people have been arrested in the city in the last week. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Single Black women on Covid five years later: ‘The pandemic taught me, no regrets’

Three women share how isolation, instability and loneliness led to creativity, family and communityIt was business as usual for Jordan Madison in early 2020. Her commute included taking a bus from Silver Spring, Maryland, to her job in Bethesda. Madison, 25, was working at the time on her license to become a clinical marriage and family therapist, and worked part-time at Instacart to earn extra money. By March 2020, the world had shut down because of the Covid-19 pandemic.“The first two weeks, I was like: ‘OK, this is nice. I don’t have to leave my house. This is a nice little vacation. We’ll probably go back to work in like a month or so,’” Madison remembered thinking. Continue reading...

Events

18 h. ago Crisis, what crisis? Reform welcomes Zia Yusuf back 48 hours after he quit as chairman

Richard Tice said Mr Yusuf had 'done a brilliant job in growing the party' and suggested he quit because of 'exhaustion' and working for 11 months 'without a day off'.

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18 h. ago Italy fans call for Claudio Ranieri as Fabio Capello points finger amid World Cup fears

Claudio Ranieri's is the people's choice to take the coaching job after the shocking 3-0 defeat to Erling Haaland's Norway with Luciano Spalletti's position under threat

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18 h. ago Italy fans call for Claudio Ranieri as Luciano Spalletti unceremoniously sacked

Claudio Ranieri's is the people's choice to take the coaching job after the shocking 3-0 defeat to Erling Haaland's Norway with Luciano Spalletti having been sacked by the FIGC

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19 h. ago New favourite installed for Cardiff City manager job following Aaron Ramsey bombshell

Cardiff City have suffered two major setbacks in their search for Omer Riza's successor

Society

19 h. ago Trump praises ‘great job’ by national guard in calming LA protests, as mayor says troops are not in the city – US politics live

Mayor Karen Bass disputes president’s claim as she thanks local law enforcement for dealing with unrest following immigration crackdownPresident Trump appears to have used federal law to order the national guard to go to Los Angeles, rather than the 18th century Insurrection Act.The national guard is a hybrid entity that serves both state and federal interests. Often, it operates under state command and control, using state funding. Sometimes national guard troops will be assigned by their state to serve federal missions, remaining under state command but using federal funding.Great job by the National Guard in Los Angeles after two days of violence, clashes and unrest. We have an incompetent Governor (Newscum) and Mayor (Bass) who were, as usual (just look at how they handled the fires, and now their VERY SLOW PERMITTING disaster. Federal permitting is complete!), unable to to handle the task.These Radical Left protests, by instigators and often paid troublemakers, will NOT BE TOLE...

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20 h. ago Amazon's 'light as a cloud' sandals that are 'better than Birkenstocks' for under £22

Comfy footwear is 'in' for summer 2025 and these sliders will do just the job.

Economics