28 h. ago A deep dive into the NBA sports betting scandal, by AP reporters

Professional basketball was stunned this week as one popular NBA Hall of Famer and head coach, a current player and a former player were arrested by federal authorities on illegal gambling charges

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32 h. ago Prince Andrew and Fergie are trapped in every celeb's worst nightmare

Plain-old Andy and Sarah from Windsor have survived their first week without royal titles - but will they ever come to terms with their new D-list status? Daily Mirror columnist Jessica Boulton takes a deep dive into a scandalous showbiz week.....

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4 d. ago Money, muscles and anxiety: why the manosphere clicked with young men – a visual deep dive

The manosphere is known for misogyny, but that’s not the only thing that influencers in this space offer. Young men explain the allure and the problems of the manosphere in their own words Continue reading...

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8 d. ago ‘Smell is a language’: Máret Ánne Sara on why Tate’s Turbine Hall whiffs of frightened reindeer

As Sámi culture is threatened by the climate emergency and hostility from Nordic nations, the artist has built a structure of resistance: a labyrinthine artwork of animal pelts and bones based on a reindeer’s nasal passagesVisitors to Tate Modern are used to unusual encounters in its vast Turbine Hall. They’ve sunbathed before an artificial sun, slid down helter skelters and witnessed AI-powered robotic jellyfish floating through the air. But this is the first time they will be taking a deep dive into a reindeer’s nose. The latest artist commission for the cavernous space – by the Indigenous Sámi artist Máret Ánne Sara – invites gallerygoers into a labyrinthine structure based on the scaled-up interior of a reindeer’s nasal passages. Once inside they can meander round or chill out on reindeer hides, listening on headphones to Sámi elders telling stories and imparting knowledge.Why the nose? It might sound whimsical but the installation pays tribute to a little-known natural marvel: ...

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1 week ago Liam Payne's final moments retraced, one year on: From landing in Argentina with girlfriend Kate Cassidy to his hotel lobby outburst just minutes before he plunged 45ft to his death from a balcony

DEEP DIVE retraces Liam Payne's final moments, from when the troubled 31-year-old landed in Buenos Aires with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy until he fell 45ft from his hotel balcony on October 16, 2024.

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2 w. ago Wayne Thiebaud review – staggering still lifes to make your mouth water

Courtauld Gallery, LondonThe pop pioneer’s paintings of sweets and cakes offer up a succulent and incredibly moreish slice of a long-lost American dreamYou’re not allowed to lick paintings in museums, which is cruel when you’re faced with something as mouthwateringly tempting as Wayne Thiebaud’s art. The American pop pioneer dedicated his long career to cakes, sweets and gumball machines, a visual world of treats and candies laid out in American diners and on deli counters, tempting viewers to commit the ultimate crime and take a big, juicy bite.But he didn’t just paint for the sake of getting you salivating. His work (here at the Courtauld in his first ever UK museum show) is both an ultraserious take on the material history of painting, a sort of update on the long legacy of the still life, and a deep dive into burgeoning consumerism and the capitalistic euphoria of the mass-produced, mid-century American dream. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago You call yourself a Partridge fan? This quiz is, in a word, rigorous

This is no mere online bagatelle; it’s a deep dive into a uniquely British psyche

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