26 h. ago Why trans art matters more than ever: ‘It reflects how people live and love’

After the controversy over Amy Sherald’s portrait of a trans Statue of Liberty, trans artists speak about why their work speaks to an important momentPart of the magic of portraiture is how it renders so much of the human experience accessible to us, things we might never see otherwise. This has been very much on Black artist Amy Sherald’s mind. When I spoke to her in advance of the debut of her exhibition American Sublime, she told me that Black representation was foundational to her practice: “I developed this idea that, when I look at art history, for the most part I don’t see portraits of people that look like me. So it started there.”That exhibition’s curator, Sarah Roberts, also spoke about Sherald’s passion for representing the LGBTQ+ community: “Amy has thought a lot about her role as an artist and the need for representation, and she has long been a champion of LGBTQ+ rights. This work is thinking about who gets depicted as being American.” Continue reading...

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46 h. ago The surprising truth about people who prefer to walk around home naked

A study by the University of Rochester in New York looked at how different everyday behaviors are linked to people who display high intellect.

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47 h. ago The strange habit that is actually a sign you have a high IQ

A study by the University of Rochester in New York looked at how different everyday behaviors are linked to people who display high intellect.

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56 h. ago Mikel Merino confident Arsenal can do ‘big things’ despite Liverpool loss

Sunday’s clash was settled by a moment of magic as Dominik Szoboszlai’s 30-yard free-kick thundered home.

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64 h. ago Teenage clicks: how child photographer Stephen Shore turned everyday New York moments into magic

Before he found fame at 17 photographing Andy Warhol’s Factory, Shore roamed the city with his camera. He talks about the joy of those early 60s pictures – and why they never made him richBlack-and-white street shots of elegant, unimpressed elderly women. Classic cars in shadows cast by New York’s soaring tenement buildings. Street-corner preachers. Imposing wiseguys too busy posturing to notice the camera. Stephen Shore’s new book, Early Work, is full of such everyday New York moments turned into magic. Though he later won acclaim for the photographs he took at Andy Warhol’s studio/hangout the Factory, the previously unseen Early Work may be some of Shore’s most uninhibited and daring pictures – and they were taken in the early 60s, when he was a teenager.Perhaps it’s understandable, then, that the photographer, now 77, can’t really remember taking them – though he does recall that he printed them himself, in a DIY darkroom set up in the bathroom of his parents’ home on Manhattan’s...

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5 d. ago Moment drug dealer says 'I'm f*****' after getting caught flogging £500k of magic mushrooms on the dark web

James Edmans pleaded guilty to drug and money laundering offences after being arrested by officers two years ago.

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1 week ago Former Wallabies 'freak' leaves everyone calling for rule change after moment of magic

The former Australia wing switched codes last year, going on to impress in his first season in the NRL

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1 week ago Eberechi Eze will create ‘magic moments’ and take Arsenal to next level – Arteta

Eze was presented to the Emirates crowd in the minutes before Arsenal’s 5-0 demolition job of Leeds.

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2 w. ago Alcaraz and Raducanu bulldozed by Draper and Pegula in revamped US Open mixed doubles | Tumaini Carayol

Starry pairings enjoy magic moments but mixed fortunes while specialists retain pride in ‘reimagined’ doublesAfter many long months of discussion and anticipation, the doubles partnership between Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz came and went in the blink of an eye in a well‑populated Arthur Ashe Stadium. Despite ample smiles and enjoyment on the court, they were outclassed in a battle of British No 1s by a sharp Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper, the top seeds, who reached the quarter-finals of the revamped mixed‑doubles competition with a 4-2, 4-2 win.With one win under their belt and their confidence growing, Pegula and Draper then rolled through their quarter-final against Mirra Andreeva and Daniil Medvedev, easing into the semi-finals with an emphatic 4-1, 4-1 victory. They will face Danielle Collins and Christian Harrison on Wednesday afternoon for a place in the final, which takes place on Wednesday night. Continue reading...

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