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Archaeologists discover medieval jewellery in 1500-year-old city churchyard

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed evidence of an early medieval jewellery workshop and a stone ring in a 1500-year-old churchyard in Glasgow ...

The National (Scotland) · Sep 17

Is this world-class, free gallery Cambridge’s best-kept secret?

Maggi Hambling, Paula Rego, Bridget Riley … Murray Edwards College houses the Women’s Art Collection, featuring some of the industry’s biggest names from the last 40 years

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17

‘When you tell people the story, it’s almost too good to be true’: the incredible journey behind The Cycle of Love

Documentary director Orlando von Einsiedel on how the real life tale of a man who cycles 6,000 miles from India to Sweden to find his true love will warm your heart

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17

Charli xcx Music, Fashion, Film tour review – an electrifying and deafening pop evolution

The tireless star brings her latest, somewhat over-explained album to the stage for a dazzling and euphoric show

The Guardian - US · Sep 16

PM Mementoes e-Auction 2026: 1,498 items to go under the hammer from September 17

The eighth edition of the PM Mementoes e-Auction has been launched by Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. This auction will feature 1,498 mementoes presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Proceeds from this auction will be transferred to the Namami Gange Programme for river rejuvenation. An exhibition will allow visitors to…

The Economic Times · Sep 16

Brian Homer obituary

Other lives: Photographer who recorded Birmingham life, set up community magazines and founded a design agency

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16

81 Brilliant Designs That Make You Admire The Brain That Created Them

Being a designer isn’t easy. You constantly have to push the envelope and think outside the box. Sometimes your ideas flop, but other times, they’re absolutely brilliant, even if they seem strange at first. Here’s a list featuring examples of designs that may appear questionable but are genius in practice.

Bored Panda · Sep 16

The Faces Behind The Masterpieces: 12 Iconic Portraits And The People Who Inspired Them, As Shared By This Page

Some of art history’s most recognizable faces belonged to people whose lives were almost as fascinating as the paintings themselves.

Bored Panda · Sep 16

$3 Bowl Sells For Millions: rare Song Ding ware; Sotheby’s buyer pays $2.225m

In 2007, a family in New York stumbled upon a plain white bowl priced at just three dollars. Little did they know that experts would later classify it as a rare Chinese Ding ware from the Northern Song dynasty. Sotheby's placed an impressive valuation on it, estimating between two hundred…

The Times of India · Sep 16

‘We weren’t shy. We were queers in leather!’ Sunil Gupta on his momentous photographs of gay life

From Delhi to New York, from the street to the bath house, he has captured clandestine moments, risked his freedom – and even referenced Romantic painters. Ahead of a major show, the photographer relives his landmark shots

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16