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Giorgia Meloni’s face on a church mural is offensive – but not for the reason the Vatican thinks

When the likeness of the populist leader as an angel was painted into a cheesy tribute to Italy’s last king, it caused outrage. But far better artists have been similarly profane for centuries

The Guardian - UK

Rare Michelangelo foot sketch for Sistine Chapel fresco fetches record €23 million at auction

An extremely rare sketch of a foot by Michelangelo for the Sistine Chapel has sold for a record €23 million at a Christie's auction in New York. The recently discovered drawing was part of a study for the Libyan Sibyl on the ceiling of the chapel in the Vatican.

Euronews

Volcanic vulvas and hermaphrodite marble: Ovid’s Metamorphoses reshaped at the Rijksmuseum

Artists from Bernini to Louise Bourgeois are brought together in a new exhibition exploring the uncomfortable erotic parables of the ancient Roman poet

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Michelangelo's 'The Last Judgment' fresco undergoes 3-month cleaning at Sistine Chapel

Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgment” is undergoing its first major restoration in three decades

The Independent UK

'Filmmaking Poison:' A Ninja Turtles Director Talks About What He Wants Out Of The New Live-Action Movie

Cowabunga!

Cinemablend

The Director Of The Ninja Turtles Short Running With The SpongeBob Movie Explained Why They Went So Obscure With The Villain

Talk about a deep cut.

Cinemablend

Town rallies behind ‘Manhole Michelangelo’ after Iowa officials target him for public art

Locals made T-shirts for ‘Manhole Michelangelo’ and started a petition to drop the charges

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A live-action TMNT movie is in the works from the producer behind the Sonic trilogy, but it spells the end for the adaptation of a beloved comic

The Last Ronin is no more

Total Film

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' New Live-Action Reboot Finally Got Some Exciting News, But That Last Ronin Update Hurts

I'm both pleased and disappointed.

Cinemablend

“ESP asked me to pyrograph James Hetfield’s Explorer. I wasn’t sure who James was, but I said yes”: Meet Dino Muradian, the pyrographer who makes a living burning artwork into stars’ guitars

Defecting from his home country by flying himself over the border, the Romanian pilot wound up making guitar art for Metallica, B.B. King and the ESP Custom Shop

Guitar World

Da Vinci and Michelangelo drawings go on display in Scotland for first time

More than 80 drawings by 57 different artists are in The King’s Gallery at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

Evening Standard

“Lean Lipo” Is the Newest Addition to the Body Contouring Toolkit

Meet "lean lipo"—the newest addition to the body contouring toolkit.

Marie Claire

'Ancient ruins of the future' - Polish artist Igor Mitoraj's conversations between past and present

One of Igor Mitoraj's most spectacular works, the monumental sculpture "Tindaro", went under the hammer this week at the Polswiss Art Auction House in Warsaw and fetched a record-breaking €1.6 million. This historic return has sparked a renewed interest in the artist and his reflective works.

Euronews

The 10 Most Beautifully Illustrated Graphic Novels

Looking at pretty pictures may perhaps be the oldest human pastime – we’ve been doing it since prehistory! Ever since primitive humans stepped out of their caves and sighed at the beauty of the natural world, they attempted to replicate it on cave walls, preserving their fire-discovering, wheel-inventing stories for…

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I'm Not Saying Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret Of The Ooze Is Better Than The First Movie, But Here Are Some Reasons Why It Might Be

Is the "secret" that the second movie is better than the first?

The Guardian - UK

I thought I didn’t care about Renaissance art. Then life happened to me – and I saw its power

There’s a reason these works have influenced great contemporary artists such as Jenny Saville. It just took me a while to truly see it, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK

Locatelli at the National Gallery, London: ‘Come for the Michelangelo, stay for the orecchiette’ – restaurant review

Someone is actually cooking here – it’s not just for tourists

Destructoid

I finally enrolled at Nintendo DS Big Brain Academy after flunking for years, and I’m offended by my grade

I don't think I'm graduating anytime soon.

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17 Unusual Things That Famous People Did

Stars shine brightly and beautifully from afar. But once you get closer..

Livingetc

Stained Glass Meets Starburst Ceilings and a Pastel Palette in This Historic Home in Melbourne

It's a candy-colored home with a "Michelangelo attitude" — just as bold and lively as the family that get to live in it

The Guardian - UK

From Jenny Saville’s gobsmacking show to a pomo celebration of Richard Rogers – the week in art

Saville paints beauty and terror, Watteau returns, a £2.5m Rubens gets an unfair drubbing and erotic art reveals itself

Windows Central

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 demo now is available now if you preorder — Michelangelo is coming too

During the Xbox Games Showcase 2025, Activision revealed that a demo for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 is available today, while one of the TMNT is coming too.

Reason

Helen Lewis: The Dark Side of Genius

In The Genius Myth, the journalist delivers a sharp, funny takedown of our obsession with "brilliant" men, showing that behind every so-called genius is a crowd and a big PR machine.

The Guardian - UK

Pop Off, Michelangelo! review – the Renaissance retold with high-camp modernity

Dylan MarcAurele’s musical comedy couldn’t be trashier but there’s fun to be had mixing twerking with 1400s Tuscany

The Guardian - UK

Pope Leo holds first mass as pontiff in Sistine Chapel

New leader says he wants a Catholic church that ‘illuminates the dark nights of this world’

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