The Latest Breaking News from Sigmund Freud

When Sue Tilley met Lucian Freud, it changed her life. Now a painting of her could fetch $47 million

Sue Tilley was working in an unemployment office when she met artist Lucian Freud

The Independent UK · May 29

Quote of the Day by Carl Jung: ‘Where love rules, there is no will to power, and where power predominates…’ - Why the founder of analytical psychology believed the urge to dominate can damage relationships

Quote of the Day by Carl Jung highlights the inherent conflict between love and power. He observed that where one thrives, the other diminishes, a truth mirrored in personal relationships and societal dynamics. This timeless wisdom urges introspection on our motivations, whether driven by genuine connection or the need for…

The Economic Times · May 28

Leonora Carrington work painted during psychiatric confinement to go on show for first time

Exclusive: Villa Pilar, painted in 1940 during the surrealist artist’s stay in a Spanish sanatorium, will be displayed at London’s Freud museum

The Guardian - UK · May 27

Shapeshifting fascism and the broken promises of social democracy

Letters: Readers respond to Daniel Trilling’s article asking if fascism is making a comeback

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24

My Year in Paris With Gertrude Stein by Deborah Levy review – wonderfully entertaining

Biography mingles with fiction as Levy explores the avant-garde writer through the story of three female friends in Paris

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14

“There Was A Long Pause”: 71 Embarrassing Moments Featuring Guys Mansplaining To No End

Much like toxic masculinity, mansplaining is a manifestation of an unchecked male ego. It’s when a guy chooses to blabber on despite being nonsensical and out of his depth. It’s embarrassing and gives men a bad name. Here are some of the most cringeworthy examples, as told by women who…

Bored Panda · Apr 5

5 new podcasts to listen to this week

These are our top podcast picks.

The Independent UK · Apr 2

Random Musing: Trumpery – the Middle English word that eerily predicted the era of Donald Trump

The notion lives on in a post-colonial society where English – and who has access to it – is a marker of civility and civilisation. The Higgins-Macaulay Complex continues to haunt post-colonial societies, but there are times when the English language can be oddly prescient.

The Times of India · Mar 31

The Symptomatic Surreal: Leonora Carrington exhibition explores her complex relationship with death

Encounters with Leonora Carrington’s work are often shaped by their setting, from expansive museum displays to more intimate curatorial spaces. Nowhere is this more evident than at London’s Freud Museum, where new exhibition The Symptomatic Surreal offers a markedly different lens on her life and art.

The Conversation · Mar 30

Estonia exports a modernist, Glasgow gets poetic and Leonora Carrington goes wild – the week in art

Konrad Mägi is given his time to shine, Fiona Banner hits a word-picture high and Carrington takes over the home of Sigmund Freud

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20