Shane Sutton 'lying' in denying he knew of doping in cycling, tribunal hears | Cycling

 Posted on May 1, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  812 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

Cycling This article is more than 3 years oldShane Sutton 'lying' in denying he knew of doping in cycling, tribunal hearsThis article is more than 3 years oldFormer teammate Kvetoslav Palov speaks at medical tribunal Palov says their team ‘spent £10,000 on drugs’ for Sutton in 1987The former British Cycling and Team Sky head coach Shane Sutton was “absolutely lying” when he told parliament that he had no knowledge of doping in the sport, a former teammate told a medical tribunal on Tuesday. [Read More]

The 10 best figurative sculptures in pictures | Culture

 Posted on May 1, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1301 words  |  Valentine Belue

The 10 best figurative sculptures – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Ahead of a new exhibition at the Hayward, The Human Factor: the Figure in Contemporary Sculpture, the director of Tate Britain, Penelope Curtis, picks her 10 favourite figurative sculpturesWhich sculpture have we missed from the list? Have your say in the comments below and you could feature in the alternative list next week Penelope Curtis [Read More]

The extraordinary painted elephants of India in pictures | Art and design

 Posted on May 1, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  173 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

The extraordinary painted elephants of India – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email The Elephant Festival takes over the city of Jaipur every year. The animals are draped with jewellery and given majestic multicolour makeovers (complete with pedicures), before doing a procession through the streets. Later they race, play elephant polo and take part in a human v animal tug-of-war. [Read More]

A porn star Disney princess? Why renegade artists are breaking the mould | Art

 Posted on April 30, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  441 words  |  Valentine Belue

Jonathan Jones on artArtA porn star Disney princess? Why renegade artists are breaking the mouldDisney has become the world's most pervasive propagandist for oppressive myths of gender – so fair play to web artists for challenging the normArtists on the web are reimagining Disney princesses – those surreal creatures of so-called human perfection – from casting them as porn stars to portraying them with disabilities. As satires on the global power of Disney go, these efforts are some way behind South Park's characterisation of Mickey Mouse as a violent corporate crime lord. [Read More]

Adrienne Truscott: nudity is a very inexpensive and effective costume | Comedy

 Posted on April 30, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  763 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

ComedyInterviewAdrienne Truscott: nudity is a very inexpensive and effective costumeAlexandra SpringThe performance artist-turned-standup on appearing naked from the waist down, male audiences and the chances of walking out of her show ‘unraped’ Asking For It five-star review: sophisticated confrontationalism Adrienne Truscott: the day I lost my job for Linda McCartney If there is anyone who should be able to find a decent bikini wax anywhere in the world, it’s Adrienne Truscott. [Read More]

Boy, 13, kills eight children and security guard in Belgrade school shooting | Serbia

 Posted on April 30, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  806 words  |  Valentine Belue

Serbia This article is more than 8 months oldBoy, 13, kills eight children and security guard in Belgrade school shootingThis article is more than 8 months oldPolice name shooter as Kosta Kecmanović and say he was a pupil at the school who may have plotted attack for a month A 13-year-old boy opened fire in a Belgrade classroom in an apparently planned attack that killed eight children and a school security guard and injured a further six pupils as well as his teacher. [Read More]

Did Adam and Eve have navels? | Notes and Queries

 Posted on April 30, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  1044 words  |  Kary Bruening

YESTERYEARDid Adam and Eve have navels? Eamon Warnock, Guangzhou, China Darwinian theory would suggest that they had. From a theological perspective; if we are all made in God's image, not only do we and Adam and Eve have them, but God must have one too. Andrew Cramer, Blackpool For the answer to this and other 'mysteries' I suggest you check out the excellent book 'Did Adam and Eve Have Navels' by Martin Garder. [Read More]

Its in my blood to see barriers break: Christian pop star Lauren Daigle on Trump, trolling

 Posted on April 30, 2024  |  8 minutes  |  1501 words  |  Aldo Pusey

‘There’s way more people cheering me on than upset’ … Lauren Daigle. Photograph: PR‘There’s way more people cheering me on than upset’ … Lauren Daigle. Photograph: PRMusicInterview‘It’s in my blood to see barriers break’: Christian pop star Lauren Daigle on Trump, trolling and abortionEmma JohnThe Grammy-winning songwriter’s new album is her first for a major label. But does it risk enraging her core audience – and opening up a cautious musician to mainstream expectations? [Read More]

My Name Is Leon byKit de Waal review a touching, thought-provoking debut

 Posted on April 30, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  758 words  |  Valentine Belue

Insight and authenticity … Kit de Waal. Photograph: Sarah Lee/The GuardianInsight and authenticity … Kit de Waal. Photograph: Sarah Lee/The GuardianFictionReviewA young vulnerable boy is taken into care after his mother is no longer able to copeKit de Waal has already garnered praise and attention for her short fiction. She worked in family and criminal law for many years, and wrote training manuals on fostering and adoption; she also grew up with a mother who fostered children. [Read More]

Sketch dismissed as Rembrandt crude imitation revealed to be genuine | Rembrandt

 Posted on April 30, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  651 words  |  Kary Bruening

The Raising of the Cross is on display in the Bredius museum after art experts confirmed it was a genuine Rembrandt, not a fake as previously thought. Photograph: Koen van Weel/EPAThe Raising of the Cross is on display in the Bredius museum after art experts confirmed it was a genuine Rembrandt, not a fake as previously thought. Photograph: Koen van Weel/EPARembrandt This article is more than 1 year oldSketch dismissed as Rembrandt ‘crude imitation’ revealed to be genuineThis article is more than 1 year oldThe Raising of the Cross was thought to be by a follower of the Dutch master, but experts now say it is by Rembrandt himself [Read More]