Trick of the light: the enduring appeal of René Magritte’s big tease

The record $121m sale of his most famous painting last week sealed the Belgian surrealist’s place in art’s hall of fame. What does it mean for his legacy?. René Magritte painted brain-teasers – an ...

World - The Guardian - 6 hours ago

Duct-taped banana sells for $6.2 million at art auction

A piece of conceptual art consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall has sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York

Entertainment - ABC News - 2 days ago

‘I grew up with it’: readers on the enduring appeal of Microsoft Excel

From baby names to wedding planning, fans of the 40-year-old spreadsheet program reveal how it has transformed their lives. “I’m a boring man,” says Mike Elwin, an energy management consultant from ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Review: In 'All We Imagine as Light,' the big-city blues yield to a sublime sisterhood

Winner of the Cannes Grand Prix, writer-director Payal Kapadia's intimate spell of a movie shows a complex side of India that many urbanites will relate with.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 15

Magritte painting sells for record $121m at auction

Belgian artist’s 1954 painting Empire of Light was valued at $95m yet broke new record at Christie’s auction in New York. A painting by René Magritte shattered an auction record for the surrealist ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Draymond, Moody hilariously tease Steph's mentorship method

Golden State Warriors players Draymond Green and Moses Moody playfully teased Steph Curry for his mentorship method.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 8

Sonic 3 Will Tease New Character At The End Of The Movie

Sonic fans only have just over a month before the third film arrives in theaters on December 20. The threequel has Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles teaming up to take down the mysterious Shadow, voiced ...

Tech - GameSpot - November 13

A "New Chapter" For Shenmue 3 Has Been Teased

Inin Games and Ys Net have announced that they received the publishing rights for Shenmue 3 from the game's previous publisher, Deep Silver. Inin Games has also teased more plans for Shenmue 3.. ...

Tech - GameSpot - 3 days ago

GTA 6 Dev Teases "Mind-Blowing Things"

Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto VI took home the "Most Wanted Game" award at the Golden Joysticks this week, and in an acceptance speech, a developer teased "absolutely mind-blowing things" to come ...

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Trick or treating with Philadelphia's Republicans

The Americast team are in costume for this one

Boris Johnson and the bestseller trick

His memoir may have hit the charts but things are not quite how they seem

Business - Financial Times - November 2

At the Met, Black Artists Salute an Enduring Affinity With Egypt

A shimmering dream on the Nile has inspired creativity from the Harlem Renaissance to Kara Walker to Beyoncé. But how much can you play with the past?

Top stories - The New York Times - November 15

Magritte, Master of Surrealism, Joins the $100 Million Dollar Club

Move over, Picasso, van Gogh and Warhol. With an inscrutable painting, the Belgian painter breaks a nine-figure threshold at Christie’s fall auction.

Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Light in the Shadow of a Diagnosis

We are lost without human connection.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 11

Is N.H.L. Officiating Bad? It’s a Trick Question.

An expert from The Athletic breaks down the evolution of hockey officiating, from its “biggest innovations” to its future.

Sports - The New York Times - November 1

GP2 teases Wiggins for missing layup in Warriors' win over Celtics

Gary Payton II couldn't let Andrew Wiggins forget about a blown layup early in the Golden State Warriors' win over the Boston Celtics.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 7

UFC 309 takeaways: Jones king of the heavyweights; McGregor-Chandler still teases

While Jon Jones and Charles Oliveira impressed, were the biggest winners Chandler and McGregor?

Sports - ESPN - 6 days ago

Cubans endure days without power as energy crisis hits hard

People cook with firewood after days of blackouts and supply issues.

Under Trump or Harris, U.S. Asylum Curbs Are Likely to Endure

As administrations of both parties have failed to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws, a reckoning for the asylum system, which some say is overdue, seems inevitable.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 28

After wild election, Americans endure night of agony awaiting results

An unprecedented campaign season is over. Now voters board another rollercoaster – this time in their living rooms. US election 2024 – latest updates US election results 2024: live map and ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

‘Almost unparalleled suffering’ in Gaza as UN says nearly 70% of those killed are women and children

Head of the Norwegian Refugee Council calls for peace process to begin as new figures reveal civilians have borne the brunt of the war. Nearly 70% of the people killed in the war in Gaza are women ...

World - The Guardian - November 8

US overdose deaths are down, giving experts hope for an enduring decline

New government data shows that U.S. drug overdose deaths appear to be showing a sustained decline

Health - ABC News - November 13

The 'light sabre' wielding photographer creating colourful light paintings

For 15 years, David Gilliver has been a pioneer in the technique of painting with light.

India celebrates Diwali, the festival of lights

A time for feasts, prayers and fireworks, Diwali is one of the most important festivals in India.

This Halloween, be safe when trick-or-treating by watching for cars

Experts say the scariest things on Halloween aren’t monsters or ghosts — it's traffic

Health - ABC News - October 26

NFL Winners and Losers: Takeaways from Week 8

Detroit hung 52 on Tennessee on Sunday with Jared Goff throwing for fewer than 100 yards. Here's the scary part: the Lions could've scored even more.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 27

Kane scores hat-trick to break Bundesliga record

Watch highlights as Harry Kane scores a hat-trick for Bayern Munich during their 3-0 win over Augsburg to become the fastest player to reach 50 goals in the Bundesliga.

Aaron Rodgers teases cayenne pepper water as 'fountain of youth' while trying to save Jets' season

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Sports - CBS Sports - October 30

Bo Dallas teases 'more explosive' things from Wyatt Sicks: 'It'll take turns no one saw coming'

Dallas gets candid about Wyatt Sicks' future, and how he's grieving his brother Bray Wyatt's death

Sports - CBS Sports - October 30

Alternative comedian Joe Kent-Walters: ‘I used to do a strip tease with carrier bags’

The Yorkshire-born standups’s surreal take on a working men’s club has bagged him comedy awards and a BBC radio pilot. But even as he dreams of a Mrs Merton-style talkshow, he’s still insistent on ...

World - The Guardian - November 11

Late-night London struggles to keep the lights off

Noise complaints, costly overheads and restrictive permit laws take their toll on the capital’s after-hours economy

World - Financial Times - October 25

3 dead after light planes collided in Australia

Three men have died after two light planes collided midair and crashed into a forested area southwest of Sydney on Saturday

World - ABC News - October 26

Tax rises needed to avert austerity, Starmer says

The prime minister gives a gloomy economic picture as he set out his justifications for "tough decisions" in the Budget.

Boulter makes light work of Hong Kong opener

Britain's Katie Boulter sees off the challenge of Japan's Aoi Ito in her opening match at the Hong Kong Open.

Watch: Oxford Street Christmas lights switched on

The famous shopping street becomes the first major London display to switch on for Christmas.

When Hurricanes Hit, This Company Helps Keep the Lights On

Grid management platform Neara just raised a $31-million Series C to fund its expansion in the U.S.

Business - Inc. - November 4

Study to shed light on impact of headlight glare

A specialist car will have instruments installed to measure light levels from oncoming headlights.

Colorado green lights measure to enshrine abortion

The ballot measure enshrining the right to an abortion in the Colorado state constitution has passed. The initiative — called Amendment 79 — makes abortion a constitutional right in Colorado and ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Ukraine Is Scavenging for Power-Plant Parts as Mass Blackouts Loom

Ukraine is scrambling to repair electricity production crippled by a Russian bombing campaign, seeking parts abroad and at a front-line power plant.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 11

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