The ten: Naked cover stars | OMM

 Posted on June 12, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  671 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

Plenty of album sleeves boast acres of naked flesh, but only a few brave artists have stripped off themselves, blushes Luke Bainbridge 1 - Bow Wow Wow See Jungle ...The idea to replicate Manet's Le déjeuner sur l'herbe for the cover of Bow Wow Wow's first album proper, with 14-year-old singer Annabella Lwin, came from manager Malcolm McLaren. 'I was still at college when Malcom saw my work and liked the painterly quality of it,' recalls photographer Andy Earl . [Read More]

Florida man who assaulted police in January 6 riots given five-year sentence | US Capitol attack

 Posted on June 11, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  769 words  |  Christie Applegate

Police body-worn camera video, annotated by the justice department, shows Kenneth Bonawitz colliding with two officers at the Capitol in Washington DC on 6 January 2021. Photograph: Department of Justice via APPolice body-worn camera video, annotated by the justice department, shows Kenneth Bonawitz colliding with two officers at the Capitol in Washington DC on 6 January 2021. Photograph: Department of Justice via APUS Capitol attackFlorida man who assaulted police in January 6 riots given five-year sentenceKenneth Bonawitz, a member of the Proud Boys group, was described as one of the most violent rioters by prosecutors [Read More]

From Hugo to Chucky and Annabelle who is the scariest doll of them all? | Horror films

 Posted on June 11, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  946 words  |  Christie Applegate

Horror filmsFrom Hugo to Chucky and Annabelle – who is the scariest doll of them all? From the creepy ventriloquist’s doll in Dead of Night, to M3gan and The Boy, via The Conjuring and Child’s Play, dolls have made a consistently chilling contribution to the horror genre The Child’s Play franchise, as with all the best slasher series, is all about the villain. The “Good Guy” doll is occupied by the soul of a serial killer, and thanks to his being voiced by the great Brad Dourif (one of the few actors to take on a slasher movie role after they became famous), has more personality than the likes of Jason Voorhees and Michael Myers laid end to end. [Read More]

Madonna of the Yarnwinder: A critic's view | Art theft

 Posted on June 11, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  320 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

Art theft This article is more than 13 years oldMadonna of the Yarnwinder: A critic's viewThis article is more than 13 years oldTender sketch, with merest hint of geniusEver since his 20s, when he drew a toddler playing with a cat in a series of impressionistic sketches, Leonardo da Vinci had tried to capture the fun of children at play. In his design for The Madonna of the Yarnwinder, he achieved it. [Read More]

Mexico coach Miguel Herrera: the World Cup has another internet hero | Mexico

 Posted on June 11, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  466 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

SportblogMexicoMexico coach Miguel Herrera: the World Cup has another internet heroLast week the world fell for Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa and it is now rather taken by the team's ebullient manager Herrera's philosophy: 'We attack with 11 and defend with 11' Goals from Rafael Márquez, Andrés Guardado amd Javier Hernández gave Mexico the victory they needed to knock Croatia out and progress to the last 16 of the World Cup. [Read More]

Peter Duggan's artoons | Artanddesign

 Posted on June 11, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  43 words  |  Christie Applegate

In his latest irreverent look at art history, Peter Duggan reimagines the moment Paolo Veronese was taken to task by Catholic heretic-hunters over his painting of the Last Supper – which had the temerity to include 'buffoons, drunks, Germans and similar vulgarities'

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Tongue splitting poses serious risk to health, say surgeons | Dentists

 Posted on June 11, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  478 words  |  Christie Applegate

Dentists This article is more than 5 years oldTongue splitting poses serious risk to health, say surgeonsThis article is more than 5 years oldMedical associations issue warning over tongue and lip piercings and tongue splitting People who have their tongues split or get mouth piercings are putting their health at serious risk, surgeons have warned. Tongue splitting, which involves cutting the tongue in half to create a lizard-like forked effect, has gained popularity among body modification enthusiasts. [Read More]

'Devil's breath' aka scopolamine: can it really zombify you?

 Posted on June 10, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  702 words  |  Christie Applegate

ShortcutsDrugsThe substance has been blamed for thousands of crimes in South America. Now there are reports of the incapacitating drug being used in street robberies in Paris. From use by Nazis to obstetricians, it certainly has a colourful history One of the most enduring hoaxes you might hear in a backpacker hostel is that of the drug-soaked business card: someone hands you their card, and the drug is instantly absorbed by your skin. [Read More]

Eddie Izzards one-person Hamlet coming to New York in 2024 | Eddie Izzard

 Posted on June 10, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  423 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

Eddie Izzard This article is more than 1 month oldEddie Izzard’s one-person Hamlet coming to New York in 2024This article is more than 1 month oldThe actor will play all roles in the Shakespeare play after leading a one-person Great Expectations last year Eddie Izzard is returning to a New York stage this winter for an ambitious version of Hamlet with the actor-comedian playing the only person on stage. Izzard will take on all the parts in the William Shakespeare play in a one-person staging adapted by Izzard’s brother, Mark, and directed by Selina Cadell. [Read More]

Jean Fisher obituary | Art and design books

 Posted on June 10, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  447 words  |  Delta Gatti

Other livesArt and design booksObituaryJean Fisher obituaryMy friend Jean Fisher, who has died aged 74, was one of the most distinctive British writers on art of her generation. She believed in art as a radical practice, something which opened up “unauthorised” realities. The artists she championed and wrote about – who included Steve McQueen, James Coleman, Jimmie Durham, Judith Barry, Jack Goldstein, Willie Doherty, Francis Alÿs, Avis Newman, Susan Hiller and Avis Newman – were all, to some extent, wrestling with issues of what it means to make and understand art. [Read More]