formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
The recent discovery of an art forger’s workshop reminds us of the long history of fraudulent artworks – here are the simple rules to work them out. Source: Rembrandt to Picasso: Five ways to spot a fake masterpiece
The celebrated actor has long struggled with the murder and dismemberment at the heart of Titus Andronicus. Now, at 64, he is finally tackling a play that ‘teeters on the edge of acceptability’ – but he’s made a few changes. … Continued
Millennium-era buildings – including Sheffield’s ‘kettle building’ – among a number of landmarks facing demolition. Source: ‘It’s unjust’: charity fights to save UK’s at-risk modern buildings | Buildings at risk | The Guardian
“Pictures or it didn’t happen.” So runs the immediate social media retort to any claim deemed too extraordinary to be true. Carried within it is an assumption shared across the globe which has held firm almost since the invention of … Continued
In 1978 a devastating fire swept over Argentina’s Piltriquitrón mountain, burning an entire section of forest 1,400m above sea level. A group of local artists decided to bring new life to the forest through turning the burned remains of the … Continued
Clem Burke, the drummer whose backbeats powered Blondie to huge chart success across several decades, has died aged 70.Burke’s bandmates Debbie Harry and Chris Stein said he had died after “a private battle with cancer”, in a tribute posted to … Continued