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Royal Academy Summer Exhibition review: 'where is British art going?'

3/5 The Royal Academy’s annual summer show is more packed than ever, but hard to get a handle on

Evening Standard

Gaming fans rush to buy new Nintendo Switch 2 before stock runs out

The console has been highly anticipated by gamers following the release of the original Switch more than eight years ago.

Evening Standard

Nintendo Switch 2 release sparks massive scramble as London stores open at midnight to meet demand

Fans were pictured waiting outside Currys last night — with the supplier calling it its ‘biggest gaming pre-order ever’

Evening Standard

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High street bank branches are ‘thriving’, Nationwide says

The building society suggested that customers were switching from rival banks in order to make use of its branch network.

Evening Standard

National Portrait Gallery launches its first immersive exhibition, bringing iconic portraits to life

Check out some of history's greatest portraits in a brand new immersive exhibition from the National Portrait Gallery

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Ukrainian troops to join London procession to celebrate VE Day anniversary

The Ukrainian armed forces will join around 1,000 UK armed forces personnel, including soldiers on horseback and seven military bands.

Evening Standard

Celebrity photographer captures ‘milestone’ school day photo for Gosh children

Rankin has given seriously ill children a sense of normality after taking traditional school day photos.

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Celebrity photographer Rankin takes school day portraits for ill children at Great Ormond Street

Rankin has given seriously ill children a sense of normality after taking traditional school day photos

Evening Standard

Journalist Sophie Elmhirst wins book of the year at Nero Book Awards

Elmhirst took home the £30,000 prize for her debut book, Maurice And Maralyn: An Extraordinary True Story Of Shipwreck, Survival And Love.

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Sweet Female Attitude brighten up January with free flowers and coffee in London

Londoners can bag themselves some free goodies at various locations around the capital

Evening Standard

In Pictures: Dazzling displays spread Christmas joy

Across the UK, people celebrated the festive season by decorating Christmas trees and putting up beautiful lights.

The Independent UK

John Lewis finds cover star for festive ad soundtrack after nationwide competition

Mel Raeburn said it was ‘an honour’ to be selected to record a version of Richard Ashcroft’s Sonnet.

The Independent UK

Elton John: Legalising cannabis is one of the greatest mistakes of all time

Sir Elton, who has been sober for 34 years, and helped fellow celebrities including Eminem and Robbie Williams to recover from addiction.

Evening Standard

Scottish artist speaks out for Palestine in Turner Prize acceptance speech

Scottish artist Jasleen Kaur has won the Turner Prize for her solo exhibition Alter Altar, which includes an installation of a car with a giant…

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Jasleen Kaur wins 2024 Turner Prize for poignant show evoking the power of community

Kaur used her acceptance speech to advocate for the people of Palestine

The Independent UK

The best UK high streets for independent shops this Christmas, revealed

Across the top 10 hotspots, on average over a third of all business owners are gen Z or millenials

Evening Standard

Caspar Lee says YouTubers should lean into TV work but AI is no threat

The British-South African’s comments come after YouTube giant MrBeast faced a series of issues with his new show on Amazon Prime Video.

Evening Standard

Boy George says new art exploring fame is ‘celebrating otherness’

The 63-year-old has created portraits of Madonna, David Bowie and Prince.

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RA’s 2024 Summer Exhibition celebrates making and multidisciplinarity in architecture

At the Royal Academy’s 2024 Summer Exhibition, London collective Assemble brings together works from across the creative fields into the architectural rooms (18 June – 18 August 2024)

Digital Camera World

"We're opening up VR to more people" says Canon

Canon is democratizing VR with its new camera tech, telling us: "This is the future, this is what’s super, super exciting"

Digital Camera World

Canon is "heavily invested in Virtual Reality and we want to get these products out as soon as possible"

"VR is in its infancy and I don’t think we’ve seen half of what it's capable of" says Canon of its VR prototype cameras and lenses

The Guardian - UK

Japan: Myths to Manga review – kids, can you see the rabbit grinding rice on the moon?

Japan’s rich folklore has hugely influenced movies, manga, anime and video games, as this intriguing show proves. Children will love it – but adults should bring kneepads

The Guardian - UK

Marina Abramović review – the artist is strangely absent

Knives, arrows, guns, nakedness… the performance art pioneer’s blockbuster 50-year retrospective underlines her bravery, yet sells it short with off-key re-enactments by stand-ins

Evening Standard

Marina Abramović at the Royal Academy review: nudity, danger and a whiff of woowoo

The later works in this survey get a bit crystals-and-trees, but the restaged historic performances have lost none of their power

The Guardian - UK

Herzog & de Meuron review – inscrutable show puts life before architecture

This fascinating if oblique showcase of the remarkable Swiss practice’s work explores the way buildings are made and inhabited, rather than the structures themselves

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