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The Queen knew how to let her myth work through her, exalting her station and her presence

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia plus a few jokes every Thursday – how will you fare?

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia plus a few jokes every Thursday – how will you fare?

“The Clamor of Ornament,” a dazzling new exhibition at the Drawing Center, gathers nearly 200 drawings, etchings, photographs, tunics and weavings to tell a complicated story, one that spans five centuries, about cultural exchange and appropriation. The curators define ornament as “embellishment, surface or structural, that can be lifted from…

There’s surrealism at the V&A and the queering of a Swansea gallery’s ‘heternormative’ collection, while Gormley’s latest proposed public sculpture has caused a furore

For every £1 fetched by a male artist’s work, one by a woman gets a mere 10p – and its value plummets further if she signs it. The creator of Recalculating Art, a shocking new radio exposé, reveals her findings

Amber Heard has one of the world’s most beautiful faces – that is, according to cosmetic surgeon Julian De Silva. The claim has been recycled for some years now, and recently resurfaced in the wake of Heard’s (widely reported) trial with ex-husband Johnny Depp.

Read inspirational quotes about having faith in winning, growing by being uncomfortable and besting obstacles.

An exhibition in the National Museum of Scotland gives us a glimpse into the mind of a genius – and the grisly history of medical science

Discover the true extent of Leonardo da Vinci’s genius, in a masterclass that draws on Jonathan Jones’s lifelong interest in both the artist’s dazzling works and the many lives he led

Protesters from the coalition have staged disruptions at major British museums five times in the past week