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Some Loudmouth Politicians Are Finally Wearing Out Their Welcome

Voters gave a cold shoulder to candidates endorsed by former President Donald Trump, and Los Angeles County voters gave the heave-ho to Sheriff Alex Villanueva.

Reason

National Portrait Gallery will get new wing as part of refurbishment

The Blavatnik Wing will host portraits of Charles Darwin, Oscar Wilde, Virginia Woolf, the Bronte sisters and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.

Evening Standard

Unleash Auntie’s treasure trove of archive wonders

Today is the centenary of the first broadcast radio programme on the BBC, a news bulletin that included the snooker scores, court news from the Old Bailey and fog problems in London. It included radio stations from around the country… the one in Manchester aired the first children’s programme, featuring…

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‘I don’t have those stone testicles’: curator reveals secrets and myths of Paris’s famous cemetery

Benoît Gallot balances the needs of the city with those beating a path to legends such as Oscar Wilde at Père-Lachaise

The Guardian - UK

The Importance of Being Earnest at the Rose Theatre review: boisterous and fresh take on Oscar Wilde’s classic

Award winning director Denzel Westley-Sanderson’s production borders on the unsubtle but it’s great fun

Evening Standard

Review: The Picture Of Dorian Gray: The good, evil and the picture in the attic

WHEN looking to recommend classic novels to young people, I look to the first one I read.

The National (Scotland)

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Your chance to live on street called home by David Bowie and George Best

Oakley Street has been occupied by famous faces including Bob Marley and Oscar Wilde

The Independent UK

House in street where Oscar Wilde, David Bowie and George Best lived now on sale for £10m

While it was built in 1870 the house has only had three owners in its lifetime.

Wales Online

Chipper murder accused evoked dead mum

The prosecutor in a murder trial has adopted a line from Oscar Wilde: "To lose one friend through a woodchipper is unfortunate, to lose two is incredible".

AAP

From Bedknobs and Broomsticks to Murder, She Wrote, Angela Lansbury’s enduring appeal was no mystery

The star of ‘Bedknobs and Broomsticks’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast’ died on Tuesday leaving behind a remarkably varied legacy from her 80-year career in Hollywood, writes Kevin E G Perry

The Independent UK

Angela Lansbury: Enduring appeal of Murder, She Wrote star was no mystery

The star of ‘Bedknobs and Broomsticks’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast’ died on Tuesday leaving behind a remarkably varied legacy from her 80-year career in Hollywood, writes Kevin E G Perry

The Independent UK

The Importance of Being Earnest review – knockabout fun with Wilde’s genteel wit

Denzel Westley-Sanderson’s staging of the high-society comedy adds a welcome dose of playfulness amid the cucumber sandwiches

The Guardian - UK

The queer horror of "Dracula"

A lavender-tinted look at Bram Stoker and the seminal novel he wrote 125 years ago

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Who is Olivia Wilde, what has she starred in and relationship timeline with Harry Styles

The actor and filmmaker played Remy "Thirteen" Hadley on the medical-drama television series House

The Guardian - UK

Batting for Godot: the play about Beckett and Pinter teaming up for a game of cricket

The two titans of modern drama were both cricket obsessives. What if they had faced the fast bowlers together? Playwright Shomit Dutta explains why he made it happen – with darkly comic drama Stumped

Evening Standard

The Cadogan: A luxurious London bolthole with charm and history

Oscar Wilde’s favourite hotel scores highly on location, moreish cocktails and impeccable service, says Lizzie Edmonds

The Guardian - UK

From Gentleman Jack’s hat to Olly Alexander’s cape: 10 objects that tell Britain’s queer history

With drag queens’ dresses, erotic drawings, even a prison door, Queer Britain’s new exhibition distills centuries of LGBTQ+ life. Here are the highlights

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The Guardian - UK

The Vardy Effect: Going to court to deny something a rock could see is true

Rebekah Vardy probably isn’t buzzing at the ruling, a character assassination that has left her well and truly stung by libel

The Conversation

La Boite Theatre gives us a rollicking, queer and very Australian adaptation of Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband

Review: An Ideal Husband, directed by Bridget Boyle

Belfast Live

Adrian Dunbar: Line Of Duty star returns to home town to direct play on monastic island

“I’m very proud to have come from Enniskillen."

The Independent UK

Line Of Duty star returns to home town to direct play on monastic island

Adrian Dunbar is a long-time supporter of the Happy Days festival in Enniskillen that celebrates the work of playwright Samuel Beckett.

The National (Scotland)

Bard in the Botanics sparkles with take on classic Greek tragedy

HERE in Scotland, we can tend to be too modest about our local talent. Glasgow-based actor Nicole Cooper is a case in point.

The Guardian - UK

10 of Europe’s best destinations for LGBTQ+ travellers this Pride season

From Madrid to Mykonos our writer picks the most queer-friendly holiday spots in Europe

Evening Standard

There are extraordinary works of art in public spaces. Let’s find them

There are bold, bright banners hanging up in Bond Street right now, a bit like giant arty tea-towels. The idea from Royal Academician Mali Morris is that they change their aspect with the changing light through the day. This is where the Royal Academy Summer Show spills over into the…

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