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What Andy Burnham means for the arts

What Andy Burnham means for the arts

It seems hopeful at least that the new prime minister does not have to be persuaded of the value of the arts and culture.

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Adam Behr

Sex Pistols at 50: how punk’s most notorious band became part of the mainstream

The Sex Pistols’ trajectory eventually resembled that of many rock acts they had ostensibly sought to disrupt.

27.03.2026 30

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Adam Behr

What the National Gallery staff cuts reveal about the state of arts funding

The cuts are a sign of how exposed even our best-known cultural institutions have become.

16.02.2026 10

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Adam Behr

Bruce Springsteen’s Streets of Minneapolis: how digital circulation boosts the impact of a protest song

The singer’s song about the killings in Minneapolis translates private loss into a collective experience rapidly shared through social media.

04.02.2026 30

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UK earmarks £1.5 billion in arts funding until 2030 – expert panel responds

While many cultural leaders have applauded the move, others are more critical.

23.01.2026 30

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Sly Stone: influential funk pioneer who embodied the contradictions at the heart of American life

Sly Stone and his band synthesised disparate strands of American popular music, tracking the musical and social shifts as the 1960s wore into the...

10.06.2025 10

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Adam Behr