The Uffizi gallery in Florence, Italy was unhappy over Pornhub’s use of Botticelli’s Venus, which they house.
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The Uffizi Gallery in Florence has threatened legal action against Pornhub for use of its art in pornographic work.
Sky Brown, Team GB’s youngest summer Olympian ever.
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Whether in defeat or victory, each Olympian’s story is one of dedication and perseverance. Children’s authors have long cottoned on to their literary potential
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Beekeeping changes how people see and relate to the environment – there’s a lot we can learn.
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Making that choice is not easy but it is important to the longevity of an athlete’s career.
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There is little language for sex acts that aren’t going all the way, the full shebang, doing it…
French director Julia Ducournau wins the coveted Palm d'Or prize for her film Titane at Cannes 2021.
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More women won than ever this year but work must be done to make sure they are not forgotten or left out again.
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Account of the murders written by Thomas More was based more in fact than fiction.
The Baker test of Operation Crossroads, July 25 1946.
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The cinematic legacies of Operation Crossroads, the first peacetime nuclear tests, fundamentally shaped how we view the mushroom cloud.
The England team’s Euro 2020 was full of moments the country should be proud of.
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Euro 2020 was full of successes for this team, we shouldn’t forget that.
Mural of England player Marcus Rashford with messages of support plastered over racist abuse following Euros 2020.
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Studying the team over the past 25 years has provided clues as to why it’s plagued with issues of racism and hooliganism
Looking to the future: Charley and her baby daughter.
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First-hand family accounts and photographs trace the difficulties and traumas of giving birth and looking after a baby during a pandemic.
St Swithin is associated with a prediction of 40 days of summer rain.
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If it rains on St Swithin’s day it is believed that it will rain for the rest of summer.
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The latest Disney-Pixar film has been seen as containing queer themes, but what is the animation studio trying to achieve?
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly by Sergio Leone is a classic example of dubbed post-war European film.
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Governments could use dubbing to censor ideas they didn’t like or insert messages in line with their propaganda.
The England team reassure Marcus Rashford after he misses a penalty.
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England has often seen itself as a sporting underdog, it’s time that changed.
Referee Bjorn Kuipers at the Czech Republic v Denmark semi final.
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The Premier League could learn a thing or two from Euro 2020’s referees.
Not so funny: a male Love Island contestant said he disliked ‘fake’ women.
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A woman’s right to use fillers and have plastic surgery was a topic of discussion on the show after a male contestant alluded that he found women who used such enhancements ‘fake’.
Familiar assumptions about what vacations should look like are overdue a reset.
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As the prospect of international travel becomes increasingly complicated, it’s worth considering more unconventional options
Sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley photographs his sculpture of Princess Diana.
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Reactions to the new figure embody the problems that come with recreating the images of modern icons
England player Jordan Henderson fell foul of the offside rule during Euro 2020.
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The rule has been chopped and changed countless times since football’s official beginnings. Should it be done away with altogether?
Britain’s first professional writer: Aphra Behn.
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Statues can help us more fully understand our past and celebrate the contribution of women.
Actor Michael Sheen.
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Research has found that the arts industries are lacking working-class representation and that the barriers to entry start early in life
The Thinker by Auguste Rodin.
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All muscles and sensuous flesh, its hyper and toxic masculinity puts this Rodin scholar off the artist’s most famous artwork.
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It’s not just the drama that gets people to tune in every night
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The presence of pig bones in a refuse dump from Islamic Iberia can tell you a lot about who was doing the eating back then.