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The Famous ‘sculpture’ on show in a private event at Blum and Poe, Los Angeles, in August. Photograph: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for Kanye WestThe Famous ‘sculpture’ on show in a private event at Blum and Poe, Los Angeles, in August. Photograph: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for Kanye WestJonathan Jones on artArt This article is more than 7 years oldSo, Kanye West has become a Famous artist overnight? Props to himThis article is more than 7 years oldJonathan JonesDisplayed in a gallery for two days, an automaton from the rapper’s latest video is suddenly a $4m collector’s item.

Rugby league This article is more than 13 years oldTerry Newton, former Great Britain hooker, has been found hangedThis article is more than 13 years oldRugby league star was the first professional sportsman in the world to test positive for human growth hormoneTerry Newton, one of the best British rugby league players of the last two decades, who earlier this year became the first professional sportsman in the world to test positive for human growth hormone (HGH), was found hanged today.

PhotographyAdam Hinton has photographed the most dangerous places in the world, none more so than El Salvador, where the MS-13 gang welcomed him gladly into their community and their private prison Adam Hinton is one of those people who, after just a few minutes, you feel you’ve known all your life. It is an attribute every photographer needs – the ability to put subjects at ease – but it can also be a life-saver.

Archive footage of Cecil the lion GuardianZimbabwe This article is more than 8 years oldUS dentist accused of killing Cecil the lion 'upset' as hunter becomes huntedThis article is more than 8 years oldAs Zimbabwean police say he faces poaching charges, Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer faces furious criticism on social media Who shot Cecil? First it was thought that a mystery Spaniard had the blood of one of Africa’s most famous lions on his hands.

FlashbackFamilyThe singer on growing up with eight siblings, working in a factory and his accidental opera career Alfie Boe in 1976 and 2023Alfie Boe in 1976 and 2023. Later photograph: Pål Hansen. Styling: Andie Redman. Grooming: Alice Theobald at Arlington Artists using Dior Forever Foundation, Capture Totale Le Sérum and L’Anza. Archive photograph: courtesy of Alfie BoeBorn in Blackpool in 1973, Alfie Boe is the UK’s most popular tenor. He was raised in Fleetwood, Lancashire, and his voice was discovered when he was overheard singing while he was working in a car factory and encouraged to audition for an opera company.

NOOKS AND CRANNIESCan anyone explain the words of the song, 'Green Grow the Rushes-O'? Several of the references are obviously biblical, but who were the lilywhite boys, the rivals, the proud walkers, and the April rainers? What were the symbols at your door, the bright shiners, and the seven stars in the sky? THE DILLY SONG, as it was once known, is one of the most mysterious oral folk songs.

From homeware to self care, top fare to knitwear, via toys, games and perfect presents for arty people – 90 ways to brighten everyone’s big day from the Observer Magazine Published: 9:00 AM ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTEoKyaqpSerq96wqikaKSZm7KiusOsq7KklWTApr7Inqpom5intrTAzJqqZp%2BZm8FutcOemKxlYmV%2Fcw%3D%3D

SoccerObituaryTerry Cooper obituaryExuberant defender for Leeds United and England who went on to become a successful football managerThe footballer Terry Cooper, who has died aged 77, was England’s ebullient left-back in the 1970 World Cup finals in Mexico and Leeds United’s classy, exciting defender when they were at their brutal best in the late 1960s and early 70s. Although England were knocked out in the quarter-finals in Mexico, Cooper did not want for winners’ medals.

BooksReviewThis is a moving examination of what it means to be human, says Hilary MantelWhen Siri Hustvedt's father died, she wrote his eulogy and at his funeral delivered it "in a strong voice, without tears". Two and a half years later, back in her Minnesota home town, she stood up to talk about him again to a college audience, on the campus where for 40 years he had been a professor of Norwegian studies.