Jackie Jackson, bassist behind landmark reggae recordings, remembered in obituary
The Toots and the Maytals musician, who died on September 23 aged 79, played on recordings that carried Jamaican rocksteady and reggae around the world.
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Rose Tremain says Extra Geography film brings her teenage friendship story into the present
The author, screenwriter Miriam Battye and director Molly Manners explain how a boarding-school story rooted in the 1950s became a film about friendship in the early 2000s.
The Pogues explain their response to the ‘Fairytale of New York’ lyrics dispute
In a new interview, Spider Stacy says the band performs the song’s original version while acknowledging why its language troubles some listeners. Earlier BBC edits show how...
Football Museum of Wales opens with renewed Wrexham Museum in shared building
The museum brings the Welsh Football Collection together with galleries on Wrexham’s communities. Admission was announced as free, with timed tickets required.
Middlesbrough College students show ‘Belonging’ at Little Boro
The student exhibition brings work about Middlesbrough’s communities into a shipping-container gallery in Centre Square, alongside free activities at Middlesbrough Art Week.
MUSIP unveils Paris press museum project online, with physical opening planned for 2029
The Musée de l’info et de la presse has an online presence after its September 28 unveiling. Educational material and events are planned before a physical Paris museum opens.
Davis Museum’s Antioch exhibition pairs ancient artifacts with records of their excavation
The new Wellesley exhibition brings together more than 140 artifacts and archival material to show how objects from ancient Antioch were excavated, documented and dispersed.
Tom Cruise’s Digger ad turns divided reviews into a pitch to audiences
A Warner Bros teaser pairs praise with criticism and ends with ‘Same film, different truth’ as the Alejandro G. Iñárritu film approaches its theatrical release.
RSC announces Piranesi and Mrs Dalloway adaptations for its 2027 season
The Royal Shakespeare Company has named the artists behind two Swan Theatre adaptations, alongside Shakespeare productions starring Elizabeth Debicki and Damien Molony.
National Geographic’s American photo archive gets a new look in Guardian gallery
A Guardian gallery published on 1 October selects images from a TASCHEN collection of more than 700 photographs, tracing changing American life and the magazine’s ways of...
Football Museum of Wales opens in Wrexham with city history galleries
The Welsh Football Collection has its first permanent display space in a refurbished museum that also tells Wrexham’s story. Entry is free, with advance booking required.
Five London gallery shows feature Gabriel Orozco, Mary Ramsden and more
A Guardian guide highlights exhibitions by Gabriel Orozco, Mary Ramsden, Martine Syms, Colin Self and Somaya Critchlow. Here is what visitors can see and when each show closes.
Le Large sets October opening on Île Seguin as wider redevelopment continues
The new contemporary art centre is scheduled to open in Boulogne-Billancourt on 17 October with an exhibition linking Renault’s collection to work by contemporary artists.
NAZA tops Italian box office ahead of Avengers as cinemas extend documentary’s run
The Gaza documentary earned €451,872 on its opening day in Italy. Its distributor is keeping it in cinemas beyond an initial three-day release after strong attendance.
Jean-Pierre Laffont recalls how he photographed the Savage Skulls in the Bronx
In a new account of his 1972 photograph, Laffont describes meeting the young gang members on Fox Street and the moment they gathered for his camera.
Museum of the City of New York opens Lenape exhibition on living culture and homelands
Halumii Ktapihna brings contemporary art, community voices and historical objects together in an exhibition developed with Lenape advisers.
Madison’s Imagination Center opens at Reindahl Park with community-shaped public art
The new library and park facility serves northeast Madison. A permanent sculpture by Nate Page was selected after a city survey and school workshops.
Metropolitan Opera to offer 70,000 free tickets to New Yorkers through lottery
New York City and the Met say eligible residents can enter a monthly lottery for free seats during the 2026–27 season. Here is what the announced rules establish.