A summer of madness on the Spanish Steps
First a man in a Maserati, then the hurling of a scooter – and now a spat between fashion houses. What on earth has got into everyone?
What really went on inside Number 10
In the light of Boris Johnson’s resignation, Rakewell examines a leaked invoice supposedly detailing the exquisite interiors of Number 10
NATO’s night out at the Prado
Leaders of the alliance’s member countries have a lot on their minds at the moment, but there was still time to look pensive in front of Old Master paintings at this week’s summit
Striking resemblances – the puppets with a surprisingly political side
Recent industrial action by railworkers in the United Kingdom has got Rakewell thinking about the difference between men and marionettes
How will the art world cope without BTS?
Rakewell despairs at the recent announcement that K-pop sensation BTS are taking a hiatus. Is this really the end?
Trash talk – the antagonising antics of Antony Gormley
Rakewell wonders whether Apollo readers can corroborate the recent and rather bewildering claim that the British sculptor has been stealing his neighbour’s bins
Fit for a queen? The quirkiest Jubilee tributes
As the country prepares for a blowout, Rakewell takes a look at some of the more peculiar ways in which people are marking the occasion
The crème de la crème of bungled art attacks
The Mona Lisa has been smeared with cream cake in an inscrutable act of climate protest
Has Bob Dylan got a bit too close to the Bone?
Rakewell raises an eyebrow at the musician’s latest three-way collaboration with producer T Bone Burnett and Christie’s
Are all the V&A’s chickens coming home to roost?
Rakewell laments what has been a rather dismal week for the Grande Dame of South Kensington, involving the UK government and a Russian-owned Fabergé egg
Immaterial girl – Madonna enters the metaverse
Madonna was once NSFW. Now, thanks to Beeple, she has turned herself into an NFT
Roy Keane’s long road to respectability
The winning entry in the inaugural Football Art Prize depicts Roy Keane in sombre mood, but Rakewell still treasures the player-turned-pundit’s more devilish side
A question for Viola Davis: what is the world without critics?
Following Viola Davis’ recent claim that critics serve no purpose, Rakewell asks the actor to reconsider their role as champions of the overlooked
Peacockery – the male artists vying for attention at the Venice Biennale
Rakewell finds that Cecilia Alemani’s focus on women artists at the Venice Biennale is ruffling a few feathers among the males of the species
The long shadow of the long sword
After recent revelations about the inspirations behind ‘The Northman’, Rakewell regards its director Robert Eggers as a man of refined sensibilities
The most important art collector on TV
Rakewell marvels at HBO’s surprisingly true-to-life portrayal of the obsessive art collector in pursuit of a Jean Royère pepper shaker
The art historian who became a Viking
Rakewell applauds Ghislaine Wood, deputy of director of the Sainsbury Centre and now the proud Godmother of a Viking longship
Fear and loathing at Chatsworth House
Rakewell wonders what to make of the artists of Burning Man festival taking over Capability Brown’s idyllic landscape in Derbyshire
Is Anna Sorokin bringing prison art back in vogue?
The scammer of the art world has now joined its ranks – but how does the work she has made in jail measure up to the great prison art of the past?
Whatever happened to Bruce Wayne’s good taste?
Robert Pattinson’s caped crusader has a fine line in leather boots – but, alas, none of his forebears’ flair for home decoration
Richard Gere gets in touch with his spiritual side
The film star has spoken of the spiritual qualities of the photographs in his collection, but that hasn’t stopped him from putting them up for auction
Uncle Monty, auction darling
The items that furnished Uncle Monty’s apartment in ‘Withnail and I’ have proved quite the draw at auction
Who would take on the Tate’s Rex Whistler mural?
The Tate has announced a new commission to respond to its racist mural but why would any artist accept?
Is Francis Bacon really the greatest painter of the 20th century?
As a triptych comes to auction, Rakewell wonders if we have finally found an artist whose talent is unquestionable
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