Filming for Batman and Indiana Jones has transformed the city in recent weeks – to the delight of Glaswegians
The former teen idol turned fashion icon is in full Renaissance prince mode in Balenciaga’s latest campaign
Damien Hirst has joined the NFT funfair – and he’s even brought former Bank of England governor Mark Carney along for the ride
The adult streaming site Pornhub has roused some of the world's most revered nude paintings to life in a series of graphic videos
The tallest sandcastle ever built towers over a seaside town – and there’s no risk of the waves washing it away
The Courtauld has named its new exhibition galleries after Bet365 billionaire Denise Coates – and Rakewell has a suggestion for the exhibition programme
The footballer-turned-pundit has designed a model stadium. Don’t hold your breath for a work of art, writes Rakewell – it’s been crafted to hold a crowd of mass-produced sausage snacks
The beleaguered health secretary probably enjoyed the culture brief more than his current role
Travelling Scottish football fans don everything from fake ginger sideburns to traditional Hawaiian dress – but they also have a right royal tartan of their own
The Italians have opted for a ‘Renaissance design’ – although the floral patterning looks more William Morris than Michelangelo
The contents of the late scientist’s office are heading to the Science Museum in London – and it’s not the first workspace to be preserved in this way
Heston Blumenthal’s homage to the famous dish is served up in the V&A’s Alice in Wonderland show
A band of dynamic dinosaurs is arriving in the UK this summer – but will they be a match for the Victorian sculptures at Crystal Palace Park?
A town in Japan has spent coronavirus relief funds on a giant squid sculpture – a fine addition to the tradition of squid art, says Rakewell
A team of Basque chocolatiers has made a life-size replica of Picasso’s monochrome masterpiece
For five days the South Kensington museum has reopened as a supermarket, stocked with artist-designed essentials
A museum devoted to the instant noodle has opened in Hong Kong – but it’s not the first time that ramen has been put to creative uses
Rakewell suspects that Leonardo would have loved the invention of film and TV, but what would he have made of Aidan Turner, aka Ross Poldark, playing him?
Yes, it's happened – a leading art collection is now available on a food delivery app
Sacha Jafri's vast canvas may have fetched $62m, but it also landed him in hospital – and he’s not the first artist to have suffered a work-related injury
The latest AI tool to go viral turns still images into singing videos – so warbling Mona Lisas and disco Holbeins are taking over your social feeds
Christie’s just sold a Jpeg file for a staggering $69.3 million. There’ll be a saving on shipping costs, if nothing else...
A pair of Lear’s macaws, named after the poet, painter and parrot-lover, have been released into the wild in Brazil
Thanks to deepfake technology you can make Rembrandt roll his eyes – and be creeped out by the results
