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The 10 Most Beautifully Illustrated Graphic Novels

Looking at pretty pictures may perhaps be the oldest human pastime – we’ve been doing it since prehistory! Ever since primitive humans stepped out of their caves and sighed at the beauty of the natural world, they attempted to replicate it on cave walls, preserving their fire-discovering, wheel-inventing stories for…

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I'm Not Saying Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret Of The Ooze Is Better Than The First Movie, But Here Are Some Reasons Why It Might Be

Is the "secret" that the second movie is better than the first?

Cinemablend

I thought I didn’t care about Renaissance art. Then life happened to me – and I saw its power

There’s a reason these works have influenced great contemporary artists such as Jenny Saville. It just took me a while to truly see it, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Locatelli at the National Gallery, London: ‘Come for the Michelangelo, stay for the orecchiette’ – restaurant review

Someone is actually cooking here – it’s not just for tourists

The Guardian - UK

I finally enrolled at Nintendo DS Big Brain Academy after flunking for years, and I’m offended by my grade

I don't think I'm graduating anytime soon.

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17 Unusual Things That Famous People Did

Stars shine brightly and beautifully from afar. But once you get closer..

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Stained Glass Meets Starburst Ceilings and a Pastel Palette in This Historic Home in Melbourne

It's a candy-colored home with a "Michelangelo attitude" — just as bold and lively as the family that get to live in it

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From Jenny Saville’s gobsmacking show to a pomo celebration of Richard Rogers – the week in art

Saville paints beauty and terror, Watteau returns, a £2.5m Rubens gets an unfair drubbing and erotic art reveals itself

The Guardian - UK

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 demo now is available now if you preorder — Michelangelo is coming too

During the Xbox Games Showcase 2025, Activision revealed that a demo for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 is available today, while one of the TMNT is coming too.

Windows Central

Helen Lewis: The Dark Side of Genius

In The Genius Myth, the journalist delivers a sharp, funny takedown of our obsession with "brilliant" men, showing that behind every so-called genius is a crowd and a big PR machine.

Reason

Pop Off, Michelangelo! review – the Renaissance retold with high-camp modernity

Dylan MarcAurele’s musical comedy couldn’t be trashier but there’s fun to be had mixing twerking with 1400s Tuscany

The Guardian - UK

Pope Leo holds first mass as pontiff in Sistine Chapel

New leader says he wants a Catholic church that ‘illuminates the dark nights of this world’

The Guardian - UK

All eyes on Sistine Chapel for smoke as secret conclave begins to elect new pope

White smoke will confirm a new pontiff to lead the world’s Catholics has been chosen.

Evening Standard

‘You can see affection, love, respect, rivalry’: what happens when artists paint each other?

Ever since Raphael included Leonardo and Michelangelo in a crowd scene of one of his works, artists have had a fascination with depicting their peers, as a new exhibition reveals

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The Vatican closes the Sistine Chapel to the public and prepares for a papal conclave

The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of its preparations for the the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Pope Francis

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Something to look up to: how Michelangelo’s love and humility could influence the Sistine Chapel conclave

The artist’s frescoes hold many lessons for the cardinals who have to decide upon the next pope

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Conclave: the Vatican’s secret process for choosing a new pope

Cardinals will soon gather under Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling to elect Francis’s successor

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“Accidental Renaissance”: 72 Captivating Photos That Look Like They Should Be Paintings (New Pics)

It's not easy to take a great photo. But sometimes, if you get lucky, you can capture a masterpiece without even trying! The post “Accidental Renaissance”: 72 Captivating Photos That Look Like They Should Be Paintings (New Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda.

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‘She has this power’: nun’s crucifix links Michelangelo to Velázquez

Exclusive: Bronze cast of Christ connected to Florentine artist to be sold alongside Spanish masterpiece

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Perspectives by Laurent Binet review – a dazzling Renaissance romp

The HHhH author’s entertaining whodunnit is stuffed with real-life artists behaving badly

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Oliviero Toscani obituary

Photographer and art director who oversaw a series of controversial ad campaigns for the Benetton fashion brand

The Independent UK

Pope Francis baptizes 21 babies in annual ceremony at the Sistine Chapel

Pope Francis has baptised 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday under the ceiling frescoed by Michelangelo, in what has become an annual tradition that marks the end of the Christmas holiday period at the Vatican

The National (Scotland)

‘Who did it, Michelangelo?’: Downing Street slammed for £80k renovation

The UK Government has been slammed after it spent up to £80,000 renovating the Downing Street press briefing room to rid it of “Tory blue”.

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‘Secret Figure’ Found Painted In Sistine Chapel, Art Expert Claims: “I Am Firmly Convinced”

"I am firmly convinced that this is Mary Magdalene." The post ‘Secret Figure’ Found Painted In Sistine Chapel, Art Expert Claims: “I Am Firmly Convinced” first appeared on Bored Panda.

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TV tonight: the most underwatched series in years returns one last time

It’s the glorious final season of emotional comedy Somebody Somewhere . Plus: Charles Dance is Michelangelo in Renaissance – The Blood and the Beauty. Here’s what to watch this evening

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