2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (36+ words) Winning images from the British Wildlife Photography Awards 2026The Times The biodiversity we rarely get to see and the intermingling of humans and animals were among the entries for this year Two ways to continue reading...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (271+ words) One of the country's leading conductors has said artificial intelligence could be a boon for orchestral music " but warned it may empty concert halls if potential audiences lose their jobs because of the technology. Vasily Petrenko, the music director of…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (358+ words) We might not whip them out at dinner parties any more, but these boxes remain gorgeous to behold. Many are now on show in the Gilbert Collection galleries at the Victoria & Albert Museum, which are reopening on March 14 after a…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (53+ words) Peter Brookes's Times cartoon: March 9, 2026The Times Peter Brookes's Times cartoon: March 9, 2026 Buy prints or signed copies of Times cartoons from our Print Gallery at timescartoons.com or call 0800 912 7136 Cartoon by Peter Brookes "1 for 3 months Enjoy unlimited access to all articles....

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (226+ words) Pistek had become a costume designer almost by accident. His first love " and his first gesture of rebellion against the regime " had been painting. "A painter is a free man in his creation," he said in 1985. "He expresses what he…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (358+ words) We might not whip them out at dinner parties any more, but these boxes remain gorgeous to behold. Many are now on show in the Gilbert Collection galleries at the Victoria & Albert Museum, which are reopening on March 14 after a…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago  (488+ words) Childishness can be a pleasing quality in art. From Michelangelo's giggly portrayal of Boaz on the Sistine ceiling to Matisse's nursery-coloured paper cut-outs, the sense of fun and freedom unleashed by acting younger than you are has given art many…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (492+ words) Push open the wooden door of the Fake Food Workshop in Kirkcudbright (pronounced Kirkoobrie) and an old-fashioned bell tinkles. Visitors step inside a fantastical Willy Wonka-style sweetshop-cum-bakery, abundant with cakes of every stripe and "dropped" ice-cream cones perched at a…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago  (257+ words) Steven Harris and Lucien Rees Roberts didn't intend to build a house in Palm Springs, California, and the couple certainly never thought of living on a golf course. (I've never hit a ball!" the urbane Harris says with a laugh.)…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (89+ words) The "ugly" fashionista who rivalled Chanel and lived to shock'The Times The "ugly" fashionista who rivalled Chanel and lived to shock Elsa Schiaparelli was not just a fashion designer, she was an artist and surrealist who collaborated with Dal" and…...