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Written for radio in 1984, this strikes me as Howard Barker's best play, a classic study of the inevitable conflict between the artist and society. And, even though I have reservations about Barker's own Wrestling School production, I have none about Kathryn Hunter's bravura performance as the uncompromising painter heroine. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTEoKyaqpSerq96wqikaKuklrSme8GaqaSdomK1sMPAq5s%3D

FashionTurning trees into textiles is linked to historical atrocities and environmental harm. But any plant-based material can potentially become viscose-rayon Rayon is a soft, silky fabric that is perhaps the most confusing of all the textiles. It’s sometimes called viscose, modal, lyocell, tencel, acetate or bamboo. It tends to feel denser and more fluid than cotton or linen, but even this depends on how it’s been extracted and spun. The best way to understand rayon is to consider it an umbrella term for textiles that are made from cellulose, the building block of most plants.

IdahoA firefight between six US marshals and two boys and their dog began a movement founded on anti-government ideology. The internet age has spread its message wider Twenty-five years ago this week, in a remote corner of northern Idaho, the modern militia movement was born in a firefight. On the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia, two weeks ago, observers could see from the presence of well-armed men in fatigues that that movement was still with us.

Björk, Blondie and Bruce – the cover portraits that deserve to hang in a gallery Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email The National Portrait Gallery in London is to display the photo from the cover of Kate Tempest’s album. But it’s not the only cover portrait that deserves to be exhibited – here are some of our favourites

News blogWorld newsBorneo's 100ft snake stretches the truthAn impossibly long serpent has been spotted, prompting the question: What are your favourite examples of picture fakery?The Daily Telegraph reports today that a 100ft (30m) snake has been spotted lurking in a river in Borneo, "sparking great concern among local communities". The photograph used to corroborate this story shows a wiggly snake-like object (as drawn by a pre-school child with their first green felt tip) creating a suspicious amount of wash as it rips through the Baleh river.

JapanJapan cancels Mitsubishi SpaceJet, grounding dream of homegrown airlinerAfter years of delays, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries admits building Japan’s first homegrown passenger jet was too difficult and probably not viable Japan has abandoned plans to build its first homegrown passenger jet after years of technical setbacks and soaring costs. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has said it will cancel the public-private SpaceJet project, a decade after the aircraft was supposed to have gone into commercial service.

SportThe Olympic sprint champion died during childbirth earlier this year. But she was far from an anomaly in a troubled US health system The last time Tianna Madison saw Tori Bowie alive was at a meet in Gainesville, Florida. This was in April 2021 – back when the rival sprinters were on separate quests to regain the form that powered them to gold in the 4x100m at the 2016 Olympics. Bowie was one of track and field’s most striking personalities, a speed demon as well as a style icon, the elite runner whose go-to accessory was a colorful hair scarf.

Economic policy This article is more than 2 months oldTreasury should use price controls in cost of living crisis, say FabiansThis article is more than 2 months oldThinktank says government and Bank of England need to take more joined-up approach to solving economic problems The Treasury should use price controls and cuts in VAT during the cost of living crisis to prevent the Bank of England from driving the economy into recession through over-aggressive use of interest rates, a thinktank has said.

UK news This article is more than 14 years oldTrio accused of torturing man to deathThis article is more than 14 years oldAndrew Gardner, 35, was burnt and beaten for weeks by his flatmates, including the mother of his baby daughter, court toldA father was tortured to death by the mother of his baby daughter, her ex-lover and her brother, a court heard today. Andrew Gardner, 35, was repeatedly punched, kicked, stamped on and burnt in the weeks before his death in March last year, the court heard.