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David Hockney: the Bradford boy whose love for LA spread around the world

From Mullholland Drive to A Bigger Splash, the artist’s paintings of his adopted home became as emblematic of Los Angeles as the Hollywood sign

Sun 14 Jun 2026

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A Declaration of Interdependence

Sun 14 Jun 2026

A Declaration of Interdependence
Jamie Healy
Playlist of the week: California dreaming at the 2026 World Cup

Thu 11 Jun 2026

Playlist of the week: California dreaming at the 2026 World Cup
Stephen Armstrong
Paramount bid for Warner Bros Discovery faces UK probe

Wed 10 Jun 2026

Paramount bid for Warner Bros Discovery faces UK probe
Evan Moffitt
Trump gives America a taste of the big cheese

Wed 10 Jun 2026

Trump gives America a taste of the big cheese
Sarah Crompton
Coppélia springs to life

Sun 7 Jun 2026

Coppélia springs to life
Barney Macintyre
Taste for activism: Ben & Jerry’s Cohen takes another bite out of Magnum ice-cream

Sat 6 Jun 2026

Taste for activism: Ben & Jerry’s Cohen takes another bite out of Magnum ice-cream
Ruth Michaelson
The US and Iran can’t agree how to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Mon 1 Jun 2026

The US and Iran can’t agree how to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
Steve Bloomfield
Blair is out of touch with the reality of Trump’s new world order

Sun 31 May 2026

Blair is out of touch with the reality of Trump’s new world order
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The Observer view: Trump’s war in Iran has made him Putin’s useful idiot

Sun 31 May 2026

The Observer view: Trump’s war in Iran has made him Putin’s useful idiot
Giles Whittell
Musk has built a hybrid space-AI monster that investors are taking seriously

Thu 28 May 2026

Musk has built a hybrid space-AI monster that investors are taking seriously
Charlotte McDonald-Gibson
A $1.8bn “lawfare” fund will funnel US taxpayer money to Trump’s allies

Tue 26 May 2026

A $1.8bn “lawfare” fund will funnel US taxpayer money to Trump’s allies
Barbara Ellen
Mindy Kaling: The Hollywood multihyphenate rewriting the rules of the workplace comedy

Mon 25 May 2026

Mindy Kaling: The Hollywood multihyphenate rewriting the rules of the workplace comedy
Gabriel Gatehouse
Did the CIA poison England’s chance of being 1970 World Cup champions?

Sun 24 May 2026

Did the CIA poison England’s chance of being 1970 World Cup champions?
Stephen Armstrong
‘Oedipal dynamics’ at play as James Murdoch buys $300m stake in media firm

Sun 24 May 2026

‘Oedipal dynamics’ at play as James Murdoch buys $300m stake in media firm
Vanessa Thorpe
‘Have you seen Club Kid yet?’ Why everyone in Cannes is asking the same question

Sun 24 May 2026

‘Have you seen Club Kid yet?’ Why everyone in Cannes is asking the same question
Hugh Tomlinson
‘Utterly stupid, morally wrong’: Republican fury over Trump’s $1.8bn slush fund for Capitol rioters

Sun 24 May 2026

‘Utterly stupid, morally wrong’: Republican fury over Trump’s $1.8bn slush fund for Capitol rioters
Sam Freedman
Are graduates facing an AI ‘jobpocalypse’? The evidence is unclear

Sat 23 May 2026

Are graduates facing an AI ‘jobpocalypse’? The evidence is unclear
Patricia Clarke
Musk v Altman: Silicon Valley’s most acrimonious feud reaches the courtroom

Sun 17 May 2026

Musk v Altman: Silicon Valley’s most acrimonious feud reaches the courtroom
Andrew Anthony
From Downing Street to the Golden State: Steve Hilton’s bid to lead California

Sun 17 May 2026

From Downing Street to the Golden State: Steve Hilton’s bid to lead California

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