Stories beyond borders。
Larger Than Life brings Aardman Animations into an immersive presentation at Lightroom. The experience combines large-scale imagery with documentary material about the studio behind Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep.
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The fiftieth anniversary of Naseem Khan’s The Arts Britain Ignores is renewing discussion of whose creativity receives recognition in British cultural life. Published in 1976, the report challenged a narrow understanding of national culture.
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Josh Hazlewood took a career-best six for 49 as Australia bowled South Africa out for 206 in Durban. The performance secured a 214-run Test victory after the home side had resisted other members of Australia’s attack.
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Formula One has announced a ten-year agreement for a race in Rwanda, with the first meeting planned for the early 2030s. The proposed African Grand Prix would bring the championship back to the continent for the first time since 1993.
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Researchers near Monterey are returning sunflower sea stars to coastal waters as part of an effort to rebuild a damaged marine ecosystem. The critically endangered species is being monitored after placement in specialised cages with open doors.
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Ian McKellen will appear in the UK premiere of An Ark through a mixed-reality performance rather than a conventional stage appearance. Factory International plans to present the production at Manchester’s Aviva Studios next spring.
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A new book explores the making of FW Murnau’s Faust as the silent film reaches its centenary. The Faust Bible reproduces a surviving production scrapbook, combining designs, stills and behind-the-scenes photographs from the 1926 film.
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Japan’s women’s football development system is receiving renewed attention after continued international success. A Guardian feature traces part of that progress to the Japanese Football Association’s academy network, which combines player development with a long-term pathway.
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A London exhibition of Georg Baselitz’s Heroes paintings revisits the artist’s forceful engagement with German history. The works, begun in 1965, form the focus of a Guardian review that emphasises their emotional intensity.
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Eighteen-year-old wicketkeeper-batter Thomas Rew has been selected for England’s white-ball tour of Australia. The trip includes three one-day internationals and five Twenty20 matches, with several uncapped players receiving an opportunity.
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A Guardian rugby analysis argues that the Champions Cup is becoming too predictable at the top. Toulouse and Bordeaux-Bègles are presented as the strongest candidates in a tournament shaped by six consecutive seasons of French success.
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Scientists in Buenos Aires have used a computer-generated rendition of an older sparrow song to test whether local birds might imitate it. Within three months, a resident bird began copying parts of the tune that had disappeared from the area.
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