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Cats, coffins and sick notes: discovering Egypt’s forgotten workers in broken pottery
ByEsther Addley October 2, 2025

Cambridge exhibition showcases the lives of skilled workers who built some of the most famous sites in ancient EgyptMore than 3,200 years ago at a workshop near Thebes in Egypt, a man called Nakhtamun grabbed a broken piece of pottery and scribbled on …

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US comedians defend decision to play in Saudi Arabia: ‘They’re paying me enough to look the other way’
BySeth Simons September 30, 2025October 1, 2025

Usual supporters of free speech are under fire for signing on to Riyadh comedy festival despite the government’s human rights abusesBilled as “the biggest comedy festival in the world”, the inaugural Riyadh Comedy festival, which is running 26 Septembe…

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US comedians defend decision to play in Saudi Arabia: ‘They’re paying me enough to look the other way’
BySeth Simons September 30, 2025

Usual supporters of free speech are under fire for signing on to Riyadh festival despite the government’s human rights abusesBilled as “the biggest comedy festival in the world”, the inaugural Riyadh Comedy festival, which is running 26 September to 9 …

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European broadcasters to vote on expelling Israel from Eurovision 2026
ByPhilip Oltermann European culture editor September 25, 2025

Broadcasters’ union says vote required after several nations threaten potential boycottThe European Broadcasting Union has confirmed it will hold an online vote in November that could see the Israeli broadcaster Kan expelled from next year’s Eurovision…

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Liev Schreiber and Debra Messing among names rejecting pledge to boycott Israeli films
ByCatherine Shoard September 25, 2025

More than 1,200 industry figures claim the pledge is ‘a document of misinformation’ and that much of the Israeli film and TV industry are ‘often the loudest critics of government policy’More than 1,200 entertainment industry figures have signed a new o…

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Liev Schreiber and Debra Messing among names rejecting pledge to boycott Israeli films
ByCatherine Shoard September 25, 2025

More than 1,200 industry figures claim the pledge is ‘a document of misinformation’ and that much of the Israeli film and TV industry are ‘often the loudest critics of government policy’More than 1,200 entertainment industry figures have signed a new o…

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Coldplay preaching peace and love to Charlie Kirk is all well and good. But would it hurt artists to take a stand? | Elle Hunt
ByElle Hunt September 20, 2025

At Wembley, Chris Martin exhorted the crowd to ‘send love anywhere you wanna send it’. But half-hearted word salad won’t stop the rise of hateI don’t mind committing to record that I am a fan of Coldplay. A Rush of Blood to the Head, Parachutes and Viv…

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‘Other countries would have preserved it’: Yemenis mourn the demolition of historic mud-brick palaces
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian September 19, 2025

In the city of Tarim, colourful mansions built by the city’s merchants are being knocked down as the war-torn nation cannot afford to maintain themWords and photographs by Saeed al-Batati in TarimWhen the bulldozers moved into Abdul Rahman Bin Sheikh a…

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‘If you don’t make a stand now, when would you?’: inside the Together for Palestine concert
ByAmmar Kalia. Photographs by David Levene September 18, 2025

Palestinian musicians were joined by stars including Neneh Cherry and Louis Theroux for a massive four-hour fundraising concert in London. Their artistry revealed the strength and breadth of a culture under siegeIt’s a muggy midweek afternoon when a tr…

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‘If you don’t make a stand now, when would you?’: inside the Together for Palestine concert
ByAmmar Kalia. Photographs by David Levene September 18, 2025

Palestinian musicians were joined by stars including Neneh Cherry and Louis Theroux for a massive four-hour fundraising concert in London. Their artistry revealed the strength and breadth of a culture under siegeIt’s a muggy midweek afternoon when a tr…

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