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They were about Dolly Parton, inanimate objects and workplace relations

epa04289192 US singer Dolly Parton performs at the Pyramid Stage of the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts 2014, held at Worthy Farm, near Pilton, Somerset, Britain, 29 June 2014. The outdoor festival runs from 26 to 30 June. EPA/WILL OLIVER

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An American musical about mental health takes off in China

The protagonist of “Next to Normal” has bipolar disorder. The show is encouraging audiences to open up about their own well-being

Sue Williamson’s art of resistance

Aesthetics and politics are powerfully entwined in the 50-year career of the South African artist


What happened to the “Salvator Mundi”?

The recently rediscovered painting made headlines in 2017 when it fetched $450m at auction. Then it vanished again


Ernest Hemingway: the man, the myth, the legend

A new documentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick explores the writer’s own image-making

Inside HYMAG, the world’s largest collection of magazines

Its founder hopes to digitise the 150,000 volumes for the benefit of future generations

Reinstating Florence Price’s place in Western music history

The work of the celebrated composer was ignored after her death. That oversight is being corrected