Douglas Adams tore his masterpiece Hitchhiker’s Guide to shreds in notes to himself, book reveals

How Hitchhiker’s Guide dented author’s pride: Douglas Adams tore his masterpiece to shreds in notes to himself, new book reveals Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, tore his book to shreds in a note to himself He revealed his frustration with his books and their central characters in letter  Adams wrote … Read more

The Staves album review: It feels like two-thirds of a masterpiece

Good Woman feels like two-thirds of a masterpiece: After a two-year break, The Staves have poured all their past experiences into their new album By Tim De Lisle for Event Magazine Published: 22:01 GMT, 6 February 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 6 February 2021 The Staves                    … Read more

Painting that hung in servants’ quarters at Welsh mansion for years is masterpiece worth £67m

Portrait that hung for years in servants’ quarters of Welsh mansion then sold for ‘a few shillings’ as job lot with other paintings… is identified as Botticelli masterpiece worth £67MILLION Portrait of a Young Man Holding a Roundel went under the hammer at Sotheby’s auction in New York and sold to Russian clients for a … Read more

Mystery buyer who paid £13m for a David Hockney masterpiece

Mystery buyer who paid £13m for a David Hockney masterpiece sold by the Royal Opera House to balance its books during coronavirus is revealed – as the ROH’s own billionaire chairman (and he’s letting them keep it on show) Covent Garden institution was forced to sell portrait of chief Sir David Webster  Painting set to … Read more

Banksy art work parodying a Claude Monet masterpiece sells for £7m at auction

Banksy’s £7m Monet maker: Reclusive artist’s work parodying a Claude Monet masterpiece sells for a fortune at auction Price achieved by Sotheby’s for Show Me the Monet is second highest yet for the mysterious British artist  The 2005 painting transforms Monet’s Water Lily Pond into a fly-tipping spot in a parody of the painting  A … Read more

Michelangelo’s unfinished £100m masterpiece could be sold to save 150 gallery jobs

Michelangelo’s unfinished £100m masterpiece could be sold to save 150 gallery jobs at Royal Academy of Arts The Taddei Tondo is the only marble sculpture by Michelangelo in the UK The 515-year-old sculpture, features the infant St John the Baptist, and the infant Christ with the Virgin Mary  It was given to the London gallery … Read more

Woman transforms family home into a stunning three-bed modern masterpiece

A woman has transformed her ugly 1930s family home into a stunning five bedroom modern masterpiece by splashing £250,000 on an enormous extension.   Katy Wilson, 36, from Derbyshire, bought her detached three-bedroom property  back in February 2015 and spent years applying for planning permission to overhaul the entire house. She was finally able to get … Read more

Homeowner transforms avocado bathroom to modern masterpiece for £300 

A couple who couldn’t stand to live with the outdated decor in their new home, but didn’t have the budget to renovate, have carried out an incredible budget modernisation. Neil Painter, 36, and wife Katie, 32, from Marston Green, Birmingham, moved into the family home last year with their four children aged between two and … Read more

Middlemarch by Mary Ann Evans: George Eliot’s masterpiece will bear the name of its real author

As part of the ‘Reclaim Her Name’ campaign, a series of books by female authors who used male pen names will be re-released with the writer’s real name. The books include: Set in the fictitious Midlands town of Middlemarch, Miss Evans’ book focuses on Dorothea’s loveless marriage to the pompous, middle-aged Reverend Casaubon Middlemarch, by … Read more