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Phyllida Barlow: Disruptor review – sexy latex and gobs of gum as a stately home gets trashed

Wolterton, Norfolk From an explosion of plywood chairs to something akin to bubblegum stuck to the walls, this imaginative exhibition reverberates with Barlow’s punk irreverenceWolterton Hall is folded so deeply into the countryside of the Bure Valley that you can’t even see the grand Palladian mansion when you enter the gates to the estate. This was once one of the four power houses of Norfolk, built by Thomas Ripley for Horatio Walpole. Inside, Wolterton is dripping in 18th-century...

Phyllida Barlow: Disruptor review – sexy latex and gobs of gum as a stately home gets trashed

Take That review – stadium redux of Circus tour has maximal razzle-dazzle

St Mary’s Stadium, SouthamptonElephants, clowns, aerialists hanging by their hair … the Big Top concept doesn’t let up at this hugely enjoyable outing for a boy band with hits to spareTake That have never been shy when it comes to repackaging their past. In 2018, they followed two official best-of collections with Odyssey, a Stuart Price-produced curio in which they “re-imagined” their greatest hits. Around the same time, band captain Gary Barlow – now overseeing just two teammates, Mark...

Take That review – stadium redux of Circus tour has maximal razzle-dazzle

St Mary’s Stadium, SouthamptonElephants, clowns, aerialists hanging by their hair … the Big Top concept doesn’t let up at this hugely enjoyable outing for a boy band with hits to spareTake That have never been shy when it comes to repackaging their past. In 2018, they followed two official best-of collections with Odyssey, a Stuart Price-produced curio in which they “re-imagined” their greatest hits. Around the same time, band captain Gary Barlow – now overseeing just two teammates, Mark...

Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 70AZ review

Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 70AZ review From lunar detail to planets and bright deep-sky objects, we test what the Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 70AZ can actually show beginners and kids. A nice little telescope for beginners and kids who are interested in the night sky and want something compact and portable. It’s a great starter scope, but not necessarily one you’ll stick with long-term as your passion for astronomy grows. - +

Can a luxury wellness cruise really help you switch off?

Can a luxury wellness cruise really help you switch off? Aboard Explora I, one sceptical traveller tried sunrise yoga, sound baths and spa rituals at sea and found moments of real calm, even on a ship with hundreds of passengers. Moving through the yoga flow sequence at sunrise, I became so locked into the rhythm of my breath that my surroundings faded away.

Why is the idea of a Blue Moon so enchanting? Over 100 years of pop culture fascination

Why is the idea of a Blue Moon so enchanting? Over 100 years of pop culture fascination What is it about the Blue Moon that inspires us to write songs and name beers after it? On May 31, the lunar month culminates in a Blue Moon — in this case, the second full moon in a calendar month.

SMI: Efficient Self-Supervised Learning via Mutual-Information-Inspired Dependency Optimization

Announce Type: new Abstract: Self-supervised learning (SSL) has achieved remarkable representation learning performance, but many existing methods rely on large batch sizes, memory banks, momentum encoders, or global synchronization mechanisms that substantially increase computational cost and training complexity. In this work, we propose Semantic Mutual Information (SMI), a lightweight self-supervised objective derived from a mutual-information-inspired dependency formulation under Gaussian...

Closer stock watch: Don't panic on Andres Munoz; J...

Seattle Mariners RHP Andres Munoz saved 38 wins with a 1.73 ERA last season, and fantasy managers made the two-time AL All-Star one of the most sought-after closers for this season. Munoz, 27, entered this season with a 2.43 ERA (2.68 FIP), 1.04 WHIP and 78 saves over more than 250 career innings. He was supposed to be one of the safe closers that nobody -- the Mariners or fantasy managers -- would need to worry about.

Michael Le Vell's wedding LIVE: Coronation Street star marries partner

Michael Le Vell's wedding LIVE: Coronation Street star marries partner Coronation Street star, Michael Le Vell, who plays Kevin Webster in the ITV soap, has married his partner, Louise Gibbons, surrounded by family and friends Coronation Street legend, Michael Le Vell, is married! The Kevin Webster star, 61, has tied the knot with his fiancée of nine years, Louise Gibbons.