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July 31, 2025

RIP Ozzy Osbourne: Thousands Honor the Late Legend in His Hometown of Birmingham

Ozzy Osbourne passed away at the age of 76 on July 22, 2025. His undeniable mark on pop culture has many edges to it: a heavy metal pioneer that changed the landscape of music; an erratic, hedonistic “prince of darkness” known for his stage antics; and an early, wackily endearing icon of reality TV when the genre was only coming into existence. With his passing, the story of an all-encompassing star came to an end.

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July 31, 2025

David Hockney’s Largest Exhibition Ever Takes Over the Fondation Louis Vuitton

Across his storied career, David Hockney has staged countless exhibitions, but his newest at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris might be his most ambitious. Open for only one more month, David Hockney 25 gathers more than 400 of the artist’s work, encompassing 70 years of his creative output. Throughout, Hockney’s modernist paintings, evocative portraits, new digital art, ethereal landscapes, and immersive spaces all converge, offering an unprecedented glimpse into the artist’s practice.

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July 30, 2025

Over 2,100 Illustrations From Charles Dickens Novels Now Available in Online Archive

When you think of “Dickensian literature,” foggy alleyways, forlorn orphans, or grotesque villains may come to mind. That’s due in part to the influence of illustrations meant to aid 1800s readers in envisioning the scenes, characters, and emotions. Charles Dickens was deeply committed to these illustrations, which would portray characters, scenes, and emotions to his readers. Dickens consulted heavily with his artists and sometimes revised his writing to better match the vision of the illustration.

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