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J.E.H. MacDonald. The revelation comes in a new exhibition at the VAG, which documents the debacle and includes coverage by The Globe and Mail, which first publicized the skepticism around the paintings’ authenticity.
The Zone of Interest. It’s year-end time, and this week The Globe’s arts writers and critics also named their picks for the top albums, TV series, works of visual art and live theatre of 2023.
Lee’s Palace. “Wearing black jeans with a matching T-shirt, he did not say a word all night,” The Globe’s Brad Wheeler said in his review of the gig. “The bearded John Wick star was as unanimated on stage as he is on screen.”
Paul McCartney. Stewart, who was appearing in a play with McCartney’s then-girlfriend Jane Asher, drove McCartney in his Aston Martin “from Bristol to Bath, about 15 miles away, and back.”
The Maid. In August of 2022, Prose mailed a copy of The Mystery Guest to her father, who was so ill she was unsure if he’d make it to the book’s publication date, Prose told The Globe. Two days later, he called. “I finished the book and I think you wrote another bestseller,” he said.