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Matt Hancock's party vibes and the rest of this week's arty tittle-tattle
Ontario is the place to head if you want to see the pop star's running shoes
Justin Bieber takes up painting, an art-breaking first date, and Hans-Ulrich on the beach
The wacky Christmas decorations installed in London’s leading museums
The V&A has launched a new uniform – but twitter users reckon the swag would look better at a garden centre
A cheap date with Martin Parr, Damien Hirst CBE (or not), and a very meaty recipe for mince pies
An exhibition dedicated to Abba at the Southbank Centre recreates some gloomy rooms from the 1970s
Celebs at Art Basel Miami Beach, Ai Weiwei's problem with German, and Peter Hitchens pans his portrait
After going AWOL for several days, Grayson Perry’s cat has been reunited with the artist. Hooray!
The artistic tastes of Britain’s spies, Prince Harry’s museum dance, Damien Hirst’s shopping habits and the rest of last week’s art-world tittle-tattle
