The 'Lion Man' – a 32,000-year-old lion-headed man, carved from a mammoth tusk, from Hohlenstein-Stadel in Germany - http://gu.com/p/3daht/tw
From antler batons to mammoth pendants, a new exhibition in London boasts a mind-blowing display of the world's oldest known sculptures, drawings and portraits, crafted by the hands of Homo sapiens as long as 40,000 years ago. Ice Age Art: The Arrival of the Modern Mind runs from 7 February until 26 May 2013 – but you can take a sneak preview here
Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Guardian
Douentza, Mali
An armoured vehicle hit by a French air strike lies in the sand in Douentza, Mali.
Shetland Islands, Scotland
The annual Up Helly Aa Viking fire festival began on Lerwick on the Shetland Islands.
Bangkok, Thailand
Police officers confiscated a python from a restaurant on the outskirts of Bangkok.
Damien Hirst has been creating art for charity's sake with a new version of his wallet-busting artwork For The Love Of God.
He has produced a new image of the diamond-encrusted skull with a Comic Relief red nose which will be displayed at Tate Modern.
Rereading Stephen King: week 16 – Pet Sematary
King was reluctant to publish this book at first. He had a point: while other books are scary, this tale of loved ones brought back from the grave is a genuine horror
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King was reluctant to publish this book at first. He had a point: while other books are scary, this tale of loved ones brought back from the grave is a genuine horror
http://gu.com/p/3evqn/tw
Ray Bradbury's work finally available digitally in the UK
A new deal with HarperCollins includes works currently out of print, but the science-fiction author was dismissive of ebooks
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Photograph: Charley Gallay/Getty Images
A new deal with HarperCollins includes works currently out of print, but the science-fiction author was dismissive of ebooks
http://gu.com/p/3evda/tw
Photograph: Charley Gallay/Getty Images
Roy Lichtenstein: too cool for school?
Roy Lichtenstein deflated the macho mystique of American art and produced some of the most recognisable work on the planet. But does he go any deeper than surface gloss? Adrian Searle joins the dots at a new Tate Modern retrospective - http://gu.com/p/3dq5p/tw
Photograph: © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein/DACS 2012
Roy Lichtenstein deflated the macho mystique of American art and produced some of the most recognisable work on the planet. But does he go any deeper than surface gloss? Adrian Searle joins the dots at a new Tate Modern retrospective - http://gu.com/p/3dq5p/tw
Photograph: © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein/DACS 2012
Alan Cumming Broadway-bound in solo Macbeth
Acclaimed National Theatre of Scotland production set for 73-performance run at Ethel Barrymore theatre
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Photograph: Murdo Macleod
3D-print your face in chocolate for that special Valentine's Day gift
Tokyo's FabCafe launches service to make your face edible – but are the results more sinister than romantic?
http://gu.com/p/3dbbd/tw
Danger Mouse: Natalie Haynes's guide to TV detectives #23
The James Bond of the rodent world is 30 years old. But age has not blunted the brilliance of this classic kids' cartoon
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Photograph: FremantleMedia Ltd / Rex Featured
The top 20 grossing foreign language films - in pictures
There is a new openness to other cultures and growing acceptability of subtitled entertainment as this list of top grossing foreign language films from Box Office Mojo shows
Photograph: Pan's Labyrinth, 2006
Mexico
Lifetime gross $37,634,615
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