Guardian Music — Beamish museum in county Durham hosts an interlude from the headlines of havoc elsewhere. Dotty, but in a good causeAmid the claims and counter-claims of investigative journalism, sometimes made with a ferocity unfamiliar in everyday life, it's maybe... more info

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Topix — Science has spent billions of dollars trying to discover the secret of perpetual motion ... or to determine is such a thing actually exists. more info

ContactMusic — An overzealous Madonna fan has been convicted of resisting arrest after police detained him outside the singer's New York home in 2010.Former... more info

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Guardian Music — David Byrne's arty, commonsense reflections intrigue Michel FaberGiven the vastness of the subject, calling a treatise How Music Works seems intellectually arrogant, but it could also be seen as disarmingly frank, a fresh perspective from a down-to-e... more info

USA Today Music — The pop star riled some fans when she said she was "ecstatically happy" with President Obama's re-election. more info

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Prefix — Madonna's been called many things during her long, prolific career, but this is a first: "[promoter] of gay ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/russia-sues-madonna-for-promoting-homosexuality/71719/ more info

Guardian Music — Move over Lana Del Ray, MIA has confirmed she is to collaborate with the Italian brand. It's no surprise – the singer has always been a firm fashion favouriteA messy desktop has become an unlikely source of the latest rumour in fashion. During a ta... more info