What to see: Lyn Gardner’s theatre tips | Lyn Gardner

Out on the tiles … Francis Alÿs’s A Story of Deception at Tate Modern. Photograph: Jonathan Hordle/Rex Features After the feast, the famine. Well, not entirely – there are still plenty must-see shows around, but it’s probably the quietest week of the year so far for new... 

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Nicki Minaj to Introduce ‘Crazy’ Alter Ego in Debut Album

© Andres Otero/WENN Nicki Minaj said she has an alter ego and will reveal it when releasing her first studio album later this year. The Young Money female rapper actually has hinted the alter ego since May, writing on Twitter “I’ve officially changed... 

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TV review: My Weird and Wonderful Family

Barrie (left) and Tony with Saffron and Aspen. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian The family in My Weird and Wonderful Family (Channel 4) took a bit of getting my head around. They’re more of an unclear family than a nuclear one. So there are gay dads Tony and Barrie. That’s... 

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This week’s new dance

Natalia Osipova performing Giselle by the Bolshoi Ballet. Photograph: Damir Yusupov The Bolshoi Ballet, London Three kinds of Russia are brought together in the Bolshoi’s mixed bill, which takes its title from Alexei Ratmansky’s wittily crafted celebration of Russian folk dance.... 

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Elvis Presley autopsy tools to go under the hammer

Elvis Presley autopsy tools … is this the grisliest auction in the history of rock’n'roll? Photograph: Ho/Reuters Good news for Elvis Presley’s creepiest fans, as a set of tools from the singer’s autopsy are to be auctioned next month. Rubber gloves, forceps and aneurysm... 

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