Mr Twombly, who is being given his first retrospective in 15 years, uses materials that have come to him at random bits of wood, cardboard, bronze boxes, palm leaves and plastic flowers.

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One of the more controversial bits of news to come out of yesterday's Xbox One reveal was the discovery that the newly christened console would not be able to play Xbox 360 games.

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Chrysler's strategy is to stay in the game long enough for someone else to come in and buy it, or at least bits of it.

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"I'm chuffed to bits to be selected, it's a dream come true, " he said.

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As protection against the extremes of temperature and pressure which were to come, he had taken just one precaution - he had stuffed bits of crumpled white tissue paper into his ears.

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It's impossible to count all these bits, but people make good guesses, and they have come up with one for 2002.

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