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‘Unchained Melody makes me want to live out my Swayze fantasies’: Gary Jarman’s honest playlist
The Cribs man had a youthful Bee Gees obsession and loves one particular 80s power ballad. But which song does he say is too rude …
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EU withdraws €2m Venice Biennale grant over Russian pavilion
The European Commission has revoked a €2 million grant from the Venice Biennale for reopening its Russian pavilion, sparking a pol…
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UK romance-only bookshops open amid record sales
Record-breaking consumer demand for romance fiction is prompting a new wave of dedicated independent bookshops across British citi…
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Annecy Festival Exposes AI Divide Reshaping Europe's Animation Industry
Artificial intelligence dominated Europe’s largest animation market in Annecy this week, exposing a fractured industry caught betw…
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TV tonight: a twisted drama about a serial killer in Scotland
Laura Donnelly and Helen Baxendale star in ITV’s gripping series The Dark. Plus: Claudia Winkleman’s new search for a great pianis…
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The Westies review – this violent New York mob drama is like Peaky Blinders meets The Sopranos
Expect bloody chaos in this drama about a real-life 80s Irish-American gang – featuring JK Simmons as a gang leader – and their de…
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French alternate history series The Sentinels airs on BBC and secures second run
The eight-part French series The Sentinels has premiered on BBC Four, demonstrating that European television can successfully prod…
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Broadcaster Dermot Murnaghan dies after prostate cancer campaign
Dermot Murnaghan, a mainstay of British television news for five decades, has died at 68, leaving a legacy defined not only by his…
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Jay-Z review – rap legend dazzles New York City with lavish spectacle, sharp bars and Beyoncé
Yankee Stadium, New York City The rapper celebrates 30 years of his classic debut album Reasonable Doubt with eye-popping visuals …
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US rapper Pitbull sets record for largest gathering of people wearing bald caps
22,141 fans of the rapper wore bald caps at a concert in London's Hyde Park on Friday.
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Reading Festival applies for main stage music on a fourth day
Wednesdays and Thursdays are seen as warm-up days ahead of the main Reading Festival weekend.
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News anchor Dermot Murnaghan dies aged 68
Veteran British news anchor Dermot Murnaghan has died aged 68, leaving a legacy defined not only by his coverage of landmark natio…
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Book industry shifts to shorter formats as 35% of readers abandon texts
As research reveals that 35% of readers struggle to finish books, publishers are restructuring their catalogs to cater to increasi…
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Yvonne Rainer, Trio A review: watching this thrilling performance for free feels like an enormous privilege
Tate Modern, London With this work, the choreographer changed the course of dance – and on its 60th anniversary, viewed by babies,…
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John Humphrys criticises successors on ‘irritating’ Today programme
Ex-presenter of BBC Radio 4 show complains in Guardian of ‘gratuitous gratitude’ and ‘gushing’ between host and guest For more tha…
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Famed Belgian fashion designer Martin Margiela auctions off personal archives
Reclusive Belgian fashion designer and artist Martin Margiela, famous for his upcycled aesthetic and deconstructed designs, gave a…
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Lucky: Anya Taylor-Joy is undeniably cool in this explosive tale of cons, revenge and ass-kicking
Leapfrogging the roofs of lorries, slipping in and out of different personae to evade capture, The Queen’s Gambit star is audaciou…
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Casual by Chappell Roan helped me ditch dead-end relationships
After years of one-sided commitment, revisiting her hit song Casual finally gave me a reality check ‘Sadie,” I say. “I would call …
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Constable's Hay Wain arrives in Suffolk in rare regional loan from London
John Constable's The Hay Wain has gone on display in Suffolk for the first time, a landmark loan from the National Gallery that lo…
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Lizzo album flop after $86m tour shows cultural economy of public shaming
After a highly profitable world tour, singer Lizzo's latest album failed to chart, a commercial collapse she links to a broader so…
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Twenty years of Chasing Cars: 'It's the song that took us to the whole world'
The band look back on their biggest hit, and explain why their new single with Kylie isn't a duet.
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Five key scenes from the Bayeux Tapestry, and the story they tell
It depicts a medieval game of thrones as William the Conquerer did battle with King Harold to rule England.
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Exhibition in Bogotá shows off more than 1,000 repatriated pre-Columbian artefacts
On public view for the first time, the objects were all returned during outgoing president Gustavo Petro’s administration
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Rapper Pitbull and fans set ‘bald cap’ Guinness World Record at London show
Crowd of more than 22,000 people – and the musician himself – filled Hyde Park with the ‘largest gathering of people wearing bald …