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‘I saw it seven times in the cinema’: readers’ favourite films of 2026 so far
On the back of our editors’ choices of the year’s finest , we asked you to share your magical movie moments from the first half of…
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Los Angeles's Post-Fair will expand to Paris during Art Basel week
The alternative fair’s first international edition will occupy two architecturally distinctive venues in the Marais
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‘Ramones had leather jackets when they got spat on. We didn’t!’ David Byrne on touring with Talking Heads and taking advice from Lou Reed
As his American Utopia tour film hits cinemas, the musician answers your questions about his Scottish sense of humour, working wit…
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The Odyssey by Homer audiobook review – a truly fantastic journey
Game of Thrones actor Anton Lesser brings poise and depth to this classic adaptation, conjuring monsters, heroes and Gods With its…
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How do Germans cope with having Nazi grandparents?
Since millions of NSDAP membership cards have been made available online, many Germans have been surprised to discover that their …
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What happens when your fun-loving grandfather — a good husband, an upright citizen — turns out to have been a Nazi?
Since millions of NSDAP membership cards have been made available online, many Germans have been surprised to discover that their …
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Black Sabbath drummer explains wheelchair use
Bill Ward, 78, reveals he has used a wheelchair for about 18 months, but is not "ill or giving up".
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LGBTQ+ inclusion in film at a three-year low, Glaad survey suggests
The advocacy group’s study finds a decrease in queer people of color and zero trans characters in 2025 films LGBTQ+ characters are…
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From Greek epics to biblical blockbusters: the 20 best mythological movies – ranked!
Ahead of the release of Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey, we rate the top films based on myths, legends and fables Featuring the young …
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Icom adopts new code of ethics for museums in bid to address a ‘rapidly changing world’
The new code provides revised principles on how institutions should handle issues ranging from education to their relationship to …
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Actors from The Office reflect on 25-year legacy
The award-winning BBC sitcom is set in the offices of Slough paper merchant Wernham-Hogg.
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Hundreds of ancient coins and inscribed pottery fragments discovered at Byzantine site in Egypt
The 'Ain al-Sebil site in the Dakhleh Oasis had an organised village plan, with a fortress, watch towers and a fourth-century basi…
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‘A counter-narrative of history’: Schomburg Center’s 100 years of celebrating Black culture
A Puerto Rico-born New Yorker’s relentless collecting on the African diaspora is still the core of a Harlem institution Growing up…
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Germany news: Man jailed over killing of train conductor
A verdict has been delivered in a trial that drew national attention and raised concern about train staff safety. Meanwhile, VW bo…
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Brian Potter, British songwriter behind hits for Glen Campbell, Take That and more, dies aged 87
Versatile Essex-born hitmaker known for Rhinestone Cowboy, It Only Takes a Minute and many more had been living with Alzheimer’s d…
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Bonnie Tyler, the gravel-voiced star who sang her way into music history
The Welsh star known for songs including Total Eclipse of the Heart has died aged 75.
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Transatlantic rush of hockey parody musicals hits Edinburgh fringe
Four unauthorized parody musicals based on a hit television series are crossing the Atlantic to the Edinburgh fringe and London, t…
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Jack White: Frozen Charlotte review – brutal, squalid blues-rock that just about sells its own ridiculousness
(Third Man) Following the superb No Name, White continues his fan service with stripped back songs and nasty, anarchic riffs – tho…
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'Heartbroken' Catherine Zeta-Jones leads tributes to singer Bonnie Tyler
The Welsh singer was known for hits including Total Eclipse of the Heart and Holding on for a Hero.
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Flamenco, fashion and freedom: three photography shows to see at Les Rencontres d'Arles
Our pick of the highlights of this year's photography festival
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Bonnie Tyler, singer of 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' dies at 75
The Welsh singer was best known for the 1980s rock opera hit, along with other songs, including "It's a Heartache."
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Bonnie Tyler totally eclipsed her power-ballad peers, and created an astonishingly wide variety of pop
After hopping between country, disco and soft rock, Tyler found her groove with Jim Steinman-penned epics, shining through even th…
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Little House on the Prairie review – this reboot will have you sobbing for a simpler world by episode four
Like tradwifery for children, this revamp of the 19th-century settlers show is a precision-tooled and well-oiled machine. It’s a c…
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R&B star Syd on her new album, the return of the Internet and Odd Future fallouts: ‘We only had three meetings as a group and I called two of them’
She was a member of the influential rap collective, then the alt-R&B hitmakers – but struggled to find her own voice. Now, aft…