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European culture: art, music, film, books and ideas.
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An expert’s guide to Gustave Courbet: five must-read books on the French painter
The best Courbet publications, from a comprehensive monograph to a look at how he was “a skilful media strategist”—selected by the…
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Dustin Hoffman and Maggie Gyllenhaal honoured at Karlovy Vary Film Festival opening ceremony
The 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival opened with a star-studded ceremony, welcoming Hollywood names including Dustin …
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BTS review – pure joy and astonishing versatility at K-pop titans’ first UK show in seven years
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London Fans and cynics are putty in the boyband’s hands as the lads lark their way through a catalogue …
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Alan Carr is keeping one unwanted item from his castle auction – see what was sold
A concrete cow was the only one of the hundreds of items from Ayton Castle that failed to find a buyer.
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BTS take credit for England football win in first UK show since 2019
The pop group claim they're a good luck charm for the England team, as they return to London.
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Germany news: Breweries tap thirst for alcohol-free beer
Germany is producing more non-alcoholic beer as consumer tastes change. Meanwhile, a top court is reviewing a Bavarian law that al…
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The Last One for the Road review – ageing-boozer tragicomedy offers drunken antics on the road to Venice
Two optimistic drinkers bumble around with a lovelorn student in tow in a depressing yet funny, faintly baffling tragicomedy Franc…
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Interest in art’s benefit to health grows as Wales and Greece take major steps
Government awareness is increasing globally as the emphasis shifts from treatment towards prevention
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‘You never truly quit’: how RuneScape survived to 25 – and beyond
The massively multiplayer online role-playing game has grown into a virtual social space and part of daily life for thousands of p…
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Rachel Aviv: ‘There’s a way of writing about motherhood that can be very sentimental and boring’
As one of today’s greatest essayists, the Pulitzer-nominated writer’s new book investigates why the mother-daughter relationship i…
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‘I’ve always used my voice online’: the rapid rise of photographer Misan Harriman – and what happened next
After a career as a City headhunter, Harriman took up photography eight years ago and became well known for his protest images. He…
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Love, power and betrayal: Tosca rehearsals begin at Austria's St Margarethen quarry
Rehearsals for Tosca at Austria's St Margarethen Quarry are underway, opening an evocative journey into Puccini's Rome, where ligh…
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Life Support review – quietly devastating medics’ eye view of the war in Gaza
In the absence of foreign media, doctors are valuable witnesses to the Israel-Hamas conflict in Daniele Rugo’s documentary Dying c…
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We Are Not Machines by Sarah O’Connor review – can dignity at work survive the tech revolution?
A Financial Times journalist ponders the future of labour in world increasingly dominated by AI and automation It’s never been eas…
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Madonna was always anti-nostalgia. But looking back on Confessions II has revitalised her music
The veteran pop diva has pressed rewind to move forward on her new record – and beneath the bangers fizz a host of emotionally cha…
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Edinburgh festival 2026: 10 terrific shows we’ve already reviewed
From returning comedy award winner Sam Nicoresti to Flo & Joan’s cheeky One Man Musical, these are surefire standouts at the f…
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Call of My Life review – bright and breezy Nigerian call-centre romcom is just right for summer
Uzoamaka Power’s broken-hearted, lovable worker falls for a charming customer in this delightful, deftly written tale Here is a de…
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Pedal to the metal! The best of Arles 2026 – in pictures
The iconic photography festival is back for the 57th time with images of dogs, diners, UFOs and more Continue reading...
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Country People by Daniel Mason review – a joyful follow-up to North Woods
This fantastical journey through family, folktales and a world beneath our feet is witty, uplifting and gorgeously written Daniel …
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TV tonight: six people join an Amish community for this new reality series
How will the group cope when they leave behind the trappings of modern society? Plus: a double bill of a cracking gay dating show.…
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‘I can sense Sinatra enter my body and exit my lungs’: aboard the celebrity impersonators’ cruise
I joined Marilyn Monroe, Walter White, Ozzy Osbourne and other tribute artists on a cruise where imitation is its own art form INT…
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‘Bored? You’re never good enough to get bored!’ Oscar-winner Helen Hunt on great roles, unruly audiences and her RSC debut
The formidable actor talks about the challenge of finding meaty characters, tough times in the US – and co-starring with her dad’s…
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Party Rock Anthem singer Lauren Bennett dies aged 37
Bennett's cause of death was not immediately clear and bandmates from her former group G.R.L say their "hearts are broken".
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Abloh prints at Sotheby's to fund UK, US fashion scholarships
Sotheby’s is auctioning a rare set of Virgil Abloh screenprints, tapping into strong posthumous demand for the former LVMH designe…