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European culture: art, music, film, books and ideas.
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Haunted hooks and bone-chilling screams: how Chanel Beads became the indie breakout of the year
Tipped by Lorde and Billie Eilish, the New York musician twists sublime folk and chaotic synths into bewitching new shapes At firs…
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Dave Eggers: ‘Once you have a machine think and write for you, you’re cooked as a species’
As his new novel is published, the US author talks about nurturing the next generation of creatives, debating Sam Altman – and why…
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Brassed Off review – stirring tale of coal and cornets moves Yorkshire audience to tears
Leeds Playhouse In a cavernous venue seemingly designed for a colliery-based story, Amy Leach directs Paul Allen’s adaptation of t…
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Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: only Larry David would have the titanium balls to pull this off
It’s Curb Your Enthusiasm in britches and bonnets, poking hole after hole in American lore – and it’s so audacious it will make yo…
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Watching Brokeback Mountain kept me in the closet
The first time I saw the film, I convinced myself I didn’t like it. Now it’s one of my favourites I was 14 years old the first tim…
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The Guide #249: As Glastonbury has a fallow year, here’s why more much-loved culture should down tools
In this week’s newsletter: The festival always comes back fresher after allowing Worthy Farm to recover from its yearly musical ex…
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TV tonight: the fiery finale of the summer’s hit holiday drama
It’s been a funny and frantic ride with Two Weeks in August. Plus: Alexander Armstrong embarks on an American odyssey. Here’s what…
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From Jon Snow: A Last Big Story to Muse: the week in rave reviews
The former Channel 4 News anchor reports on his health before leading another investigation, and the never-knowingly-understated D…
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From Supergirl to Muse: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
Milly Alcock’s Kryptonian hero bops baddies with a superdog in tow, while the Devon band return with another collection of all-cap…
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Two years ago, she was delivering parcels - now KWN is an R&B star
The R&B singer broke out with the single Worst Behaviour, which she sold on a custom-built website.
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Going to a festival as a neurodivergent person can be tough - but there are ways to recharge
Some festivals are rolling out calm spaces and noise-cancelling headphones, but there are calls to go further.
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Madonna & Graham review – it’s ‘gay heaven’ when Kylie arrives
You can’t blame Graham Norton for being tongue-tied over the icon. They have a nice, hammy time – and another pop queen serves the…
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Madonna was 'jealous of Kylie' - and more things we learned in her Graham Norton interview
All the revelations from Madonna's chat with Graham Norton, including a big hint about Glastonbury.
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At Mexico City’s Laboratorio Arte Alameda, restoration shapes artistic practice
A site-specific project emerges from the conservation of the museum’s 16th-century building
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Comment | Art Basel’s Zero 10 grows up and outgrows the digital community that led to its inception
The digital art showcase’s third edition, at Art Basel’s hometown fair, offered much-needed historical context while prompting a f…
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Canadian Museum for Human Rights show on Palestinian displacement offers nuanced, empathetic perspective amid uproar
Met with opposition and outrage from the moment it was announced, the show gathers historical objects and images, poetry, contempo…
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Colossus review – masses of dancers, masses of fun in a show that goes whoosh!
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London Full of surprises, Stephanie Lake’s 2018 piece is a feat of logistics as 60 performers display split-…
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Creative climate messaging and other eco wins of the week
An artist in Mali and climate scientists in the US are finding new ways to inform the public about the climate crisis.
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Comedy legend Mel Brooks turns 100
His parody of Hitler in the landmark 1968 movie "The Producers" was just the beginning for US actor Mel Brooks. The 100-year-old c…
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Grab your Stetsons! How country music is taking over the UK
With country music festival attendances soaring and US artists selling out tours, are British and Irish audiences ready for “the f…
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Teenage boys in UK ‘stuck’ reading primary-level books while girls’ tastes expand
Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series accounts for eight of the 10 most read books by 11- to 14-year-old boys, while girls the…
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Vatican begins restoration of Raphael Loggias, featuring celebrated fresco cycle by Renaissance master
More than 20 experts are expected to work on the decorative cycle over five years
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CBC wins full EBU membership as Carney deepens Europe ties
Canada’s public broadcaster has become a full member of the European Broadcasting Union, paving the way for Eurovision participati…
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O what a tangled web: unweaving the weirdest fan rumours surrounding Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Will X-Men’s Jean Grey be in the fourth Marvel Spidey film? What about Spider-Girl? Which Hulk will we see? Who is the real villai…