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European culture: art, music, film, books and ideas.
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The Guide #246: Does World Cup fever leave you in a cold sweat? Here’s how to escape the footie
In this week’s newsletter: Are you indifferent to office sweepstakes and bored by endless stats? Fear not – there’s a bounty of fi…
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G’wed: this underrated gem of a comedy is filthy, heartwarming and packed with ideas
Now on its third season, the Scouse sitcom doesn’t shy away from huge topics such as class, anoxeria and neurodiversity. But also,…
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From Olivia Rodrigo to The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
The multiple Grammy-winner muses tunefully on love’s ups and downs, while Peter Mullan stars as a local historian in a new comedy …
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Jessie J’s triumphant return puts lucrative Chinese market in spotlight
Other western acts have attempted to crack country’s music scene since singer’s breakout success in 2018 One week after announcing…
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Married at First Sight Australia stars not told partners had drug and violence convictions
Stars of the hit TV show say they did not know their on-screen husbands had previous convictions.
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Harry Styles revisits X Factor as he kicks off Wembley residency
The pop star reminisces about his X Factor audition, which took place near Wembley Stadium in 2010.
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David Hockney depicted a 'peaceful, gay paradise' when homosexuality was a crime
Hockney broke social taboos by celebrating same-sex relationships in his art - often by depicting the quiet, everyday moments of g…
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Popular US movie critic Gene Shalit dies aged 100
The moustachioed reviewer was a popular fixture in American households from the 1970s through to his retirement in 2010.
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Ed Sheeran found this record in a second-hand store - now it's finally getting attention
Allan Taylor is receiving overdue recognition after Ed Sheeran found his 1978 LP in a second-hand shop.
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Warner Bros $111bn sale to Paramount approved by US Justice Department
The approval marks a key development in the merger that will reshape media, allowing the continue of the takeover of the Hollywood…
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Construction of Trump’s Washington, DC arch could put archaeological sites at risk
There are more than a dozen documented archaeological and historic sites within one mile of the proposed arch location, according …
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‘Failure was my thing’: Women’s prize winner Virginia Evans on her long journey to success
The American author received ‘thousands of rejections’ over two decades before finally hitting gold with her first published novel…
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Delta Goodrem becomes third celebrity to join Strictly Come Dancing
Goodrem rose to fame in Australian soap opera Neighbours
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Artist Scott Burton honoured in new sculpture at New York’s Aids memorial
Oscar Tuazon’s new commission for the New York City Aids Memorial revisits Burton’s final public work
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‘I think about him every time I go swimming’: David Hockney remembered by Rachel Whiteread, Jeremy Deller and more
Artists and cultural figures celebrate the great Yorkshire painter who could ‘make teabags and toothpaste glamorous’ – with a poem…
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‘We can’t give up on Afghans’: Lyse Doucet on the remarkable ‘people’s history’ that won her the Women’s prize
The BBC’s chief international correspondent was awarded the prestigious nonfiction prize for The Finest Hotel in Kabul – which she…
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Olivia Rodrigo: You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love review – who’s she singing about? Who cares when the songs are this good
(Geffen) Gossips have rushed to the lyrics for details about her personal life, but the rest of us can just get on with luxuriatin…
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‘I only had this father, and he’s gone’: Wafa Mustafa’s fight for truth and justice for Syria’s missing
With more than 177,000 people forcibly disappeared since 2011, short doc Maybe Tomorrow captures ‘the violence of waiting’ experie…
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Obsessed with Obsession: how a low-budget horror changed the game in Hollywood
The $750,000 relationship horror about a cursed wish is set to outgross a new Star Wars movie, energizing Gen Z audiences and crea…
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British artist David Hockney's life in pictures
The Bradford-born artist, who has died at 88, was one of the most influential artists of the modern era.
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‘Anger burns off every bit of it’: the furious guerrilla-art response to the Epstein files
This collection of ‘art meets theatre meets activism’ by more than 80 writers can feel overwhelming, writes our critic, but it dev…
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So Are We: León and Lightfoot review – mesmerising moments in a Royal Ballet homecoming
Royal Opera House, London Prodigal son Paul Lightfoot returns with Sol León for their first performance by a British dance company…
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Masters of the Universe is a box office flop. Can they really be serious about a sequel?
WARNING: Minor spoiler ahead! By the power of Grayskull, Amazon MGM has the power to revive a franchise that hasn’t been big since…
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Edvard Munch’s chocolate factory series shines a light on the public artist he wanted to be
An exhibition in Oslo shows how the Norwegian artist hoped to build on the Freia chocolate factory frieze with even more ambitious…