Culture
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Why ‘masterpiece’ Wuthering Heights is so misunderstood
Heathcliff lives a life of torment and uncontainable grief, but inflicts that suffering on everyone around him and feels no…
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The policeman who inspired Al Pacino’s Serpico
More than just a few bad apples Serpico, partially deafened in one ear by the shooting, testified in the inquiry…
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10 of the best films to watch this February
Universal Pictures 9. EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert When Baz Luhrmann was researching his Elvis biopic, he unearthed dozens of…
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Ann Lee, the 1700s Christian leader who shocked America
In 1770, Lee was imprisoned for 30 days in Manchester for disrupting another church service. While incarcerated, Lee had a…
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‘Sweet and tender’ or ‘like abuse’? Why gay BDSM ‘romcom’ Pillion is dividing opinion
Though Bisbey praises Pillion as “one of the most authentic depictions of a leather relationship I’ve seen on screen”, she…
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10 of the best TV shows to watch this February
Gray House Inc(Credit: Gray House Inc) 9. The Gray House Set during the US Civil War, this historical drama is…
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The 1970s sex scandal that led to a dramatic trial
The story took yet another twist in October 1977 when the London Evening News ran the sensational headline, “I Was…
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Why this Robert Burns classic is a masterpiece
Nannie and her cohorts aren’t pleased to hear it: Tam has to flee on horseback with a crowd of screeching…
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Why Hollywood fell out of love with Wicked
In today’s Oscar nominations, the biggest shock was that massive musical sequel Wicked: For Good, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana…
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The story behind City Lights and cinema’s greatest ever final shot
Simply the best? There are, of course, many rival claimants to the title of the greatest final shot in cinema…
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