Culture
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After Heated Rivalry, women are driving a gay erotic boom on screen
That it had a positive response from this fanbase might well have been predicted, but what has been more surprising…
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How Stevie Wonder’s joyful hit song changed the US
“Stevie Wonder could write almost any kind of song,” music critic and documentary filmmaker Nelson George tells the BBC. “And…
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How a Norwegian weather rocket almost sparked a nuclear war
As we all now know, this alarming chain of events did not end in catastrophe. For all the heightened tension,…
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The 600-year-old origins of the word ‘hello’
Hello around the world While the English language settled on “hello” as its customary greeting, other languages forged their own.…
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How the 1950s 'Red Scare' erased a US icon
Why black superstar Paul Robeson was dramatically cancelled Source link
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‘It’s always been bleak – but it’s got even darker’: How Industry became the most nightmarish show on TV
The HBO banking drama has just kicked off its fourth series, amid serious hype and with a starrier cast than…
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The new Game of Thrones prequel is ‘very funny’ and a ‘total delight’
Ser Duncan is poorly trained, lacks experience and is dressed in little better than rags, with a rope for a…
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10 of the world’s most spectacular tree houses
8. Tree Tent by Tree Tents International – Dalarna, Sweden (2016) The giant red bauble suspended from pines at Näsets…
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A rare interview with the elusive Agatha Christie
While Christie believed that a book could be polished off in three months, she said that plays were “better written…
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The five most exciting head-to-head battles in the Oscars race
Success for Wagner Moura, Hamnet and Stellan Skarsgård at the Golden Globes has narrowed the Oscars race and set up…
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