Culture
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The real reason Whistler’s mother became an iconic US masterpiece
Like all successful memes the original concept is easily understandable. Its theme of motherhood is universal, and the composition and…
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Starry new drama Fjord pits conservatives against liberals – and is set to divide audiences
Stan plays Mihai Gheorgiu, a bald, bespectacled and entirely un-Winter-Soldier-ish engineer who, like the actor himself, comes from Romania. Reinsve…
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The story behind the first British person in space
It’s 35 years since Helen Sharman boarded a Soviet spacecraft heading into orbit Source link
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This ‘wild South Korean blockbuster’ is ‘2026’s must-see monster movie’ ★★★★☆
I won’t give away what’s revealed when the policeman tracks the monster into a forest, with the help of his…
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A new History of the US In 100 Objects
When the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence was approaching, there was a notion that it…
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Why Star Wars went so wrong
Indeed, this might be a problem with the whole Star Wars universe, as it’s developed over the past decade –…
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John Travolta’s new film is a dud. It shows why great actors can be bad directors
But Propeller One-Way Night Coach was apparently the first film to be selected for this year’s Cannes. Did Frémaux really…
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The actress who could make Oscars history
From blockbusters to Cannes hits, Germany’s Sandra Hüller is on an amazing run Source link
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How the ugly shoe took over
From cloven toes to ‘Frankenshoes’, why is bizarre footwear so popular now? Source link
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How Kraftwerk’s radical 1976 track Radioactivity became an anti-nuclear anthem
Kraftwerk’s entire catalogue is a kind of extraordinary circuit board, connecting to unlimited musical styles: hip-hop; electro; ambient; new wave;…
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