Culture
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10 of the best TV shows to watch this October
From adaptations of East of Eden and Carrie to a new serial killer thriller Source link
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The secret life of outrageous US showman Liberace
The actor who portrays Liberace in the play, revered British Shakespearean Simon Russell Beale, tells the BBC that Liberace made…
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Penitent sinner or fiery saint? Mary Magdalene is one of the Bible’s most divisive figures. These paintings show why
In German artist Albrecht Dürer’s woodcut print on paper, a nude Magdalene is lifted towards the sky by six angels.…
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The notorious axe murders of Lizzie Borden’s parents still haunt, 134 years on
While the rhyme might misidentify the killer, it also exaggerates the number of blows as well as the weapon (it…
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The tomb raiders who plundered million-dollar pots
In 1975, the BBC investigated the lucrative global trade in stolen antiquities Source link
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Six of the best Oscar contenders from the 2026 Venice film festival
Martin McDonagh’s last film, The Banshees of Inisherin, was nominated for nine Oscars, but didn’t win any. Could Wild Horse…
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The extraordinary story of author Barbara Cartland
Why has the UK’s master of romantic fiction disappeared from memory? Source link
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Five things you need to know about the new four-hour Elon Musk documentary
David Byrne has co-written Let Me Sell You a Dream for the film’s closing credits, which has lyrics consisting entirely…
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How the obscenity trial against 1950s poem Howl reshaped US free speech
The US’s first literary obscenity trial dated back to 1821, when John Cleland’s 1779 novel Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a…
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10 stunning buildings ‘blended’ with nature
This 40,000-sq ft resort occupies a sloped terrain, and one of its aims is to minimise its impact on the…
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