Culture
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The woman who redefined chimps – and human beings
In 1986, Jane Goodall told the BBC how similar chimps and humans really are Source link
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What film and TV get wrong about London
Of course, London has been portrayed in different ways throughout cinema history, including its bombed-out ruins after World War Two,…
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How Japanese anime songs became Gen Z’s latest musical obsession
Japanese animation, or anime, has a legacy that stretches back to the early 20th Century, and a creative scope that…
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The controversial UK clubs that kept women out
It was during the 19th Century that clubs in London boomed – approximately a dozen existed at the start of…
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Superman review: ‘Bursting with geeky weirdness’
Gunn’s most striking idea is to start his story not at the beginning, but somewhere around the middle, as if…
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The banned French thriller now being reappraised
This ultra-violent, sexually graphic film was condemned – but became influential Source link
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Why Alice Cooper saved the Hollywood sign
The exact date the monument went up is contested, but its official centenary was celebrated on 13 July 2023, making…
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How Superman started out as a radical rebel
All the same, few comic characters were as militant as Superman. In one early issue, he demolishes a row of…
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How the erotic novel All Fours captured the zeitgeist – and divided readers
By that measure, All Fours has been an unequivocal success. On July’s Substack page, a community of women have gathered…
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The inside story of the wildest shoot in film history
The harsh conditions were totally alien to most people there. “The crew complained a lot about the heat, humidity, hotel…
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