Culture
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How the heiresses dubbed the ‘dollar princesses’ brought US flair to the UK
National Trust Images, Matthew Hollow Viscountess Astor by John Singer Sargent, 1908 (Credit: National Trust Images, Matthew Hollow) The rich,…
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How being alone can make you happier
SHK/ Hamburger Kunsthalle/ bpk. Photo: Elke Walford From spending time by yourself to making the most of being single, flying…
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This ‘captivating’ romantic drama explores love and money with ‘piercing honesty’
A24 Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal make for a starry love triangle in this exquisite new film from…
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How Jurassic Park made dinosaurs into film stars
Alamy (Credit: Alamy) In June 1993, Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Michael Crichton’s novel brought prehistoric monsters to life. Crichton spoke…
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The remarkable all-female flying team that helped defeat the Nazis – with wooden planes
Andrei Linde (Credit: Andrei Linde) A new episode of the BBC’s History’s Secret Heroes podcast focuses on the Night Witches,…
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Why Requiem for a Dream is still so divisive, 25 years after its release
Alamy (Credit: Alamy) Darren Aronofsky’s radical drug-addiction drama was highly acclaimed and angrily slated when it came out in 2000.…
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How high-rise forests can transform city life – and make us happier
Eindhoven, Netherlands/ Stefano Boeri Architetti It’s been 10 years since the creation of the first vertical forest, Milan’s Bosco Verticale.…
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The 1960s sex scandal that rocked British politics
Getty Images The Profumo affair led to a government minister’s resignation on 5 June 1963. In 1983, Christine Keeler talked…
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Five works that reveal the philosophy of Banksy
Photo of Lighthouse, 2025/ Alamy Banksy’s new mural in Marseille is not the first image he has connected to the…
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Clinton on being president and his new thriller
BBC Former US President Bill Clinton and best-selling author James Patterson sat down with the BBC to discuss how real…
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