Culture
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Is the rom-com heroine a ‘misogynist role model’ or ‘inner voice of a generation’?
Universal Pictures (Credit: Universal Pictures) Since Helen Fielding created hapless, middle-class Bridget in the mid-90s, she’s divided opinion. As the…
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US fashion star Christopher John Rogers on fighting against ‘quiet luxury’
Serenity Strull/ BBC The new star of US fashion Christopher John Rogers’ bold designs are worn by the likes of…
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Six reasons the 2025 Berlin Film Festival is set to make waves
Hugh Montgomery and Nicholas Barber Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) Today, the annual Berlinale begins, as the German city hosts…
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Eight images that tell the story of America
Bill Stettner (Credit: Bill Stettner) A new exhibition of more than 200 photographs charts 300 years of image-making in the…
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‘Feels flabby and elongated, with far less satiric bite’
Fabio Lovino The “very slow-burn” new series of the satire about a luxury resort is uneven and disappointing. Look closely…
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How Led Zeppelin became Britain’s ultimate ’70s rock band
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) Becoming Led Zeppelin is a new authorised documentary that tells the “untold story” of the…
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The rocky 1960s origins of online dating
BBC (Credit: BBC) In 1966, the BBC’s Tomorrow’s World visited a party in New York organised by the electronic dating…
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Kendrick Lamar’s road to the Super Bowl
Getty Images Ahead of Kendrick Lamar’s headline performance at the Super Bowl half-time show in New Orleans, we explore the…
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How true is The Brutalist? The real-life history of Jewish immigrants in post-WW2 America
Universal Pictures (Credit: Universal Pictures) A fictional story about the struggles of a Holocaust survivor in the US is favourite…
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The Oscars style guru behind the stars’ red carpet looks
Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty Images (Credit: Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty Images) As the Oscars approach, Kate Young – the stylist…
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