Culture
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How Instagram wellness guru Belle Gibson faked cancer – and caused a scandal
Netflix (Credit: Netflix) A new Netflix miniseries tells the story of an Australian influencer who lied about having a terminal…
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The redemption of Mary Todd Lincoln, the US’s most vilified First Lady
Library of Congress (Credit: Library of Congress) Abraham Lincoln’s wife was long attacked for everything from her spending to her…
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How Russia launched a giant space mirror in 1993
BBC Vladimir Syromiatnikov’s bold attempts to light up Siberia with a space mirror captured global attention. The BBC’s Tomorrow’s World…
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Will Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón’s offensive X posts derail the Oscar favourite’s chances?
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) The unearthing of inflammatory social media remarks by the actress about subjects including George Floyd,…
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Captain America: Brave New World to Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Marvel (Credit: Marvel) From Captain America: Brave New World to Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, these are the films…
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The mystery of why Jane Austen’s letters were destroyed – by her own sister
Alamy Austen is one of the greatest writers in the English language – but relatively little is known about her.…
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Six Nordic paintings that can help us rethink winter
Munchmuseet/ Halvor Bjorngard Winter isn’t all bad – these “sublime” landscapes of the frozen North from the turn of the…
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11 of the best TV shows to watch this February
Netflix From the return of HBO’s holiday-resort satire to a political thriller starring Robert De Niro and the latest violent…
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How music saved the life of a teenage Jewish cellist in Auschwitz
Getty Images The Nazi extermination camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated by Soviet troops on 27 January 1945. Anita Lasker, a…
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Why TV spy thrillers are booming right now
Netflix (Credit: Netflix) From Netflix mega-hit The Night Agent to Apple TV+’s beloved Slow Horses, tales of secret agents and…
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