Culture
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A combat epic that ‘does what film does best’
A24 Alex Garland explored the slide into fractious factionalism in Civil War. Now he turns his gaze towards the ferocity…
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What nine rare 1800s photos reveal about US history
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, William L. Schaeffer Collection A new exhibition documents American photography’s first 70 years, exploring the…
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Eulogy is the anthology’s most ‘heartfelt and quietly devastating’ episode ever
Netflix Viewers have been “shattered” by Eulogy, an emotional new episode in the seventh season of Charlie Brooker’s series, starring…
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Why The Great Gatsby is the world’s most misunderstood novel
Alamy The Great Gatsby is synonymous with parties, glitz and glamour – but this is just one of many misunderstandings…
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How Monty Python and the Holy Grail became a comedy legend
Emmanuel Lafont/ Getty Images 50 years after Monty Python and the Holy Grail redefined comedy, stars Michael Palin and Terry…
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Fur is firmly back in fashion
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) It’s having a moment with celebrities, fashionistas and Gen Z. But wearing any kind of…
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Trouble in Paradise? Why The White Lotus season three divided fans and critics
Fabio Lovino/ HBO Right from the start, season three of Mike White’s Thailand-set one percenter drama was beset by criticism…
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‘The plot twist tears the heart out of the series’
HBO (Credit: HBO) The video game adaptation won many plaudits for its grim-but-humane first season. Amidst a semblance of civilisation,…
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How the US dropped four nuclear bombs on Spain in 1966
Alamy (Credit: Alamy) In 1966, the remote Spanish village of Palomares found that the “nuclear age had fallen on them…
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Ken Burns on showing the dark parts of US history
Evan Barlow Ken Burns’s upcoming series, The American Revolution, follows works exploring themes including the US and the Holocaust (Credit:…
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