Culture
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Why Star Wars went so wrong
Indeed, this might be a problem with the whole Star Wars universe, as it’s developed over the past decade –…
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John Travolta’s new film is a dud. It shows why great actors can be bad directors
But Propeller One-Way Night Coach was apparently the first film to be selected for this year’s Cannes. Did Frémaux really…
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The actress who could make Oscars history
From blockbusters to Cannes hits, Germany’s Sandra Hüller is on an amazing run Source link
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How the ugly shoe took over
From cloven toes to ‘Frankenshoes’, why is bizarre footwear so popular now? Source link
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How Kraftwerk’s radical 1976 track Radioactivity became an anti-nuclear anthem
Kraftwerk’s entire catalogue is a kind of extraordinary circuit board, connecting to unlimited musical styles: hip-hop; electro; ambient; new wave;…
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The divine visions predicting the fall of the USSR
In 1917, Portuguese children said that they saw an apparition of the Virgin Mary Source link
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1950s novel Lord of The Flies is the ultimate study of hate and division. It has never been more relevant
But the book has only one specific reference, to “the Reds”, hinting at the Cold War, and that vagueness has…
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The controversy over Picasso's most shocking work
Les Demoiselles d’Avignon has been both despised and loved – and reinterpreted Source link
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The Bruce Willis ‘turkey’ that became a cult hit
Once shooting got underway in Rome, that became clear. The lead actress, Maruschka Detmers, collapsed on set with chronic back…
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The artworks that inspired eight Met Gala looks
From a veiled virgin to a gold-encrusted Nefertiti, the art behind the fashion Source link
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