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Who is Cindy Lee? Pop’s most mysterious sensation

Vanessa Tignanelli (Credit: Vanessa Tignanelli) The enigmatic musician has released one of the most raved-about LPs of recent times. But…

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Why a poem outraged 1980s Britain

Emmanuel Lafont (Credit: Emmanuel Lafont) Forty years ago, Northern English poet Harrison published a powerful work inspired by vandalised gravestones…

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How Lampedusa’s The Leopard skewered the super-rich

Lucia Iuorio/ Netflix (Credit: Lucia Iuorio/ Netflix) Lampedusa’s mid-20th-Century novel The Leopard became a bestseller, then a revered film –…

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Douglas Adams on the unlikely origins of the cult space comedy that inspired Elon Musk

Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) Douglas Adams’s epic series of comic novels, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, is loved…

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How to find the colours that are perfect for you

Alamy (Credit: Alamy) Are you “warm”, “cool” or “neutral”? How the retro trend of “getting your colours done” made a…

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Why the Oscars ceremony needs ‘a major shake-up’

Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) Last night’s show featured a bizarre James Bond tribute – while failing to duly honour…

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With Love, Meghan and the unstoppable rise of the ‘domestic goddess’

Alamy/ Getty Images/ Netflix (Credit: Alamy/ Getty Images/ Netflix) Meghan’s new Netflix series in which she offers cooking and home…

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Oscars 2025 predictions: Who will win

Nicholas Barber and Caryn James A24/ Alamy/ TIFF/ MUBI (Credit: A24/ Alamy/ TIFF/ MUBI) In one of the most exciting…

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Twice-knighted Derek Jacobi on nearly 70 years on the stage and screen

Jack Flynn (Credit: Jack Flynn) The legendary actor tells Katty Kay that his parents would have much rather he became…

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10 of the best films to watch this March

Courtesy of Warner Bros (Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros) From Disney’s Snow White to Mickey 17, these are the films…

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