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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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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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