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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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From The Apprentice to Wicked, these are the most political Oscar nominations ever
Mongrel Media (Credit: Mongrel Media) The contenders for the film industry’s biggest prizes this year represent a range of genres…
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How Scandinavian dressing can make us happier
Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty Images (Credit: Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty Images) Nordic style is easy to wear – and can…
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Why some Mexican people are upset about Oscar-tipped film Emilia Pérez
Netflix French director Jacques Audiard’s musical about a Mexican drug lord is a frontrunner for the Academy Awards’ big prizes.…
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Why absurdly enormous bags are here to stay
Getty Images With the rise of the ready-for-anything, giant tote, and the recent popularity of a Birkin dupe, we look…
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