Culture
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The erotic, so-called ‘faerie smut’ craze with medieval roots
The debate over what exactly fairies are – fallen angels, demi-gods, the spirits of humans – continues, and some see…
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The Drama’s horrifying twist is set to divide audiences
The Drama isn’t the first film to engage with high-school massacres: notable examples are Gus Van Sant’s Elephant (2003) and…
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The serial killer unmasked by his own writing
Two hundred serious suspects The FBI was offering a $1m reward for information leading to the Unabomber’s identification and conviction.…
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12 of the best TV shows to watch this April
Half Man premieres 23 April on HBO and HBO Max in the US and 24 April on BBC iPlayer in…
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These artworks are by women – but men got the credit
Some scholars have argued that Marcel Duchamp’s upturned urinal, titled Fountain and signed “R Mutt”, was also her work. Irene…
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Eight reasons why Love Story became 2026’s first TV phenomenon
5. The soundtrack The series’ soundtrack has been nothing less than a total bop for viewers. GQ rightly dubbed it…
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10 of the best films to watch this April
StudioCanal(Credit: StudioCanal) 9. I Swear John Davidson has Tourette’s syndrome, a motor disorder that compels him to make offensive remarks…
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The WW2 general who outwitted his arch-rival
By 23 October he was ready to attack. It began with the largest British bombardment since World War One. Sickened by…
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The story that skewered the British class system
Galsworthy’s writing career spanned the first three decades of the 20th Century and in 1932, he won the most prestigious…
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Eight of the best podcasts of 2026 so far
In Creation Myth, De Groot ponders the question: to breed or not to breed? A compellingly raw audio memoir, it…
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