Culture
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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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The Other Bennet Sister: Mary Bennet is the Austen heroine for the 21st Century
One way to answer that question is to go back to Austen’s novel. Sandwiched between the two attractive, sensible elder…
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Queen Elizabeth II's secret night out on VE Day
The Queen told the BBC how she left Buckingham Palace to join the crowds Source link
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Two much-hyped TV dramas are currently exploring the life of an OnlyFans model. Here’s what it’s really like
Yet, where the story of Margo resorting to OnlyFans is a reflection of the financial hardship facing low-income, working mothers,…
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