Culture
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How the 1973 oil crisis forced Nixon to rethink time
The president even urged Americans to lower their thermostats in homes, offices and factories by at least six degrees Fahrenheit.…
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Why people are flocking to experience the Titanic disaster
Immersive shows recreating the ocean liner’s fateful voyage are attracting audiences globally. But are they valuable historical experiences, or cynically…
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Why When Harry met Sally is the greatest romcom of all time
Apart from the sublime dialogue, flawless performances, the finger-clicking music and the mouth-watering Big Apple cinematography, there’s one genius innovation…
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The ancient monuments saluting the winter solstice
AlamyOrkney’s Maeshowe tomb is a burial cairn created around 2800BC that conceals a stone-clad sepulchre (Credit: Alamy) We will probably…
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Why A Minecraft Movie was 2025’s most important film
The blockbuster based on the brick-building video game came top at the US box office – and, with their “chicken-jockey”…
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The Salt Path and 2025’s most scandalous books
Getty ImagesVirginia Giuffre’s powerful posthumous autobiography Nobody’s Girl detailed her sexual abuse at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein and his…
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How fascist ‘Lord Haw-Haw’ was trialled for treason
It was an ignominious end for a man who had become a household name in the UK when war broke…
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12 of the best TV shows to watch this January
The Beauty premieres 21 January on Hulu in the US and 22 January on Disney+ in the UK Apple TV…
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The globe-trotting thriller’s long-awaited second series is ‘irresistible’
When the Night Owls’ cameras spot a mercenary who worked for Roper setting up a new arms deal, Jonathan leaps…
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16 of the most exciting films coming up in 2026
12. The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping With or without Jennifer Lawrence’s heroic archer, Katniss Everdeen, audiences can’t get their…
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