Culture
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Michelangelo to Banksy: The controversial artworks that fell foul of the law
Getty ImagesNudes in Michelangelo’s The Last Judgment were covered up after they were found to contravene a ban on “lasciviousness”…
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15 of the best albums of the year so far
Olafur Arnalds & Talos – A Dawning Icelandic musician/producer Olafur Arnalds has spanned numerous musical styles, including neo-classical, punk rock…
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‘It’s still so relevant’: The power of Stephen King’s first – and most disturbing
Lawrence points out how important it was to stay true to the spirit of a novel that is often labelled…
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How women’s pockets became so controversial
Pocket history Pockets for women have long been an afterthought. “In the 16th and 17th Centuries, women did have a…
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Why readers are wrong about Mr Darcy
The glory of this novel is foremost in the life force of its characters, particularly Elizabeth Bennet, who is the…
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How Goodfellas reinvented the gangster film
The importance of music “We found that when we were working on it that we could keep going faster and…
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The ‘funniest and most playful’ Knives Out mystery yet
Daniel Craig returns as Benoit Blanc and Josh O’Connor nearly steals the show in the “darkest” but also “most playful”…
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Sydney Sweeney’s dramatic transformation can’t fix ‘clichéd’ boxing biopic
Sydney Sweeney trained for months, muscled up, and put on 30lb (13.6kg) to play Christy Martin, a real-life champion boxer…
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The docudrama about a Gaza tragedy leaving audiences ‘distraught’
At this year’s Venice Film Festival, no film has been more talked about than this latest project from Tunisian director…
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12 of the most striking images of 2025 so far
Phill Magakoe/AFP/Getty Images 10. Ballet students, Tembisa, South Africa A photo of two 5-year-old ballet students, Philasande Ngcobo and Yamihle Gwababa,…
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