CULTURE
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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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Six reasons why it was the best Oscars in years
Popular wins all round Frankenstein, which won three Oscars, and KPop Demon Hunters, which won two, are both Netflix films…
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Eight of the world’s most stunning penthouses
This is one of four bedroom suites, its corner position giving views over the bay of San Francisco from two…
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Ryan Gosling’s space epic is ‘a mind-stretching sci-fi’ ★★★★☆
Luckily, he’s not quite alone. It turns out that another spacecraft is on the same mission from a different planet,…
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Research shows older women are winning more Oscars – here’s why
The most recent study from Annenberg also found that from Hollywood’s top 100 films last year, there were only four…
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Maggie Gyllenhaal’s riff on the Bride of Frankenstein is ‘exhilarating’ ★★★★☆
When Euphronious jump-starts the corpse, the electrified Bride comes to life with her platinum hair on end, an echo of…
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The moment Cher wore the ultimate ‘revenge’ outfit
Since then, the phrase revenge dress has increasingly been used in celebrity culture. Revenge dresses as they are understood by…
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10 of the best films to watch in March
Alamy 9. Project Hail Mary If you fancy a deeply researched story of a scientist stuck on his own in…
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The darkness behind British artist LS Lowry’s famous city scenes
The ‘matchstick men’ association Lowry hid behind a down-to-earth facade, but this unpretentious attitude may have led some to dismiss…
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11 of the Winter Olympics’ most striking images
7. Mass and motion Getty Images Transformed by a photographer’s lens into smudgy speed lines accelerating behind the carefully calibrated…
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