CULTURE
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‘Radically different from any other show’
Apple TV+ Jon Hamm excels in Apple TV+’s “emotionally real but absurdist” drama about a desperate corporate man who resorts…
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Why the quaint paintings of Thomas Kinkade divided the US
(Image credit: The Kinkade Family Foundation) Beloved by many, despised by others, Thomas Kinkade’s quaint rustic scenes and his wholesome…
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The pioneering building that scandalised Paris
Emmanuel Lafont/ Enrico Cano (Credit: Emmanuel Lafont/ Enrico Cano) The daring, radical Pompidou Centre was derided by many when its…
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The true story of The Great Escape
Alamy (Credit: Alamy) On 24 March 1944, 76 allied officers broke out of a German prisoner-of-war camp, Stalag Luft III…
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Author Ann Patchett on writing amid chaos
Natassja Ebert (Credit: Natassja Ebert) In the latest episode of Influential, US writer Ann Patchett shares how seeing kindness around…
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The surprising story of Van Gogh’s guardian angel
Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Credit: Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) At the toughest, most turbulent time of…
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Will Snow White be a ‘victim of its moment’? How the Disney remake became 2025’s most divisive film
Disney The live-action version of the classic fairy-tale animation sounded like a surefire hit. But even before it’s reached cinemas,…
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Five ways to spot a fake masterpiece
Alamy (Credit: Alamy) The recent discovery of an art forger’s workshop reminds us of the long history of fraudulent artworks…
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Expect to ‘age out’ of your career, says Vera Wang
Natassja Ebert (Credit: Natassja Ebert) From making history as Vogue’s youngest-ever fashion editor to creating a gown fit for a…
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Why a poem outraged 1980s Britain
Emmanuel Lafont (Credit: Emmanuel Lafont) Forty years ago, Northern English poet Harrison published a powerful work inspired by vandalised gravestones…
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