CULTURE
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How revolutionary band MC5 soundtracked US counterculture
Alamy (Credit: Alamy) They emerged from 1960s Detroit with an explosive sound that paved the way for punk. As a…
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Julie Taymor on turning The Lion King into the most successful musical ever
Emmanuel Lafont Disney’s stage version of their hit film is an unmatched global phenomenon. Twenty-seven years on from its premiere,…
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Six books to help understand the US and its politics
Bloomsbury Press, University of California Press, W W Norton & Company (Credit: Bloomsbury Press, University of California Press, W W…
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Bella Freud on ‘frock consciousness’ and her new podcast
Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Bella Freud/ Getty Images (Credit: Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Bella Freud/ Getty Images) With her intimate new podcast,…
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Folie à Deux’s mega budget spelled disaster
Alamy (Credit: Alamy) The comic book sequel has bombed at the box office – but what makes its performance even…
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Why Gang of Four’s Entertainment! was the most blistering debut album of all time
Andrew Corrigan (Credit: Andrew Corrigan) The British post-punk band’s 1979 LP was a revolutionary mix of abrasive guitar and subversive…
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10 of the best films about US presidential elections
Yun Sun Park/ BBC/ Alamy The tension is building in the race for the White House – and that tension…
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Could Amadeus be the most misunderstood Oscar winner ever?
Alamy (Credit: Alamy) Released 40 years ago this month, Miloš Forman’s best picture-winning Amadeus is often accused of historical inaccuracies…
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Wuthering Heights: Hollywood’s worst casting decisions
Getty Images The news that Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi are starring in Emerald Fennell’s take on Emily Brontë’s romance…
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Eight strange and poignant images of pet cemeteries
Paul Koudounaris A new photography book explores the practice of memorialising beloved beasts, from a performing elephant in Las Vegas…
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