CULTURE
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The 600-year-old origins of the word ‘hello’
Hello around the world While the English language settled on “hello” as its customary greeting, other languages forged their own.…
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‘It’s always been bleak – but it’s got even darker’: How Industry became the most nightmarish show on TV
The HBO banking drama has just kicked off its fourth series, amid serious hype and with a starrier cast than…
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The five most exciting head-to-head battles in the Oscars race
Winner of the best actor award at Cannes, he was widely considered a sure thing for an Oscar nomination until the…
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Hero or brutal tyrant? The controversy over 16th-Century explorer Magellan
Although solid facts about Magellan’s life are limited, the narrative that often prevails is about his heroism. Diaz’s Magellan, on…
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Eight quick fixes to revitalise your home
7. Vintage frames “From a sustainability standpoint, we already have so many objects in the world,” says artist Booth, whose 1970s…
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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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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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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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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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