Culture
-
A secret history of gay people in the US military
A unique depiction of military life Now Boots shines a spotlight on the courage and resilience of service members, who…
Read More » -
Eight UK thatched cottages that define ‘cosycore’
Alamy(Credit: Alamy) Blackhouse thatched cottage in the Hebrides, Scotland Many thatched cottages in the Hebrides are simple, single-storey structures called…
Read More » -
The turbulent history of the union jack
Stewart continues: “This was another means of smoothing national sensibilities by ensuring that the precedence given to the Irish saltire…
Read More » -
The pioneering photographer who captured the horror of World War Two
Miller’s headstrong creativity is evoked by her wry quotes; she once explained of her work: “It was a matter of…
Read More » -
Why Britain loved Jilly Cooper’s raunchy books
Getty ImagesCooper’s books have been bestsellers since the 1980s (Credit: Getty Images) Daisy Buchanan, author of books including Insatiable and…
Read More » -
The century-long search for the Loch Ness Monster
The most famous image appeared in 1934 at the height of Nessie-mania: a slender, serpent-like neck rising from the loch.…
Read More » -
How The Social Network predicted the future of tech
Zuckerberg may have a point, but it’s hardly the first time that a film has twisted the truth for dramatic…
Read More » -
The dog-centred horror led by a new canine acting ‘superstar’
“The idea started as a concept after watching Poltergeist [1982] for probably the 100th time,” Leonberg tells BBC Culture. “In…
Read More » -
12 of the best films to watch this October
Released on 24 October in the US and Canada, and internationally from 30 October Disney Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere…
Read More » -
Why Anna Magnani is the overlooked ‘goddess’ of Italian cinema
Less than a year earlier, Teresa Gullace, a six-month-pregnant mother of five had been shot in Rome by a Nazi…
Read More »