Culture
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Is £7m for a handbag absurd or justified?
How a fashion frenzy is gripping auction houses – and sending prices sky high Source link
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Why the Statue of Liberty is at the heart of US culture wars
While neither Trump nor anyone in his administration has, as yet, publicly condemned Sherald’s painting or its representation of a…
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Why Madonna’s Ray of Light is 2025’s hottest album
But, perhaps most remarkably of all, Ray of Light helped to usher underground dance sounds into the musical mainstream. Mostly…
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How Gwyneth Paltrow became a divisive, defiant icon
Some describe Paltrow as a “nepo baby”. Her father, Bruce Paltrow, was an established producer (Hill Street Blues) and her…
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Ten of the best TV shows to watch this August
From the new run of Netflix’s Wednesday to the first ever Alien series Source link
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How F1 driver Niki Lauda survived a devastating Grand Prix crash
“As I committed to the turn, I saw some dirt going up in the air and I knew something was…
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How The Odyssey is already gunning to be 2026’s biggest film
Marketing campaigns for summer blockbusters have traditionally kicked in around six months before release. But one film not playing by…
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12 of the best films to watch in August
One of Hollywood’s darkest ever anti-romantic comedies, The War of the Roses (1989) starred Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner as…
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How Psycho’s terrifying music changed film forever
Particularly key is the knives-edge music that plays when blonde bombshell Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), not long after checking in…
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Intimate images of ‘the real Hotel California’
When, in 1969, the duo opened a sister studio in LA (and another in Sausalito in 1972), they supercharged the…
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