Culture
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The meaning behind Cannes’ ‘naked dress’ red-carpet ban
Getty Images There’s complex etiquette and a rich history behind the French film festival’s red-carpet ban of “naked” or “voluminous”…
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The horror film that traumatised millennials
Alamy Twenty-five years ago, the first instalment terrified by making everyday scenarios into death traps. Now, after a 14-year break,…
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The true story of World War Two’s Dambusters raid
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) In May 1943, a specially formed RAF squadron embarked on a daring moonlit mission –…
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The provocative Estonian pop song that has caused outrage in Italy
Alina Pyazok One of the most controversial entries in the Eurovision song contest is Espresso Macchiato by Estonia’s Tommy Cash.…
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The stunning retro space-age homes that are perfect for today
Ligne Roset Space-age style is skyrocketing in pop culture – in celebrities’ homes, at global design fairs and even in…
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The lost 1934 novel that gave a chilling warning about the horrors of Nazi Germany
Alamy (Credit: Alamy) Published years before WW2, Sally Carson’s prescient novel captures the dawn of Nazi tyranny in a small…
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The terrifying feats of French film legend Jean-Paul Belmondo
Alamy (Credit: Alamy) Decades before Tom Cruise was making audiences gasp, the Gallic star was getting up to even more…
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The men who broke out of Alcatraz with a spoon
Getty Images On 12 June 1962, three men escaped from Alcatraz, never to be seen again. The ultimate fate of…
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The Cold War spy mystery of the ‘vanishing frogman’
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) In 1956, Royal Navy Commander “Buster” Crabb disappeared in murky circumstances during a visit to…
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How black men have used flamboyant fashion to express pride and resistance
Tyler Mitchell (Credit: Tyler Mitchell) This year’s Costume Institute spring exhibition and Met Gala are honouring black “dandy” style, and…
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