Culture
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How a 2003 blackout brought New York City to a standstill
A series of fires broke out around the city. In an effort to see in the dark, many New Yorkers…
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How dark and daring gamble The Black Cauldron became a notorious Disney flop
What is certain is that The Black Cauldron aimed to be a different kind of Disney film. “Ron Miller, the…
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How Keep Calm and Carry On became a divisive 21st-Century phenomenon
Simplicity of design The slogan has also been appropriated by protesters, “subverting the original propaganda message by adapting it to…
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‘It’s a reminder of childhood’: How Pac-Man changed gaming
“Pac-Man [the character] was designed to represent the core concept of the game, ‘to eat’, in the simplest way possible,”…
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How the Mississippi Burning murders sparked landmark change in the US
Throughout July, as FBI agents continued to scour the Mississippi swampland looking for the three missing civil rights activists, they…
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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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