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12 of the best films to watch this December
Searchlight Pictures From a steamy age-gap thriller starring Nicole Kidman to a Bob Dylan biopic featuring Timothée Chalamet, these are…
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The hard-working origins of the ‘blue-collar jacket’ – and other workwear classics
Alamy (Credit: Alamy) The humble barn jacket, chore coat and donkey jacket have all gone from functional workwear to “It-item”.…
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Matthew Bourne on his male Swan Lake, the show that shook up the dance world forever
Emmanuel Lafont/ Getty Images Celebrating the 30th anniversary of his legendary stage production, Matthew Bourne tells the BBC about the…
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‘Solid’ but Moana is ‘a hard act to follow’
Disney The Moana follow-up is a “hurtling Disneyland rollercoaster ride” but it lacks the joy and refreshing originality of its…
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Nine of the best TV shows to watch in December
Netflix (Credit: Netflix) From the small-screen adaptation of a classic novel to the return of the phenomenon that is Squid…
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The pioneering tennis champion who told the world he had Aids
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) In 1988, World Aids Day began with the aim of raising awareness and understanding of…
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Wicked author Gregory Maguire on the real meaning of the story that captivated the world
Universal Pictures Before it was a Hollywood blockbuster it was a megahit musical, and before that it was a 1995…
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Did ships really battle in the Colosseum? The bizarre true stories that inspired Gladiator II
Aidan Monaghan (Credit: Aidan Monaghan) Ridley Scott’s epic sequel starring Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington has been widely criticised for…
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Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas is You went from modest 1990s hit to Christmas’s defining song
Getty Images When it was first released in 1994, it made a mere ripple – but 30 years on, it…
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The hidden meanings in a 16th-Century female nude
The Royal Collection Enterprises Limited 2024/ Royal Collection Trust Raphael’s The Three Graces (c1517-18) (Credit: The Royal Collection Enterprises Limited…
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