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The roots of AI in rightwing ideology is examined in Valerie Veatch’s enjoyable doc, including an array of colourful, often crazed, figuresDirector Valerie Veatch made her name with documentaries such…
June 1, 2026
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News
A 21-year-old university student sitting in the audience saved the La La Land in Concert event after its keyboard player fell sick and couldn’t continue
June 1, 2026
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Italy
Rampant Bull needed a makeover after wear and tear from tourists, but refurbishment ‘castrated’ it, critics sayThe restoration of a floor mosaic in Milan called the Rampant Bull has been…
June 1, 2026
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For the star’s 100th anniversary, Lawrence Schiller relives the nude photoshoot that showed, far from being a ‘messy’ blond bombshell, Monroe was a shrewd controller of her imageA few days…
June 1, 2026
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In HBO docuseries Bring Me the Beauties, a lesser-known, image-obsessed cult from the 80s is put under the spotlightDocumentary film-maker Chris Smith made the seminal 1999 film American Movie, about…
June 1, 2026
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This film may be making a point about the classical vis a vis the contemporary, but its visual collages and dense poetic texts render it inertThe title of this lyrical…
June 1, 2026
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Backrooms stunned industry observers by taking $81m in its first weekend, a record for studio A24Kane Parsons has become the youngest film-maker to open a film at number one at…
June 1, 2026
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Young people
Research for Roundhouse in London shows 87% of 18- to 30-year-olds believe they have fewer artistic opportunities Rising costs, the disappearance of third spaces and reduced access to artistic opportunities…
June 1, 2026
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Economics
It’s not enough to wish for growth; economic success requires a sense of purpose, according to this academicWhen Keir Starmer won a landslide Labour majority promising to pursue five governing…
June 1, 2026
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Stage
She had a passion for butterflies and would seek out rare ones, yet this was used against her by violent, money-grabbing husband. Now this pioneering naturalist’s story has been translated…
June 1, 2026
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Fiction
Set in the aftermath of the famine, the Hamnet author’s family saga folds in myth and folklore‘His father was ever a man of few words,” begins Maggie O’Farrell’s 10th novel,…
June 1, 2026
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The judgey pair swap views on everything from pop culture to fashion choices and workplace strife. Plus, what toxic masculinity looks like around the worldThe freshly announced Strictly Come Dancing…
June 1, 2026
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The broadcaster documents living with this debilitating, lifelong disease in a bid to help other sufferers. Plus: the soothing return of Springwatch. Here’s what to watch this evening9pm, BBC Two“It’s…
June 1, 2026
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Art and design
Fed up with dragging your children out the door to visit famous artworks they’re too grumpy to appreciate? Channel your inner Miffy and you’ll find inspiration all around the houseThere’s…
June 1, 2026
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In the Nordic country, books covering subjects such as childbirth and sex have become bestsellers among younger readers – and an export hit. Behind their success lies a unique philosophy…
June 1, 2026
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Yard Act
The Leeds group arrived in a frenzy of post-punk energy, picking at the scabs of society – then started questioning their instant success. They talk about dodging ‘the megaband treadmill’…
June 1, 2026
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Most of us loved dancing when we were kids. I dip my toe in at Melbourne’s Rising festival and rediscover that simple, pure joyAs I wait for my first Cuban…
June 1, 2026
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‘Innovative artist’, who was married to George Lucas until 1983 and worked on several Martin Scorsese films, has died from metastatic cancerMarcia Lucas, who won an Oscar as editor of…
June 1, 2026
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Massive Attack
The Bristol trip-hop group will perform in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney in AugustMassive Attack are set to tour Australia for the first time in 16 years.The influential British trip-hop group,…
June 1, 2026
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Miles Davis
Dr Richard Carter and Meirion Bowen respond to an editorial which argues that the musician still shapes modern music 100 years after his birthYour editorial marking the centenary of Miles…
May 31, 2026
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Archaeology
La Brea in Los Angeles is not the only urban, active ice age excavation site in world, writes Prof Martin K JonesYour article on the archaeology of La Brea Tar…
May 31, 2026
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Dance music
Producer Rob Ford’s trove of 1,700 items includes membership cards and the Prodigy’s first business cardRob Ford often met his contacts in car parks, under the cover of darkness. Cash…
May 31, 2026
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Australian film
Directed by Tyler Atkins and co-written by Russell Crowe, this Australian feature follows a familiar playbook – but you’ll find yourself surprisingly investedAh, yes: the promising fighter who could’ve been…
May 31, 2026
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Books
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May 31, 2026
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Longborough Festival Opera, Moreton-in-MarshSinéad O’Neill’s production is persuasive and Beth Taylor’s performace as Orlando is extraordinary in this tale of unrequited love, madness and magicThe woodland outside Longborough’s theatre, deep…
May 31, 2026
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Dance
Artist Robert Rauschenberg was known for his painting-sculpture hybrids – and a 1963 dance piece called Pelican that was almost lost to timeVisual artists and dancers have long taken cues…
May 31, 2026
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Is it a hidden gem, a cult classic, or hopelessly dumb? We vote "all of the above."
May 31, 2026
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From a young age, the author was told that one of her ancestors had drawn some of the first maps of Ireland. Then she found a photograph, and embarked on…
May 31, 2026
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Martin Parr
The photographer loved to record the small details of life, so it was only fitting that his family should organise a send-off inspired by his work. ‘Funerals can be really…
May 31, 2026
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Radiohead
The Radiohead guitarist once serenaded a girl with the Smiths and thinks George Michael was a genius. But what is his favourite football song?The first single I bought Ally’s Tartan…
May 31, 2026
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Curated edits mean people are treating museums as stand-alone shopping destinations rather than simply exit points First it came for bookshops. Then your favourite coffee shop. Now there is a…
May 31, 2026
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Germany
There is hope that a change to building regulations could resurrect music clubs, which have been hit by rising rents, social shifts and noise disputesA move by the German government…
May 31, 2026
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TEHRAN- The 6th Iranian Contemporary Art Biennial, titled "With My Roots," concluded its landmark run at the prestigious Mall Galleries in London on Saturday.
May 30, 2026
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TEHRAN- An adaptation of Tennessee Williams' classic play "A Streetcar Named Desire" is scheduled to go on stage at Tehran Theater Hall on June 6.
May 30, 2026
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TEHRAN – The cinematheque of the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in Tehran will screen the 1989 Austrian psychological drama film “The Seventh Continent,” directed by Michael Haneke, on Sunday.
May 30, 2026
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TEHRAN – The Iranian feature film “People’s Child” directed by Mahmoud Karimi is present at the 66th Zlín Film Festival - International Film Festival for Children and Youth – which…
May 30, 2026
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