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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
· 2 min read
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
· 1 min read
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
· 1 min read
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
· 1 min read
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
· 1 min read
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
· 1 min read