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Leonard Cohen estate slams use of 'Hallelujah' at Trump's Freedom 250 rally
Donald Trump had announced earlier in June that 'Hallelujah' would be performed at the opening of the Great American State Fair, f…
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Pope Leo XIV to publish collection of early writings
Freedom Under Grace will feature previously unpublished homilies and addresses from 2001 to 2013, letting readers ‘observe the dev…
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Human rights expert Philippe Sands wins German Peace Prize
From advocating for the law of ecocide to representing Palestinian rights, the descendant of Holocaust survivors tirelessly fights…
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Half-time report! It’s the 11 best TV moments of the World Cup so far
From Merlin the duck to Thierry Henry’s panic and the goalie who broke the internet, here are the tournament’s most glorious TV mo…
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Misan Harriman to step down as chair of London's Southbank Centre
Harriman, who faced criticism from some UK media outlets over social media posts, says it was always his plan to leave after servi…
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Puppy eyes, sad hair and a big boom box: John Cusack films – ranked!
As the former teen heartthrob turns 60, we look at his most intense, ironic, lovable roles – from a sympathetic scientist to a pee…
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Sotheby's auction of Joe Lewis collection breaks record for most expensive sold in UK
Led by a once-scandalous Modigliani painting, the £296.3m London evening sale provided a bright spot for a market struggling with …
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‘Like swimming through the air’: my thrilling role in Giselle with the Royal Ballet’s wheelchair dancers
I use a wheelchair and yearn to dance like I did when I was a kid. Could I possibly hold my own in a class run by inspirational di…
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Muse: The Wow! Signal review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week
(Warner) From Count Dracula organ to choirs crying in Latin, the Devon band are scenery-chewingly preposterous yet nuanced on thi…
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Germany news: Deutsche Bahn advises against travel amid heat
Germany's national rail operator is allowing passengers to cancel trips because of the heat. Meanwhile, as Germany prepare for the…
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Chris and Martina: The Final Set review – tennis titans discuss their deep bond and intense rivalry
Now supporting each other through cancer treatment, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova trace the ups and downs of their decades-l…
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Marginalized for her ‘immense ambition’, the genius of director Elaine May is finally being recognized
As a new retrospective opens, collaborators of the Mikey and Nicky film-maker explain how she blazed a trail for female directors …
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Tate Britain and Turner Contemporary take their eco-missions beyond the gallery walls
The London museum is building a sustainable garden while the Margate institution has launched a biennial summit exploring our ocea…
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Morgan Library exhibition offers a visionary view of the history of Tarot
The New York show, inspired by J.P. Morgan's fascination with the dark art, will include readings for visitors
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Hot Mess and Acid’s Reign: the romcom and queer cabaret spotlighting climate crisis
A blooming new wave of musical theatre is exploring the plight of the planet with a playful and hopeful approach Earth is a single…
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The Furious review – dial-shifting dadsploitation mayhem as father goes in search of kidnapped daughter
There’s more than a whiff of Taken in Kenji Tanigaki’s exhilarating martial-arts movie, in which a handyman goes after some evil p…
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Far-right candidate's election in Colombia clouds future of long-delayed museum devoted to victims of armed conflict
Plans for Bogotá's Museo de Memoria de Colombia could interfere with president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella’s austerity agenda
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‘Rude, heavy-drinking and a committed communist’: the Frida Kahlo you can’t buy in the gift shop
The artist’s likeness has become a symbol of resistance and heroism – but the truth is more complicated. As a major exhibition ope…
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Popular Ibiza DJ named as alleged 'mastermind' behind international drug trafficking operation
Popular Ibiza DJ Hugo Bianco has been named in major Spain-US drug trafficking case. He is the alleged “mastermind” of an internat…
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‘Above all, there is love’: single mothers caring for disabled children – in pictures
Carol Allen-Storey’s intimate images capture the struggles mums face looking after kids with disabilities – but also the huge hear…
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Bello! Why gen Alpha subconsciously speaks the language of the Minions
From global loanwords and garbled Italian, the slang of the children of millennials doesn’t just share elements with Minionese – i…
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Adolescence star cast in Hamburg Days Beatles series
The forthcoming BBC six-part drama Hamburg Days charts the growth of the band from their beginnings.
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Quentin Tarantino and Kylie Minogue spotted around Wales for new film
Quentin Tarantino, Kylie Minogue and RZA are just three of the names filming a new drama set in Wales.
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Lads Club on The Smiths album cover gets status upgrade
The 123-year-old club has helped generations of boys, and later girls, with sport, art and music.