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European culture: art, music, film, books and ideas.
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Novelist Jacqueline Crooks says Toni Morrison made her find her own voice
The British-Jamaican writer, preparing her new novel Sky City, traces a literary lineage from Morrison to Alice Coltrane that cent…
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Diamond family ends 20-year cohabitation with final video game session
As a household fragments after two decades, a final gaming night highlights how interactive entertainment serves as vital social i…
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MoMA's new show reframes a century of animation beyond the cartoon
A sweeping exhibition at New York's Museum of Modern Art argues that animation has been a serious artistic medium since 1946, and …
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Arca: XXXXX review – a wild, brilliant album that taps into our bodies’ most feral frequencies
(XL) In the follow-up to her Kick series, Arca jumbles the building blocks of electronic music to create a beautiful, disorienting…
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UK charity shops divert collectible video games to eBay as physical shelves saturate
As charity retailers increasingly auction collectible video games online to maximize revenue, physical store shelves are left satu…
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Araki's 'I Want Your Sex' puts the art studio's power games on screen
Gregg Araki's new satire, opening in US cinemas on 31 July, uses a BDSM plot between an artist and her assistant to interrogate ex…
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Melodies International presents Ariwa Sounds review – head-spinning classics from dub legend Mad Professor
(Melodies International) With cuts from the producer’s Ariwa Sounds label between 1984 and the present day, this compilation hops …
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‘I was born without self-esteem’: Hannah Einbinder on Hacks, her buzzy queer horror – and being Hollywood’s most outspoken star
The Hacks lead was cast in meta-slasher sensation Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma for her ‘deranged physicality’ – but it’s a…
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John Tilbury: At Home album review – an eclectic and extraordinary treasure trove
John Tilbury (Another Timbre, four CDs) The great interpreter of Morton Feldman and a towering figure of experimental music signs …
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Gaël Faye’s novel Jacaranda confronts the limits of forgiveness after Rwanda
French-Rwandan author Gaël Faye releases his second novel, Jacaranda, using the aftermath of the 1994 genocide to challenge Europe…
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'Amazing' that Ed Sheeran's foundation expanding to island of Ireland
The Ed Sheeran Foundation is initially funding North South Sounds 2026, which is bringing 50 young musicians from Belfast and Cork…
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Glasgow gets starring role in new Spider-Man: Brand New Day film
Scotland's largest city doubles as New York in the latest installment of Marvel cinematic universe.
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UK rapper and YouTuber Yung Filly acquitted of rape but convicted of assault
A Western Australian jury has delivered a mixed verdict for the prominent digital creator, highlighting the growing legal and repu…
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UK Broadcasters Lean on Mixed Domestic and US Acquisitions for Evening Slots
Channel 4, the BBC and Sky are scheduling a blend of delayed American series, domestic crime dramas and classical music performanc…
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Spider-Man double calls role 'childhood dream'
Teifion Sussex from Somerset said he had always dreamed of playing the friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man
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‘I was so self-assured in my early 20s. Then my frontal lobe hit’: Rachel Chinouriri, every pop star’s favourite UK pop star
She faced racist bullying as a child – then pigeonholing as an artist. Now following up a hit debut album championed by the A-lis…
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Summer reading habits map to consumer anxieties, psychological research finds
New research linking holiday book choices to subconscious fears reveals that the publishing market is driven by consumers seeking …
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Don’t Date Brandon review – this lazy true-crime show doesn’t start to do justice to these women’s horrors
The tale of the women who came together to unpick the destructive swathe that one man cut through his local dating pool is woefull…
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Family of donor who helped establish Canadian Museum for Human Rights to pause support over Palestine exhibit
The Asper family’s foundation last donated to the museum in 2023, and Gail Asper says she has indefinitely paused a personal gift …
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Comment | The Obama Presidential Center aims high, like a Gothic cathedral
The building’s epic art commissions play a big role, compelling visitors upwards
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Netflix sued for $105m over stolen Nicolas Cage war thriller
Makers of unreleased $45m film Fortitude sue after hard drive stolen from streamer’s Los Angeles office Netflix is being sued for …
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‘I was hyperventilating and sobbing’: Tomi Adeyemi says Children of Blood and Bone film ‘the worst thing I’ve ever lived through’
Author of books behind forthcoming film starring Viola Davis and Idris Elba appears to have had disagreement with cast member Aman…
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Wildfires force Clooney family to evacuate primary residence in southern France
The evacuation of a prominent estate in the Var region underscores the escalating disruption and community strain caused by severe…
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Oscar-winning musician and homelessness campaigner Glen Hansard dies aged 56
The death of Glen Hansard in a Dublin motorbike crash deprives Europe of a globally celebrated artist who consistently leveraged h…