Culture
European culture: art, music, film, books and ideas.
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Togetherness by Rowan Hooper review – a stunning portrait of cooperation in nature
This corrective to our habitual emphasis on competition had me writing ‘wow’ in the margins again and again When Charles Darwin pu…
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'Idris Elba punched me and it was great fun'
Delilah O'Riordan, 14, says it was "great fun" filming stunts with the Hollywood star.
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‘More relevant now than ever’: how Virginia Woolf recaptured the cultural zeitgeist
With an adaptation of Night and Day hitting cinemas, the pioneering author’s work continues to inspire audiences She’s long been a…
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‘His last kiss to the world’: David Hockney’s return to Yorkshire triggered a glorious reawakening
When the artist came home from LA, it seemed like a retirement. But it heralded an astonishing new chapter. Our critic remembers t…
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‘I’m setting myself free from shame’: Laverne Cox on her brutal childhood and life as a trans woman in Trump’s America
Before Orange Is the New Black made her a star, Cox endured bullying, abuse, harassment and violence. She talks about the bad old …
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Tyra Banks sues Netflix over America’s Next Top Model documentary, alleging defamation
Lawsuit claims interviews were manipulated to support false narrative that she allowed a contestant to be sexually assaulted Tyra …
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Free Nelson Mandela review – this gripping documentary pulls no punches
A revelatory look at the sprawling tale of the decades-long struggle against apartheid. It’s a nuanced tale that brutally emphasis…
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Ariana Grande review - glittering hits and powerhouse vocals in stunning return to stage
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles The pop star’s first tour in seven years brought the house down with emotive ballads and clubby bang…
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Kenneth Bannerman obituary
Dancer with Ballet Rambert whose promising career was cut short by injury Kenneth Bannerman, who has died aged 89, danced with Bal…
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A queen, a guillotine, and a mailbox: Marie Antoinette still gets letters, even yours
Celebrating the last Queen of France this year, the Château de Fontainebleau has already received 4,000 letters as part of their "…
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Pelléas et Mélisande review – luminous semi-staging but Debussy’s elusive opera keeps its secrets
Snape Maltings, Suffolk This year’s Aldeburgh festival opened with a stripped-back concert staging by Rory Kinnear with Ryan Wiggl…
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Lovers, housewives, deserts and dogs: David Hockney’s greatest works – in pictures
From his taut, sun-kissed portraits of LA to his vast psychedelic Yorkshire landscapes to his 70m iPad Normandy epic – here’s our …
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David Kemp obituary
Artist who built up an imaginative and playful picture of the world using the detritus of defunct industrial plants In 1981 the ar…
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A Life in Four Seasons review – dancers of all ages have spring in their steps
Regent’s Park Open Air theatre, London Performers representing the four seasons of life – and a wide range of styles – dance to a …
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Atlantis review – Welsh climate crisis drama is a parable for our times
Theatr Clwyd, Mold Emily White’s lyrical, if contrived, play is based on a real coastal village whose residents are being made cli…
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‘I have a naughty schoolboy attitude’: Anish Kapoor reveals his latest epic creations
As he opens a career-spanning show in London, the Turner prize-winning artist gives us a private view of his giant studio and talk…
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‘Suggestive toothpaste tubes shooting into mouths’: David Hockney’s winking celebration of queer life
He challenged homophobia not through sexualised imagery but by reshaping ideas of beauty, intimacy and desire. The result? From po…
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Nigerian author accuses hospital of stalling review into her son's death
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 21-month old son died in a Lagos hospital, which she says is trying to stop an inquest into the circums…
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For your ears only: How music brought the new James Bond game to life
The BBC went behind the scenes as the score for the blockbuster James Bond video game was recorded.
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How Myles Smith turned five years of therapy notes into a debut album
The singer songwriter's first collection is inspired by the experiences that shaped him before he was famous.
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‘Hyper-stylised, ultra-cool visions’: 10 ways David Hockney changed art
He pushed landscape painting into the stratosphere, demolished one-point perspective, invented the Los Angeles look, embraced iPad…
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‘Why would you put a toxic product into the hands of a young child?’: director turned activist Beeban Kidron on why big tech needs its ‘tobacco moment’
In her work as an online safety campaigner, the baroness and Bridget Jones director has seen things she can never unsee – and she’…
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‘It reminds me of the love I felt for my faithful companion’: Tony Hertz’s best phone picture
Shadows glimpsed on a wall at sunset inspired this evocative portrait of the photographer and his dog, Lolly Lolly – a chow-chow-c…
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Thefts of rare Pushkin editions in France: perpetrators face up to 7 years in jail
French magistrates say these flights may reflect a drive to repatriate Russian cultural heritage, amid rising tensions between Mos…