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European culture: art, music, film, books and ideas.
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Lee Miller and Roland Penrose's Sussex home handed over to newly formed charity
The farmhouse, which was visited by artists including Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró and Dorothea Tanning, was previously run by the pai…
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R&B star Chris Brown ordered to pay $13m to housekeeper mauled by his dog
California jury sides with Maria Avila over 2020 attack that left her requiring skin grafts R&B star Chris Brown has been orde…
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Elle review – this Legally Blonde prequel recreates the genius of Reese Witherspoon’s performance
The original star is behind this TV spin-off, and the casting of charismatic Lexi Minetree. Sadly, the tropey script and lack of c…
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An Aztec-tinged revamp topped with a crinkle-cut tiara: inside the sparkling £1.3bn Olympia reboot
It has hosted everything from Miss World to the Chemical Brothers. Now the vast London venue has become a city within a city boast…
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Shrinks on the verge of a nervous breakdown: how horror movies came for therapists
From Rose Byrne in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You to Jodie Foster in A Private Life, an onscreen parade of psychoanalysts are unravell…
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Signet City – futuristic parasites feed off 80s social realism in dystopian RPG
A preview of the forthcoming sci-fi game from Gareth Damian Martin showcases their unmistakable talent for innovation and game des…
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UK charity Hospital Rooms to distribute artist posters to more than 1,000 mental health facilities for tenth anniversary
Designs by Grayson Perry and Yinka Shonibare will go on show across England and also be for sale to raise funds to support more ar…
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Chris Brown ordered to pay housekeeper $13m after dog attack
Maria Aliva was left with scarring, vision loss and nerve damage following the attack in December 2020.
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Germany news: Raids on DFB, host cities over Euro 2024 perks
Police have raided DFB offices and city halls in a probe into the alleged misappropriation of Euro 2024 tickets. Meanwhile, German…
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Village People frontman Victor Willis dies aged 74
Victor Willis was the band's frontman and co-wrote most of their hit songs including YMCA.
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Even at time of the American Revolution, art trade between Britain and US was thriving and complex
A look back at the economic and aesthetic cross-pollination between mother country and colony 250 years after the US declared inde…
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Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie review – two goofballs in search of a gig roll back the years
Channelling Bill and Ted, slacker buddies accidentally travel back to 2008, but open up a psychic wound which threatens their band…
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RSC casts Sharon D Clarke as black lesbian Othello in reimagining of play
Three-time Olivier winner to play general viewed through ‘urgent new lens’ of misogynoir in futuristic production The Royal Shakes…
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Worst Neighbor Ever review – this shocking look at real-life deaths just feels exploitative
All of these tales of murdered residents are horrifying. But the lack of attempt to really grapple with them makes this feel littl…
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What we know about Taylor Swift's rumoured NYC wedding celebrations
The couple has been mum about their upcoming nuptials, but speculation has mounted about a multi-day celebration at Madison Square…
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Click bait! Kraszna-Krausz photography book award winners – in pictures
A devastating account of living through the war in Ukraine won this year’s prestigious prize – with the longlist spanning everythi…
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Depraved by Daisy Dixon review – a history of dark and dangerous art
From classical painting to video games, this survey of the taboo and the twisted won’t let you look away Museums are damned if the…
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Rare David Bowie items to begin V&A exhibition tour in Dundee
Stage costumes, musical instruments and drawings are included in the show, which opens in Dundee in November
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BBC deal in jeopardy for studio use in Belfast attraction
A council committee has voted against a commercial agreement linked to the £100m Belfast Stories development in the city centre.
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TV tonight: the season finale of a gloomily gripping Welsh drama
Has reporter Sian Reese-Williams uncovered the truth about Llŷr’s death? Plus Jack Thorne-penned Enola Holmes returns. Here’s what…
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The best theatre to stream this month: all rise for Rosamund Pike’s Inter Alia
The star delivers a breathtaking performance in Suzie Miller’s play about a judge under pressure, while Paddington gets everyone s…
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‘I thought of her as a volcano’: the triumphant art and very troubling death of Ana Mendieta
Her shocking performances and stunning images made Mendieta the talk of the art world in the 1970s and 80s. Then she fell from a N…
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‘Get away from there – run!’ The stunning film about love blossoming amid the carnage of Aleppo
Birds of War is an award-winning docudrama in which its own directors fall in love while reporting the horrors in Syria. They expl…
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Lily Allen defends length of West End Girl shows: ‘I don’t want anyone to feel ripped off’
Singer has likened live show to theatre rather than a conventional concert but fans have criticised the performances and lack of c…