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Ann Pizzorusso says she has tracked down the background landscape of the world’s most famous paintingThe landscape behind Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa has sparked endless debate, with some art historians suggesting the view was imaginary and idealis...
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White House press secretary turned MSNBC host offers advice, a little dish and barbed critiques of Republican predecessorsJen Psaki left the Biden White House after 16 months as press secretary. Saturday Night Live never savaged her, though Kate McKi...
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The singer on being impatient, mourning the death of the planet, and why sleep is her favourite thingBorn in Illinois, Chaka Khan, 71, joined the funk band Rufus in her teens and had hits with Tell Me Something Good and Ain’t Nobody. In 1978, she lau...
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High-profile parties including London’s biggest viewing event called off amid ongoing offensive in GazaEurovision is one of the biggest nights of the year for many LGBTQ+ venues across the UK, offering an opportunity for a joyful party celebrating mu...
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A nurse battles to give a dead Somali refugee a dignified burial as the English police set out to retrieve his body and cover up their crimeWith his debut novel, the British playwright Anders Lustgarten proves Orwell’s dictum that “to be funny, indee...
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The Fifteenth Doctor is magnetic and charming as he flashes great knowing smiles and explains sci-fi nonsense elegantly. Consider me a convert! Doctor Who is back and there’s a new Doctor and a new assistant and Russell T Davies is back doing it and...
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The Fellow Travelers star on becoming a heart-throb, loving The Traitors, and longing to go on a White Lotus holidayJonathan Bailey, 36, is an award-winning stage and screen actor who shot to global fame as Lord Anthony Bridgerton in the wildly popul...
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A decade on from their breakup, the UK girl band are back for a big arena tour, while Ncuti Gatwa’s Time Lord is here for his long-awaited appointmentLa ChimeraOut nowThe Crown’s Josh O’Connor is on splendidly rumpled form here as a linen-suited tomb...
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Ncuti Gatwa kicks off his first thrilling series as the new Time Lord. Plus, it’s Eurovision party time, baby! Here’s what to watch this evening6.20pm, BBC One Continue reading...
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Group will protest against government’s treatment of freelance workers at festivals across FranceThe Cannes film festival is facing strike action as it opens next week and could see protests by projectionists, floor managers and press agents who are...
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Why did the streaming giant put on a regency-themed party in Bowral, New South Wales? Would I find a husband? Would I survive that many influencers?Get our weekend culture and lifestyle emailNight after night of glittering soirees, wreathed with flow...
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Competing rallies are on the streets, Netherlands’ entrant is under investigation and others complain music is being overshadowedThe official motto of the 68th edition of Eurovision is “united by music”, but as the continent’s beglittered and sequine...
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Monet’s masterpiece flees the National Gallery, Marc Quinn plants himself in Kew and the Tate honours female artists – all in your weekly dispatchNational TreasuresAs part of celebrations for its bicentenary, masterpieces from the National Gallery ha...
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Standup has enjoyed a rapid rise in India over the last decade, and now its leading lights are conquering the Edinburgh fringe and packing out the Royal Albert Hall. Where better to take aim at the legacy of Empire …In the summer of 2010, Anuvab& Pal...
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Summer’s would-be blockbuster has hit a brick wall – did it simply typify everything the public hate about Hollywood or does it belie broader box office blight?On paper, it couldn’t fail. The Fall Guy was a lock as this summer’s first – and possibly...