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The meaning behind Cannes’ ‘naked dress’ red-carpet ban

Getty Images There’s complex etiquette and a rich history behind the French film festival’s red-carpet ban of “naked” or “voluminous”

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The provocative Estonian pop song that has caused outrage in Italy

Alina Pyazok One of the most controversial entries in the Eurovision song contest is Espresso Macchiato by Estonia’s Tommy Cash.

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The lost 1934 novel that gave a chilling warning about the horrors of Nazi Germany

Alamy (Credit: Alamy) Published years before WW2, Sally Carson’s prescient novel captures the dawn of Nazi tyranny in a small

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How black men have used flamboyant fashion to express pride and resistance

Tyler Mitchell (Credit: Tyler Mitchell) This year’s Costume Institute spring exhibition and Met Gala are honouring black “dandy” style, and

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10 of the best TV shows to watch this May

Serenity Strull/ BBC From Tina Fey’s new relationship comedy to an action drama from the creator of Lost, and the

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The reason Sinners has become a true box-office sensation

Warner Bros After great reviews and buzz, Ryan Coogler’s vampire film had an extraordinary second weekend at the box office.

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10 of the best films of 2025 so far

Nicholas Barber and Caryn James Yun Sun Park/ BBC (Credit: Yun Sun Park/ BBC) BBC film critics Caryn James and

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The ‘anti-Bollywood’ films fighting sexist stereotypes

Altitude Sister Midnight, Santosh and All We Imagine as Light are part of a new wave of female-centred Indian films

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How the ‘gangster’ years of the young Joseph Stalin inspired the gritty Star Wars series

Lucasfilm Ltd (Credit: Lucasfilm Ltd) It may be set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, but

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Coachella looks from Lady Gaga to Sabrina Carpenter – and the costumes that can make or break careers

Serenity Strull/ Getty Images Behind the creation of the festival’s most iconic and outrageous costumes – from wardrobe malfunctions to