CULTURE

The hidden meanings in a 16th-Century female nude

The Royal Collection Enterprises Limited 2024/ Royal Collection TrustRaphael's The Three Graces (c1517-18) (Credit: The Royal Collection Enterprises Limited 2024/…

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Ten key items in our wardrobe is enough – here’s why

Getty Images(Credit: Getty Images)The dopamine-spiking effects of ultra-fast fashion are far outweighed by the wellbeing rewards of a capsule wardrobe,…

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How everyday clothing is becoming more luxurious

Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty Images/ Uniqlo(Credit: Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty Images/ Uniqlo)Influential designer and creative director Clare Waight Keller on…

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‘By far the best popcorn film of the year’

Aidan Monaghan(Credit: Aidan Monaghan)Paul Mescal is the "mesmerising centre" of Ridley Scott's long-awaited Gladiator sequel, which balances emotional drama and…

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The 10 films getting the biggest early Oscar buzz

Searchlight Pictures/ Amazon Content Services/ Paramount Pictures/ Mubi/ BBC(Credit: Searchlight Pictures/ Amazon Content Services/ Paramount Pictures/ Mubi/ BBC)These are the…

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Eight photos of the quirkiest groups in 70s and 80s US

Neal Slavin(Credit: Neal Slavin)Celebrating "the joy of being together ", here are eight group portraits – taken by photographer Neal…

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How female action stars have wowed through the ages

Eureka EntertainmentThere's long been a misconception that action films are a masculine domain. But female strength and agility have been…

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Blitz and the truth about London’s greatest wartime horror

Apple TV+Oscar-winner Steve McQueen's latest film offers a new perspective on life in the capital during the devastating 1940-41 Nazi…

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The boy who lived a secret life in World of Warcraft

NetflixWhen Mats Steen died at the age of 25 in 2014 from a degenerative muscular disease, his parents, Robert and…

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The Booker Prize-winning writer whose novels unbutton the sex lives of Britain’s gay social elite

BBC(Credit: BBC)Ever since his 1988 debut The Swimming-Pool Library caused a stir, Hollinghurst has captured the hedonism of affluent gay…

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