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The nine paint colours that can transform your home

Joybird (Credit: Joybird) As Pantone’s “colour of the year 2025” is announced, we explore the paint shades that are trending

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A vampire film with ‘so much to sink your teeth into’

Focus Features With Bill Skarsgård as the “horrible old vampire”, Robert Eggers’s remake of FW Murnau’s silent 1922 classic stars

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12 of the best films to watch this December

Searchlight Pictures From a steamy age-gap thriller starring Nicole Kidman to a Bob Dylan biopic featuring Timothée Chalamet, these are

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‘Solid’ but Moana is ‘a hard act to follow’

Disney The Moana follow-up is a “hurtling Disneyland rollercoaster ride” but it lacks the joy and refreshing originality of its

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Wicked author Gregory Maguire on the real meaning of the story that captivated the world

Universal Pictures Before it was a Hollywood blockbuster it was a megahit musical, and before that it was a 1995

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The hidden meanings in a 16th-Century female nude

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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

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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

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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

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The 10 films getting the biggest early Oscar buzz

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