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Eight of the best films of 2026 so far

From a touching sci-fi blockbuster to a wilfully provocative comedy-drama Source link

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10 of the best TV shows of 2026 so far

From an outrageous Ryan Murphy body horror to a new Game of Thrones prequel Source link

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Why Chow Yun-Fat is cinema’s greatest action hero

And if Woo helped lay the foundations of modern action cinema, Chow was right alongside him, showing what the ideal…

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The centuries-old origins of current fairy fiction

Fallen angels and demi-godsThe debate over what exactly fairies are – fallen angels, demi-gods, the spirits of humans – continues,…

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12 of the best TV shows to watch this April

Half Man premieres 23 April on HBO and HBO Max in the US and 24 April on BBC iPlayer in…

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These artworks are by women – but men got the credit

Some scholars have argued that Marcel Duchamp's upturned urinal, titled Fountain and signed "R Mutt", was also her work. Irene…

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The WW2 general who outwitted his arch-rival

By 23 October he was ready to attack. It began with the largest British bombardment since World War One. Sickened by…

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The ultimate saga of British privilege and power

Galsworthy's writing career spanned the first three decades of the 20th Century and in 1932, he won the most prestigious…

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Has pop art icon Keith Haring been ‘sanitised’?

The layers of his workDespite some critiques of the way his work is licensed, Haring's stock as a serious artist…

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Eight of the world’s most stunning penthouses

This is one of four bedroom suites, its corner position giving views over the bay of San Francisco from two…

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