CULTURE

The 20 best TV shows of 2024

Ludovic Robert/ Netflix, Nick Strasburg/ HBO, Peacock(Credit: Ludovic Robert/ Netflix, Nick Strasburg/ HBO, Peacock)From an electrifying action thriller with Keira…

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The blistering drama showing the US’s racist past from a new, first-person perspective

L Kasimu Harris(Credit: L Kasimu Harris)The Oscar-tipped film by RaMell Ross adapts Colson Whitehead's novel about two boys at an…

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The Indigenous American supermodel on bringing change

Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty Images(Credit: Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty Images)"People are surprised at what I've said yes to": The model,…

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How Charles M Schulz created Charlie Brown and Snoopy

Getty ImagesCharles M Schulz drew his beloved Peanuts strip for 50 years until his announcement on 14 December 1999 that…

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How Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour became a near-religious experience

Getty Images(Credit: Getty Images)Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, a "cultural juggernaut" remarkable for both its scale and intimacy, comes to an…

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Gaudy or iconic? How leopard print took over

Worn by everyone from pin-ups and "mob wives" to Jackie O and royalty, leopard print has long divided opinion. As…

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12 of the best films to watch this December

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

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Matthew Bourne on his Swan Lake with male swans, the show that shook up the dance world

Emmanuel Lafont/ Getty ImagesCelebrating the 30th anniversary of his legendary stage production, Matthew Bourne tells the BBC about the show…

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

Universal PicturesBefore it was a Hollywood blockbuster it was a megahit musical, and before that it was a 1995 novel.…

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Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas is You went from modest 1990s hit to Christmas’s defining song

Getty ImagesWhen it was first released in 1994, it made a mere ripple – but 30 years on, it is…

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