CULTURE

Why JMW Turner’s greatest painting is so misunderstood

The National Gallery, London(Credit: The National Gallery, London)As museums around the world celebrate the 250th birthday of JMW Turner, it's…

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The men behind the Great Train Robbery

Getty ImagesBritain in the 1960s was captivated by the daring of the Great Train Robbery, and the sheer scale of…

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Eulogy is the anthology’s most ‘heartfelt and quietly devastating’ episode ever

NetflixViewers have been "shattered" by Eulogy, an emotional new episode in the seventh season of Charlie Brooker's series, starring Paul…

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Fur is firmly back in fashion

Getty Images(Credit: Getty Images)It's having a moment with celebrities, fashionistas and Gen Z. But wearing any kind of fur, from…

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Ken Burns on showing the dark parts of US history

Evan BarlowKen Burns's upcoming series, The American Revolution, follows works exploring themes including the US and the Holocaust (Credit: Evan…

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‘Radically different from any other show’

Apple TV+Jon Hamm excels in Apple TV+'s "emotionally real but absurdist" drama about a desperate corporate man who resorts to…

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Why the quaint paintings of Thomas Kinkade divided the US

(Image credit: The Kinkade Family Foundation)Beloved by many, despised by others, Thomas Kinkade's quaint rustic scenes and his wholesome image…

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The pioneering building that scandalised Paris

Emmanuel Lafont/ Enrico Cano(Credit: Emmanuel Lafont/ Enrico Cano)The daring, radical Pompidou Centre was derided by many when its design was…

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The true story of The Great Escape

Alamy(Credit: Alamy)On 24 March 1944, 76 allied officers broke out of a German prisoner-of-war camp, Stalag Luft III – a…

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Author Ann Patchett on writing amid chaos

Natassja Ebert(Credit: Natassja Ebert)In the latest episode of Influential, US writer Ann Patchett shares how seeing kindness around her influences…

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