CULTURE

What eight ghostly portraits found hidden inside masterpieces reveal

The Courtauld Institute of ArtIn the past month alone, shadowy portraits have been found hidden in longstanding masterpieces by Titian…

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How Brazil propelled drama I’m Still Here to be this year’s Oscars dark horse

Courtesy of Sony Pictures ClassicsStarring Fernanda Torres and centring on a family torn apart by Brazil's military dictatorship, I'm Still…

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This WW2 miniseries is a ‘stunning’ showcase for Jacob Elordi

Curio PicturesThe Euphoria star shines in this remarkable adaptation of a Booker Prize-winning novel about an Australian prisoner of war…

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US fashion star Christopher John Rogers on fighting against ‘quiet luxury’

Serenity Strull/ BBCThe new star of US fashion Christopher John Rogers' bold designs are worn by the likes of Zendaya…

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The rocky 1960s origins of online dating

BBC(Credit: BBC)In 1966, the BBC's Tomorrow's World visited a party in New York organised by the electronic dating service Tact,…

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How true is The Brutalist? The real-life history of Jewish immigrants in post-WW2 America

Universal Pictures(Credit: Universal Pictures)A fictional story about the struggles of a Holocaust survivor in the US is favourite to win…

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Why Mary Todd Lincoln became the US’s most vilified First Lady

Library of Congress(Credit: Library of Congress)Abraham Lincoln's wife was long attacked for everything from her spending to her lack of…

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Will Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón’s offensive X posts derail the Oscar favourite’s chances?

Getty Images(Credit: Getty Images)The unearthing of inflammatory social media remarks by the actress about subjects including George Floyd, Islam and…

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Six Nordic paintings that can help us rethink winter

Munchmuseet/ Halvor BjorngardWinter isn't all bad – these "sublime" landscapes of the frozen North from the turn of the 20th…

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How TV spy thrillers are booming in an age of distrust

Netflix(Credit: Netflix)From Netflix mega-hit The Night Agent to Apple TV+'s beloved Slow Horses, tales of secret agents and sinister plots…

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