CULTURE

Cool or gross? Why ‘ugly shoes’ are taking 2026 by storm

There are other permutations of the sneaker. Sales of Mary Jane-inspired sneakers were "up more than 350% year-over-year in Q1…

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1950s novel Lord of The Flies is the ultimate study of hate and division. It has never been more relevant

But the book has only one specific reference, to "the Reds", hinting at the Cold War, and that vagueness has…

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The controversy over Picasso's most shocking work

Les Demoiselles d'Avignon has been both despised and loved – and reinterpreted Source link

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Queen Elizabeth II's secret night out on VE Day

The Queen told the BBC how she left Buckingham Palace to join the crowds Source link

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Get generations to fight each other

Beef delves into a legitimate grievance that many in the younger generation have: the dire economic straits Gen Zers find…

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10 of the best films to watch this May

If you need someone to adapt an all-American bestseller involving aquatic wildlife, Olivia Newman is the film-maker for you. Following…

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The enchanting history of Oxford University’s 750-year-old medieval library

Today, just a few volumes in the library are chained – purely for display purposes. And the remaining books are…

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‘Slick, suave and a little sexy’: Herb Alpert

You could see Alpert's popularity as a last hurrah for the sort of jazz-inflected easy listening that ruled the airwaves…

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Michael Jackson film set to be a controversial hit

All the same, the allegations remain a part of Jackson's life story, complicating the attempt to turn his life into…

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10 intimate images of a lost, decadent 1930s Paris

8. Kiki de Montparnasse with her Friends Thérèse Treize de Caro and Lily (Kiki de Montparnasse avec ses amies Thérèse Treize…

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