CULTURE

Why the British are obsessed with the Cotswolds

Getty ImagesEquestrian events – such as the one shown here at Blenheim Palace – are central to certain sections of…

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The film that shows women’s periods are still a taboo

Akanga Film ProductionsA Malay coming-of-age film about a girl who becomes a monster after her first period has been censored…

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Pixar sequel could be this summer’s best Hollywood entertainment

DisneyInside Out 2 "glimmers with diamond-hard truths about the complex business of being a human" – and has one of…

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The world’s first global sporting celebrity

Getty ImagesAfter the French Open unveiled a new roof for their court named after Suzanne Lenglen – its concertina-style design…

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How Saving Private Ryan’s D-Day sequence changed the way we see war

Alamy(Credit: Alamy)Today marks 80 years since the momentous World War Two Allied operation – and back in 1998, Steven Spielberg's…

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‘I thought, my God, they’re ready for us. They know we’ve arrived’ – How WW2’s D-Day began with a death-defying mission

IWM (B 5067(Credit: IWM (B 5067))Eighty years ago on 6 June, D-Day, the largest land, air and naval operation in…

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The radical 1970s roots of wellness

AlamyThe 'wellness' boom of the 1970s was encapsulated, albeit cynically, in Don Draper's spiritual retreat at the very end of…

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Eight of the best films of 2024 so far

14 hours agoBy Nicholas Barber and Caryn JamesA24BBC Culture film critics Nicholas Barber and Caryn James pick their highlights of…

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This adults-only screwball comedy about a quick-witted stripper is like a ‘more believable Pretty Woman’

Courtesy Cannes Film FestivalUS director Sean Baker's latest film exploring the world of sex work has been greeted rapturously at…

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Why are Cannes standing ovations so weirdly long?

Courtesy of CannesAlong with the red carpet, sunburned film critics and warm rosé, awkwardly long standing ovations at premieres are…

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