CULTURE

Inside eight of the best fashion designers’ homes

Robyn LeaWhen fashion people pour their creativity into their homes, the results can be tactile interiors that visitors may wish…

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How revolutionary band MC5 soundtracked US counterculture

Alamy(Credit: Alamy)They emerged from 1960s Detroit with an explosive sound that paved the way for punk. As a new LP…

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Julie Taymor on turning The Lion King into the most successful musical ever

Emmanuel LafontDisney's stage version of their hit film is an unmatched global phenomenon. Twenty-seven years on from its premiere, its…

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Six books to help understand the US and its politics

Bloomsbury Press, University of California Press, W W Norton & Company(Credit: Bloomsbury Press, University of California Press, W W Norton…

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Bella Freud on ‘frock consciousness’ and her new podcast

Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Bella Freud/ Getty Images(Credit: Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Bella Freud/ Getty Images)With her intimate new podcast, Fashion Neurosis,…

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Folie à Deux’s mega budget spelled disaster

Alamy(Credit: Alamy)The comic book sequel has bombed at the box office – but what makes its performance even more catastrophic…

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Why Gang of Four’s Entertainment! was the most blistering debut album of all time

Andrew Corrigan(Credit: Andrew Corrigan)The British post-punk band's 1979 LP was a revolutionary mix of abrasive guitar and subversive societal observations.…

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10 of the best films about US presidential elections

Yun Sun Park/ BBC/ AlamyThe tension is building in the race for the White House – and that tension runs…

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Could Amadeus be the most misunderstood Oscar winner ever?

Alamy(Credit: Alamy)Released 40 years ago this month, Miloš Forman's best picture-winning Amadeus is often accused of historical inaccuracies – but…

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Wuthering Heights: Hollywood’s worst casting decisions

Getty ImagesThe news that Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi are starring in Emerald Fennell's take on Emily Brontë's romance has…

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