CULTURE

Why Chow Yun-Fat is cinema’s greatest action hero

And if Woo helped lay the foundations of modern action cinema, Chow was right alongside him, showing what the ideal…

3 months ago

The centuries-old origins of current fairy fiction

Fallen angels and demi-godsThe debate over what exactly fairies are – fallen angels, demi-gods, the spirits of humans – continues,…

3 months ago

12 of the best TV shows to watch this April

Half Man premieres 23 April on HBO and HBO Max in the US and 24 April on BBC iPlayer in…

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These artworks are by women – but men got the credit

Some scholars have argued that Marcel Duchamp's upturned urinal, titled Fountain and signed "R Mutt", was also her work. Irene…

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The WW2 general who outwitted his arch-rival

By 23 October he was ready to attack. It began with the largest British bombardment since World War One. Sickened by…

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The ultimate saga of British privilege and power

Galsworthy's writing career spanned the first three decades of the 20th Century and in 1932, he won the most prestigious…

4 months ago

Has pop art icon Keith Haring been ‘sanitised’?

The layers of his workDespite some critiques of the way his work is licensed, Haring's stock as a serious artist…

4 months ago

Eight of the world’s most stunning penthouses

This is one of four bedroom suites, its corner position giving views over the bay of San Francisco from two…

4 months ago

The homes revealing how Tudor people really lived

"There is an appeal to the simplicity of 16th-Century interiors and an honesty in the materials used," says interior and…

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Research shows older women are winning more Oscars – here’s why

The most recent study from Annenberg also found that from Hollywood's top 100 films last year, there were only four…

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