CULTURE

The 1980s doomsday cult that ensnared the young and beautiful

On top of Bring Me the Beauties, a recently announced biopic of Richards will star Nicholas Galitzine, with Gus Van…

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How women shape the plot of Homer’s Odyssey

Tellingly, in most instances in which she appears to Odysseus and his son Telemachus, Athena disguises herself as a man.…

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How J Paul Getty became the world’s richest man

During his five short-lived marriages, Getty had five sons, who went on to father 19 children. One of those grandchildren,…

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How a Canadian Back to the Future parody became an international cult hit

Based on the cult web series Nirvanna the Band the Show, the film stars director Matt Johnson and his co-writer…

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The player's underwear that scandalised Wimbledon

How a flash of pink knickers on court caused outrage at the All England Club Source link

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Why The Odyssey has caused so much controversy

In Elle magazine, Nyong'o gave her own pithy response to the attacks. "This is a mythological story," she said. "Our…

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How a brutally tortured 3rd-Century saint became a gay icon

Because Sebastian's gay icon status is so layered and deep-rooted, it has also proved malleable. At the height of the…

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Five details that unlock the genius of Van Gogh’s original ‘starry night’

Van Gogh has studiously swapped in these windows and drawn curtains for a pair of formidable, 1st-Century Corinthian columns, complete…

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16 of the best podcasts of 2026 so far

From a series about hip-hop artist MF Doom to an investigation into OnlyFans Source link

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The earl who vanished after murdering his children’s nanny

It also reveals much about the British attitude to class. Richard John Bingham, the seventh Earl of Lucan, married Veronica,…

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