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 2026, which is a clear
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 made it far more open
The controversy over Picasso's most shocking work
Les Demoiselles d’Avignon has been both despised and loved – and reinterpreted Source link
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
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 themselves in, especially those carrying
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 2022’s Where the Crawdads Sing,
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 now placed in the modern
‘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 in the pre-Elvis era. But
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 a nine-figure Hollywood blockbuster. But
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 de Caro et Lily (c 1932))