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Romulus – Why people are so upset about its surprise cameo

Disney (Credit: Disney) The new Alien film has enraged many with the re-appearance of an actor from the 1979 original – brought back from the

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12 of the best recent beach reads

Penguin Random House (Credit: Penguin Random House) From the follow-up to Colm Tóibín’s beloved Brooklyn and Miranda July’s “mid-life coming-of-age tale” to a “quirky time-travel

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This ‘clever, gripping and sometimes awe-inspiring’ chiller is the best Alien film in decades

Disney Since the first two films in the 1980s, the sci-fi horror series has been a very mixed bag. But this latest gets back to

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Seven of the Paris Olympics’ most striking images – as classical artworks

AP As the 2024 Paris Olympics draws to a close, the BBC rounds up some of the most stunning photos captured from the Games –

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The rise of the slow living movement

Alamy Is a slower, more mindful pace of life the answer to stress – or is it just another unachievable, privileged lifestyle brag? Meet the

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House of the Dragon season 2 is as bleak as it gets

Theo Whiteman/ HBO There’s no-one to root for in this nihilistic spectacle about the horrors of war, as the characters “march towards annihilation”. “Perhaps all

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Why you need to watch ‘the most cynical show on TV’

Simon Ridgway/HBO (Credit: Simon Ridgway/HBO) Set in the cutthroat world of UK high-finance, Industry is a Gen-Z Succession that’s as ruthless as it is entertaining

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The key message that made Inside Out 2 bigger than Barbie

Disney When Riley learns to embrace anxiety alongside joy, her life improves (Credit: Disney) While anxiety is one of our most uncomfortable emotions, the Pixar

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The ultra-girly movement sparking debate

Getty Images ‘Lolita’ fashion is a well-established subculture in Japan – a doll-like look, it draws on baroque and rococo styles (Credit: Getty Images) Frilly,

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The controversy over Paris’s Olympic village – and others

Paris 2024/ Raphael Vriet Since 1924, cities hosting the Olympics have created vast areas of purpose-built dwellings to house the athletes. These have increasingly been