The 1928 song that’s one of the world’s first gay anthems
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The Scandi homeware style that Swedish people love
Courtesy of Svenskt Tenn archive Scandinavian interior style is not all about pared-back, minimalist living and functional, identikit furniture. Here’s why the century-old Svenskt Tenn
The 12 best books of 2025 so far
Rebecca Laurence and Lindsay Baker Bloomsbury, Knopf, Penguin Random House From multigenerational family sagas to speculative dystopias – the very best fiction of the year
The mysterious murder of ‘God’s Banker’
Getty Images Forty-three years ago this week, the BBC reported on the death of Roberto Calvi, an Italian banker whose body was found in strange
Who was the real Andy Warhol?
Getty Images With his famous wig and shades, Warhol cultivated a mysterious, enigmatic persona. Now a new exhibition with unprecedented access reveals the man behind
How being alone can make you happier
SHK/ Hamburger Kunsthalle/ bpk. Photo: Elke Walford From spending time by yourself to making the most of being single, flying solo can be fulfilling –
The remarkable all-female flying team that helped defeat the Nazis – with wooden planes
Andrei Linde (Credit: Andrei Linde) A new episode of the BBC’s History’s Secret Heroes podcast focuses on the Night Witches, a group of Russian female
How high-rise forests can transform city life – and make us happier
Eindhoven, Netherlands/ Stefano Boeri Architetti It’s been 10 years since the creation of the first vertical forest, Milan’s Bosco Verticale. How has it inspired other
Clinton on being president and his new thriller
BBC Former US President Bill Clinton and best-selling author James Patterson sat down with the BBC to discuss how real life informed their new political
How And Just Like That… gave us one of TV’s most bizarre fashion moments ever
Getty Images From Sex and the City to its sequel, heroine Carrie Bradshaw has always pushed the boat out with her fashion. But her latest