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Thursday, Dec 5

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The nine paint colours that can transform a home

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As the 'colour of the year 2025' is announced, here are paint trends to watch

Wednesday, Dec 4

13

The ancient origins of the lookalike craze

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It's been a year of lookalikes but the lure of the 'second self' goes way back

Tuesday, Dec 3

Gaudy or iconic? How leopard print took over

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Worn by pin-ups and royalty, the print has long divided opinion – now it's back

Monday, Dec 2

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Nosferatu has 'so much to sink your teeth into'

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Robert Eggers is 'the ideal man' to remake the 1922 classic

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1950: How a US general nearly began a nuclear war

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The fall of Pyongyang brought the world to the brink of crisis

Friday, Nov 29

12 of the best films to watch this December

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From a steamy Nicole Kidman thriller to a Bob Dylan biopic

Thursday, Nov 28

The hard-working origins of the blue-collar jacket

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How the barn jacket, chore coat and donkey jacket went from workwear to It-item

Wednesday, Nov 27

How a 1990s Swan Lake changed dance forever

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Matthew Bourne looks back at his groundbreaking ballet

Tuesday, Nov 26

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Moana 2 review: Moana is 'a hard act to follow'

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The Moana follow-up lacks the joy and refreshing originality of its predecessor

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Nine of the best TV shows to watch in December

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From 100 Years of Solitude to the return of Squid Game, here's what to stream

Monday, Nov 25

The US tennis star who told the world he had Aids

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How Arthur Ashe revealed his Aids diagnosis to the world in 1992

Saturday, Nov 23

The real meaning of Wicked according to its author

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Gregory Maguire reveals how he wrote the story that became a phenomenon

Friday, Nov 22

Bizarre true stories that inspired Gladiator II

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We asked experts to separate fact from fiction in the epic sequel

Thursday, Nov 21

How a modest 1990s hit came to define Christmas

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Why Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas became the sound of the season

Wednesday, Nov 20

The hidden meanings in a 16th-Century female nude

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How a drawing reveals the era's ideas about nudity, shame and the perfect woman

Tuesday, Nov 19

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Wicked is 'drawn-out' and 'self-important'

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This film of the musical's first half shows it shouldn't have been split in two

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'I just felt desperate to do something'

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Jennifer Lawrence and Malala on their film about the women resisting the Taliban

Monday, Nov 18

The British politician who faked his own death

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How a UK Member of Parliament faked his own death and disappeared in 1974

Sunday, Nov 17

12

Ten items in our wardrobe is enough – here's why

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How a mindful, less-is-more approach to our clothing can help with our wellbeing

Friday, Nov 15

13

Why Kes is Britain's greatest coming-of-age film

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The poignant and powerful story still resonates, 55 years on

Thursday, Nov 14

How everyday clothing is becoming more luxurious

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'Expense isn't luxury': Creative director Clare Waight Keller talks fashion

Wednesday, Nov 13

Why Godzilla is the darkest monster film ever made

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The 1954 classic came out of a horrifying moment in Japanese history

Tuesday, Nov 12

These bizarre artworks are not what they seem

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Dismissed by some as silly, much Surrealist art was born out of wartime trauma

Monday, Nov 11

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Gladiator II: 'The best popcorn film of the year'

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Ridley Scott's swords-and-sandals sequel is a triumph

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How Ellis Island became the gateway to the US

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Millions of migrants were processed in the facility before starting a new life

Saturday, Nov 9

The climate warnings in 19th-Century paintings

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How 1800s artists began portraying the damage of industrialisation

Friday, Nov 8

The 10 films getting the biggest early Oscar buzz

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From The Substance to Conclave and Gladiator II

Wednesday, Nov 6

Britain's creepiest new horror stories

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How writer Andrew Michael Hurley is spooking readers with his weird rural tales

Tuesday, Nov 5

Eight vintage photos of the quirkiest US groups

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Trekkies to twins: Group portraits showing US life in the 1970s and 80s

Monday, Nov 4

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The 'obscene' banned book that became a bestseller

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How an obscenity trial led to the publication of Lady Chatterley's Lover