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Friday, Jun 26

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The pain and passion in a Frida Kahlo masterpiece

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A hummingbird, a monkey, a cat – what the animals in this self-portrait reveal

Thursday, Jun 25

10 of the best films to watch this July

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From Spider-Man: Brand New Day to The Odyssey

Wednesday, Jun 24

How 3rd-Century saint Sebastian became a gay icon

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The tortured Saint Sebastian has been a hero for gay men over the centuries

Tuesday, Jun 23

12

10 of the best TV shows to watch this July

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From a Will Ferrell golfing comedy to a new take on Little House on the Prairie

Monday, Jun 22

13

Le Carré's novels were shaped by a con-man father

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The author's childhood was rocked by bankruptcy and deceit

Friday, Jun 19

12

'Five details in Van Gogh's first starry night'

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How the Dutch artist transformed an ordinary city square into a masterpiece

Thursday, Jun 18

13

16 of the best podcasts of 2026 so far

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

Wednesday, Jun 17

12

The dark, violent medieval origins of Robin Hood

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Why the family-friendly image is a far cry from the 12th Century tales

Tuesday, Jun 16

19

Toy Story 5 will traumatise parents

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The latest instalment deals with the perils of social media and digital devices

Monday, Jun 15

13

The aristocrat who vanished after killing a nanny

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Lord Lucan was found guilty of murder in 1975. But by then he had disappeared

Friday, Jun 12

18

Why A Bigger Splash is David Hockney's masterpiece

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The 1967 painting fused ancient and modern – and proved the artist's genius

13

The 1927 painting that foretold Germany's downfall

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Did German painter Max Beckmann's Variety Show foreshadow the rise of Nazism?

Thursday, Jun 11

12

How Cape Fear's Max Cady became an iconic villain

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A new TV take on the classic thriller once again features the monstrous criminal

Wednesday, Jun 10

The woman who hid on a ship to report on D-Day

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Martha Gellhorn tricked officers so that she could get to Normandy in June 1944

Tuesday, Jun 9

19

Disclosure Day is like 'a drab X-Files episode'

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Steven Spielberg's new alien drama is a "flimsy, outdated" car-chase thriller

Monday, Jun 8

15

The horror films causing a Hollywood earthquake

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Backrooms and Obsession have beaten traditional blockbusters at the box office

Friday, Jun 5

13

The seminal audio show with a new take on history

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How a British radio show recounted two million years of history through objects

Thursday, Jun 4

10 stunning summer homes in harmony with nature

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From a sleek dream home in the rainforest to a cliff-top retreat in Scotland

Wednesday, Jun 3

14

The woman 'who beat Disney by a decade'

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Lotte Reiniger's The Adventures of Prince Achmed was released in 1926

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Why Close Encounters has never been more relevant

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Steven Spielberg's 1977 classic tapped into ever-present anxieties about UFOs

Tuesday, Jun 2

Nine of the most striking images of 2026 so far

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The year's most eye-catching images – from a monkey to the Moon's dark side

Monday, Jun 1

The story of Marilyn Monroe's intimate last photos

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These carefree beach shots were the last taken of the Hollywood icon

Saturday, May 30

12

The weatherman crucial to D-Day victory

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How a weather forecaster changed the course of the battle – and World War Two

Thursday, May 28

13

The film revealing supermodel Kate Moss's secrets

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Moss & Freud sheds light on the fashion icon's private life in the early '00s

Wednesday, May 27

10 of the best films to watch this June

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From Spielberg's epic alien drama to J-Lo in an office romcom

Tuesday, May 26

10 of the best TV shows to watch this June

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From a starry new adaptation of Cape Fear to House of the Dragon's return

Monday, May 25

The Watergate whistleblower who was ridiculed

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Martha Mitchell's claims were dismissed - it turned out she was right

Saturday, May 23

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The nine Cannes films set to be Oscar contenders

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As Cannes Film Festival closes, which are the films with Oscars buzz?

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10 of the best books of 2026 so far

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From a dark tale of revenge to a story of friendship, the year's best fiction

Friday, May 22

14

Five things the new James Bond needs to be

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As the official search for the new 007 begins, Bond experts give their verdict