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The 10 biggest new books to read in spring 2024
From Salman Rushdie’s account of his stabbing to Liz Truss’s guide to ‘saving the West’, these books are guaranteed to make waves
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16 three-hour films worth every minute of your time
Seen Oppenheimer and have many, many more hours to spare? Then watch these great films epic in both scale and length
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British opera is in deep crisis – but one company promises a way out
By focusing on quality over gimmicks, a recent clutch of productions at Garsington reminds us that opera is not just about a good night out
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18 war movie battles, ranked by historical accuracy
All Quiet On the Western Front is the latest film to get the horrors of war just about right. But who gets it wrong?
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The best movies to watch on Netflix UK now
From classic flicks to superb new thrillers, our critics' best-reviewed films to stream in your living room
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Harrow by Joy Williams, review: toothless terrorists take on the USA
Told in witty, lyrical prose, the American's first novel in 21 years is a deadpan satire of a world gone mad
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The biggest stars of British theatre in 2021 didn't even set foot on a stage
When theatres finally returned to something like normal, even the greatest performers were outshone by the fun-loving audiences
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We're heading for a future where all pop music will be scrubbed of human imperfection
At the end of a year in which ABBA morphed into 'Abbatars' and investment funds hoovered up back catalogues, a fight rages for music's soul
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The BBC podcast holding the corporation's feet to the fire over Stonewall
Stephen Nolan's podcast about the influence of the LGBTQ+ lobbying group on the BBC was witty and fearless – it deserves a wider audience
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It's time to let Robert Schumann and his troubled mind rest in peace
Since 1856, the composer's death has been endlessly debated. But was his mind ravaged by an STI – or something more strange?
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‘My parents said this film would ruin me’: how The Servant shocked 1960s Britain
James Fox, Sarah Miles and Wendy Craig talk about their roles in Joseph Losey's controversial masterpiece as it gets a cinematic rerelease
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Meet the photo-obsessed Shah of Iran, who shared his artistic passion with his 84 wives
Nasir al-Din installed eunuchs in his darkroom, shot his beloved cat – and sparked a visual revolution
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Death by impaling, and a pre-Bond Sean Connery: this noir classic is ripe for rediscovery
The Frightened City, re-released this week, is a portrait of seedy Sixties London – and one of Britain's finest gangster films
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Disney’s problematic princess: why Snow White is forever being cancelled
Cannibalism, incest and necrophilia – in the Brothers Grimm originals, 'consent' is really the least of Snow White's problems
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Sex, death, and great room service: the wildest celebrity tales from inside the Chateau Marmont
The Hollywood institution has long been the scene of illicit affairs, wild parties and strange ending. But are its glory days over?
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How Ethan Hunt, Korben Dallas and Poncefort Pike became the oddly-named saviours of film
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All the juicy details from the £1 million Mick Jagger memoir the world may never see
The rocker's tell-all manuscript will likely never emerge as he found the process 'dull'. But the book would have been anything but
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Satan Shoes and rubber-chicken bongs: meet the mysterious ‘art collective’ MSCHF
They run on ‘chaos’ and their enemies include Mark Zuckerberg – but as the provocateurs draw fire from Nike, have they gone too far?
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Meet Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Britain's first vaccinator
Jo Willett's biography tells how the aristocratic female adventurer brought smallpox inoculation to this country from Turkey in 1721
