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How to end all wars – the Left-wing way
How Wars End, by ex-Greenpeace activist Jan van Aken, offers a hopelessly unrealistic appraisal of the world’s many ongoing nightmares
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Could this become the Glyndebourne of ballet?
Ballet Under the Stars in Wiltshire aims to bring the ethos of country house opera to dance – and the company is now spreading its wings
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The Piano, review: three series in, Jon Batiste brings some welcome funk to the judging panel
Replacing Lang Lang, the US polymath proved a breath of fresh air in Channel 4’s ever-comforting showcase for gifted pianists
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Critics called this wartime novelist a ‘lightweight’. Nonsense
Nevil Shute’s Second World War novels pulsed with heroism and human pain. They were also eerily prophetic
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Britain’s new symbol? An extraordinarily expensive box
In Japan, scores of nations are gathering to flaunt their cultural wares at Expo 2025. Why? Look to the 19th century
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You must read this novel about the messiness of young men
John Patrick McHugh’s debut novel, Fun and Games, is a touching and acutely observed portrait of one boy’s pre-university summer
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Mickey Rourke’s Celebrity Big Brother disgrace is a nightmare for ITV
After a chaotic six-day stint on the ITV show, the Hollywood actor’s ‘inappropriate behaviour’ has spelt his end. Was it worth it?
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Why Hollywood owes so much to Hitler’s favourite film-maker
Much of her work was Nazi propaganda, yet nevertheless Leni Riefenstahl has influenced everyone from George Lucas to Francis Ford Coppola
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America, to blame for the Cold War? Please
Vladislaw Zubok’s sweeping history of the period, The World of the Cold War, may be timely, but it’s weakened by its peculiar perspective
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Midnight Cowboy: This musical adaptation is disquieting and distasteful
The 1969 film was hugely successful – but this production at Southwark Playhouse jarringly sets the mournful story to upbeat rock
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Pacifist, gay man, culture vulture – meet our most misunderstood king
King James VI & I has long been traduced as an effeminate, slobbering fool. But 400 years after his death, history is being rewritten
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Women, here’s why you’ll always have ‘bad friends’
From the homoerotic bonds of the 17th century to 1990s romcoms, Tiffany Watt Smith has traced the evolution of female friendship with style
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The Selecter’s Pauline Black: ‘Racists had this anger for Jamaicans, but they loved their music’
The 2-Tone pioneer on her difficult Essex childhood, finding solace in reggae and her new Sky Arts documentary
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Imagine the fall of imperial China, as directed by Quentin Tarantino
City of Fiction, the new novel from one of China’s leading writers, Yu Hua, follows a young father in desperate search of utopia
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Jeff Goldblum: ‘The teachers said my range was limited’
From schooldays to acting superstardom, the American has always had a flair for jazz. He talks teachers, tics and Spielberg’s tunes
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The best films to watch on TV this week, from Tombstone to Twisters
Your complete guide to the week’s best films on TV, across terrestrial and digital platforms
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Prue Leith: People keep asking if the next Bake Off will be my last – probably because I’m so old
The baking legend, 85, on sowing seeds, singing her heart out and sneaky siestas
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The Archers finally addressed Labour’s farming tax – with mixed results
Critics believe Radio 4’s rural soap should be a mouthpiece for farmers’ grievances, but their attempt to be so was too information-heavy
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The man behind Britain’s most daring diamond heist: ‘Regrets? Obviously, not getting away with it’
When Lee Wenham and his gang of thieves set their sights on the Millennium Star, little did they know their story would inspire Guy Ritchie
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Ever wondered what makes a TV executive tick? This podcast spills all
Industry veterans Jimmy Mulville and Peter Fincham are taking on broadcast behemoth The Rest is Entertainment in Insiders: The TV Podcast
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In a world of fluff and mayhem, we need Bon Iver more than ever
Justin Vernon and co take their sound in a new direction with Sable, Fable – their most honest album yet. Plus, the week’s best songs
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Gary Barlow’s Wine Tour: Australia, review: like dining with your nice but boring uncle
The Take That star’s wine tour Down Under represented a nadir for pale, male and stale travelogues
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The sleazy rise – and billion-dollar fall – of Hollywood’s self-styled ‘pick up artist’
James Toback once hobnobbed with Warren Beatty, Robert Downey Jr and Alec Baldwin. Now he faces disgrace and destitution
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Sugababes: A no-frills trip down memory lane from the Noughties’ coolest girl group
On their first arena tour, the original trio’s set was nostalgic – but lacked the bells and whistles needed to fully engage the O2 crowd
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The Forsythe Programme: Guaranteed to leave you with a great, giddy grin on your face
This zesty triple bill from ENB boasts one marvellous standout piece – postmodernism is rarely this enjoyable
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Please, Christopher Nolan – don’t make The Odyssey ‘contemporary’
Nolan’s blockbuster epic will be the cinematic event of 2026. But watch out – Hollywood too often puts Homer to the sword
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Black Mirror season 7: all the Easter eggs you might have missed
Barney’s fast food! Streamberry! Hark backs to San Junipero and Bandersnatch! Here’s your guide to all of this season’s Easter eggs
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Sinners: Michael B Jordan’s wild Southern Gothic horror is an utterly thrilling oddity
Crammed with proper movie-star performances, this genre-bending film from Black Panther director Ryan Coogler is an absolute riot
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Your Friends & Neighbours, review: Jon Hamm emulates his Mad Men glory days in this uber-rich satire
Apple TV+’s clever new drama gives Hamm his meatiest role since Don Draper – and it could just prove the streamer’s next Ted Lasso-level hit
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The truth about Norway’s drug-infested underbelly
Back in the Day, 21-year-old Oliver Lovrenski’s debut novel, follows a group of teenagers navigating a seedy world of drugs and stabbings
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World’s Toughest Drive: My African Adventure, review: a devastating portrait of living with Parkinson’s
Colonel Guy Deacon’s extraordinary and emotive Channel 4 documentary is a lesson in human resilience, and refusing to give up
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Interior Design Masters, review: host Alan Carr offers an unbeatable mix of camp and sincerity
Bake Off’s producers must be kicking themselves at the success of this BBC One series
