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Why this mysterious Klimt painting sold for $236m

Hidden for decades from public view, the artist’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer has now sold at auction for a record sum. Why is it so

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10 of the hottest tips for the 2026 Oscars race

Warner Bros Pictures(Credit: Warner Bros Pictures) One Battle After Another How could you not love a film that has Leonardo DiCaprio running around in a

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How 2015 TV masterpiece Reply 1988 sparked the Korean drama boom

Hitherto, K-dramas generally fell into one of two camps: highly-rated series that catered to older viewers but had little impact online, and more niche dramas

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Why the teenage David Bowie was already a rebel

On 12 November 1964, the would-be pop star told the BBC that cruelty to hirsute men “just has to stop”. It was a cheeky stunt,

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This new sci-fi from Breaking Bad’s creator is ‘one of 2025’s smartest shows’

This intriguing series from Vince Gilligan stars Better Call Saul’s Rhea Seehorn as a cynical woman living in a world where people are suddenly happy

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A radical portrayal of a woman on the edge

Die My Love stars Jennifer Lawrence as a young mother having a mental breakdown Source link

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The missing Palestinians | Eurozine

The launch press conference for the 2025 Berlin Biennale, at the Sophiensäle in the city’s Mitte district, was filled to capacity. First to speak was

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Symbiotic culture and repression | Eurozine

Vladimir Putin’s favourite exhibition, laconically called ‘Russia’, took centre stage in Moscow’s cultural scene from November 2023 to July 2024. Located in VDNKh, a 325-hectare

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Consciences of ecology | Eurozine

In an issue of Esprit entitled Consciences de l’écologie, Catherine Larrère looks at how the ecological thought of the social philosopher André Gorz was shaped

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Let our political imaginations soar

In Blätter, Seyla Benhabib writes that Israel’s war on Hamas reflects three significant shifts in international relations: first, protectionism, imperialism and expansionism replacing globalisation, particularly