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John Oliver on New College’s Maga takeover: ‘More about political posturing than students’ lives’

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‘You escape the slaughter. But there’s a long tail of sadness’: musician Bedouine on the strangeness of Arab life outside the Middle East

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Post your questions for David Byrne

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‘In prison, I made a little studio in my head. It kept me sane’: Ibrahim Alfa Jr, British techno’s great survivor

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Tony awards 2026: Death of a Salesman triumphs, as Lesley Manville and John Lithgow also win

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Tony awards 2026: full list of winners

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Is Australian music at risk of extinction? Here’s what the data tells us

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RIP Anthony Head: Our 10 favorite moments of Buffy's Giles

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Lenny Henry says racism in UK ‘still at large’ as he tours standup comeback

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Culture as Resistance: Georgian Violinist Performs in Lviv

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Readers reply: If an alien asked you: ‘What is music?’ what would you play for them?

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‘So rogue’: country superstar Shania Twain turns London pub into saloon

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‘At my funeral I want people dancing in the aisles to Madness’: David Gray’s honest playlist

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Search for lesbian grandmothers who inspired children’s book

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Hello, goodbye: the Beatles’ chaotic, controversial final tour – as never seen before

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Zelensky Announces ‘Tysyachovesna’ Cultural Fund Gathers Over 1,100 Grant Applications

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Grave in Norfolk of 119 sailors may be exhumed due to coastal erosion threat

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Man charged with murder of veteran US character actor James Handy

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Review: Spider-Noir recaptures the magic of a bygone era

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Add to playlist: the introspective ‘Afromood’ of Nigerian star Strei and the week’s best new tracks

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From G-Flip to Tame Impala: why Australian music is soundtracking so much TV right now

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Quarter of UK musicians have lost all EU work since 2021, report finds

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Unseen Edith Wharton short story is published more than a century later

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With warmth, kindness and unlimited energy, Kanya King revolutionised Black British culture

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Dua Lipa and Callum Turner wedding divides Palermo: ‘I could understand if it was for the pope’

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Taylor Swift: I Knew It, I Knew You review – giddy up! Song for Toy Story cowgirl Jessie is Swift’s best in years

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Kanya King, founder of Mobo awards for Black British music, dies aged 57

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Rivals’ Rutshire – a place where modern Britain’s brutal divisions disappear in a cloud of sex | Jess Cartner-Morley

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James Handy, known for roles in Top Gun: Maverick and Jumanji, dies at home after fatal stabbing

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‘I knew it was over for us’: the bands who got left behind when punk exploded

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Lizzo: Bitch review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

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Original Abba members celebrate expansion of London education programme

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Theatregoers to face phone ‘ban’ when Broadway’s Liberation comes to London

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Radical change can lead to a fairer and greener world, says new report

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Boom Box documentary casts spotlight on unethical tactics of undercover policing

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Bob Harris steps down from BBC Radio 2 shows because of ill health

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Sing when you’re winning: the 20 greatest songs about football – ranked!

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‘I’d rather read a book’: Tarantino criticises ‘flavourless sausage factory’ Hollywood

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Mike D review – ex-Beastie Boy’s first UK gig in two decades, in a Tyneside bingo hall, is uproarious fun

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Leftwing US commentator calls decision to ban him from UK ‘Kafkaesque’

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‘It’ll never be like that again’: Sonny Rollins and Steve Schapiro on jazz’s golden age – in pictures

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‘I’m really proud to be Brittany Higgins’: former Liberal staffer reveals why she didn’t change her name

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Edinburgh festivals hope to launch joint box office for all 11 August events

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Wim Wenders withdraws 1975 film featuring 13-year-old Nastassja Kinski topless

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‘Of course we will give it back’: Bayeux tapestry set for secret journey across Channel

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Shia LaBeouf pleads guilty to battery charges over New Orleans bar incident

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‘Nothing Stops Ukrainian Art’ – Met Opera Chief Peter Gelb

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Leftwing US pair refused entry to UK will address Oxford Union remotely

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‘The story of Hong Kong is the sound of it’: the cross-cultural joy of the city’s Cantopop music

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Peabo Bryson, R&B singer behind classic Disney duets, dies aged 75

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Ukrainian Musician and Soldier Yaroslav ‘Varnak’ Ivanov Killed on Front Line at 23

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The truth lies in the past in Silo S3 trailer

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Jack White review – former White Stripe’s art is like a 12-year-old visiting Tate Modern for the first time

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Michelle Obama: white men do not have to worry about impostor syndrome

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Media veteran Dawn Airey to take over as chair of Arts Council England

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McLaren CEO Zak Brown Still Gets FOMO About Racing Cars

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Tonight the Music Seems So Loud by Sathnam Sanghera review – a heartbreaking portrait of George Michael

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Köln 75 review – how a legendary jazz-improv show was cajoled into being by a German teenager

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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni return to court a month after reaching settlement

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Taylor Swift announces new single for Toy Story 5 soundtrack

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Early portrait denied by Lucian Freud shown for first time after authentication

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‘People get confused, think it’s called Where Did You Go?’ How the Bluetones made Slight Return

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‘Catastrophic for creative industries’: Brexit barriers shut UK actors out of EU jobs

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‘What happened to the testicles?’: mockery in Milan over bull mosaic’s restoration

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‘We can all be susceptible’: how did a group of models get taken in by a cult?

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‘You can let your inner freak out!’: welcome to Pixelate and the growing craze for internet-culture raves

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Kane Parsons becomes youngest film-maker to open at No 1 in the US with Backrooms

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Young Britons feel disconnected and locked out of creative arts, charity says

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Book Arsenal 2026: Freedom, Responsibility and Culture in Wartime Ukraine

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Bonnie & Clive review – cheerfully ridiculous Covid road trip

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Striped rock dismissed as natural in 1928 reclassified as UK’s oldest cave art

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Is there a pianist in the house? Audience member steps up to perform in La La Land in Sydney

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‘We’re really good. I don’t mean that arrogantly’: Yard Act on bullying, imposter syndrome and their heavy new album

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Jamie Lee Curtis announces death of actor sister Kelly aged 69: ‘My first friend and lifelong confidant’

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Massive Attack to tour Australia for first time in 16 years

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Collection of rave-era memorabilia expected to fetch up to £80,000

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If an alien landed and asked you: ‘What is music?’ what would you play for them?

May 31

On its 40th anniversary, we reassess 1986's SpaceCamp

May 31

‘I don’t listen to indie music any more’: Ed O’Brien’s honest playlist

May 31

‘It’ll be like Barbenheimer’: UK gripped by new wave of Beatlemania in lead-up to four biopics

May 31

From bikinis to cat bowls: how museum gift stores became the place to shop

May 31

Germany’s embattled nightlife scene welcomes plan to reclassify clubs

May 31

Kanye West concert in Italy cancelled over ‘public order and safety issues’

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Bound by blood: new film highlights Jamaica’s outlawed obeah belief system

May 30

Take That review – stadium redux of Circus tour has maximal razzle-dazzle

May 30

House of the Dragon S3 trailer revels in dragons, fire, and blood

May 29

Indie Film Zine ‘Ritual’ Launches In L.A. With Contributors Edgar Wright’s End-Credit Playlist & Patton Oswalt’s ‘Seen It, Now Read It’ Essays

May 29

Spin city: Melbourne loves records – but is it really the vinyl capital of the world?

May 29

If CMAT is an affront to the male gaze and Olivia Rodrigo is indulging it, how exactly should women dress? | Laura Snapes

May 29

Add to playlist: the whimsy and warped electronics of duo Ear and the week’s best new tracks

May 29

‘Like a billionaire on acid’: Star Wars director Gareth Edwards comes out in favour of AI

May 29

Matías Aguayo: Anenoa review | Ammar Kalia's global album of the month

May 29

Violet Grohl: Be Sweet to Me review – alt-rock arriviste aces the part

May 29

War Trauma Pushes More Ukrainians to Become Artists

May 29

Tenderness and Rage: how groups affected by HIV found power, comfort and joy in Aids activism

May 29

CMAT shares ‘deep sadness’ over body-shaming after BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend performance

May 29

‘I can gauge John’s reaction: that’s good, stick that in’: Paul McCartney on how old bandmates – and Oasis – inspired his nostalgic new album

May 29

Musical acts back out of performing at Trump-affiliated concert series

May 29

Which Emily Henry Books Are Becoming Movies? ‘Happy Place,’ ‘Book Lovers,’ Among Others

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