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Why this 16th-Century masterpiece is not what it seems

In the 1930s, detailed X-ray analyses of the painting were undertaken and the unicorn discovered and restored. Later, in the

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The scientist who developed the polio vaccine

Although fewer than 1% of infections led to paralysis, the sheer scale of polio outbreaks meant that large numbers of

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Why Chow Yun-Fat is cinema’s greatest action hero

And if Woo helped lay the foundations of modern action cinema, Chow was right alongside him, showing what the ideal

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The Drama’s horrifying twist is set to divide audiences

The Drama isn’t the first film to engage with high-school massacres: notable examples are Gus Van Sant’s Elephant (2003) and

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12 of the best TV shows to watch this April

Half Man premieres 23 April on HBO and HBO Max in the US and 24 April on BBC iPlayer in

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Eight reasons why Love Story became 2026’s first TV phenomenon

5. The soundtrack The series’ soundtrack has been nothing less than a total bop for viewers. GQ rightly dubbed it

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The ultimate saga of British privilege and power

Galsworthy’s writing career spanned the first three decades of the 20th Century and in 1932, he won the most prestigious

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Eight of the best podcasts of 2026 so far

In Creation Myth, De Groot ponders the question: to breed or not to breed? A compellingly raw audio memoir, it

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Six reasons why it was the best Oscars in years

Popular wins all round Frankenstein, which won three Oscars, and KPop Demon Hunters, which won two, are both Netflix films

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Eight of the world’s most stunning penthouses

This is one of four bedroom suites, its corner position giving views over the bay of San Francisco from two