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How female action stars have wowed through the ages

Eureka Entertainment There’s long been a misconception that action films are a masculine domain. But female strength and agility have

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The Pagan origins of familiar Halloween rituals

Getty Images From outrageous costumes to trick or treat: the unexpected ancient roots of Halloween’s most popular – and most

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How Arnold Schwarzenegger became the bad guy in The Terminator

Alamy The Terminator was released 40 years ago, on 26 October 1984. James Cameron’s science-fiction thriller turned its star into

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How new thriller Conclave is lifting the lid on the Pope’s election

Focus Features Based on a bestselling novel by Robert Harris, the Oscar-tipped film imagines what goes on behind the scenes

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Inside eight fashion designers’ homes that match their owners’ clothing aesthetic

Robyn Lea When fashion people pour their creativity into their homes, the results can be tactile interiors that visitors may

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How revolutionary band MC5 soundtracked US counterculture

Alamy (Credit: Alamy) They emerged from 1960s Detroit with an explosive sound that paved the way for punk. As a

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Julie Taymor on turning The Lion King into the most successful musical of all time

Emmanuel Lafont Disney’s stage version of their hit film is an unmatched global phenomenon. Twenty-seven years on from its premiere,

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Six books to help understand the US and its politics

Bloomsbury Press, University of California Press, W W Norton & Company (Credit: Bloomsbury Press, University of California Press, W W

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Bella Freud on ‘frock consciousness’ and her new podcast

Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Bella Freud/ Getty Images (Credit: Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Bella Freud/ Getty Images) With her intimate new podcast,

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Doris Day and Rock Hudson on Pillow Talk, the risqué romcom

Getty Images Released in this week in 1959, Pillow Talk challenged Hollywood’s conservative morality, cleverly navigating restrictions on how bedroom