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Profiting from destruction and reconstruction

Right now, the dominant narrative of those that occupy political and economic power-centres, and those whose careers and lives are

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Who was the real Andy Warhol?

Getty Images With his famous wig and shades, Warhol cultivated a mysterious, enigmatic persona. Now a new exhibition with unprecedented

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How being alone can make you happier

SHK/ Hamburger Kunsthalle/ bpk. Photo: Elke Walford From spending time by yourself to making the most of being single, flying

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The remarkable all-female flying team that helped defeat the Nazis – with wooden planes

Andrei Linde (Credit: Andrei Linde) A new episode of the BBC’s History’s Secret Heroes podcast focuses on the Night Witches,

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How high-rise forests can transform city life – and make us happier

Eindhoven, Netherlands/ Stefano Boeri Architetti It’s been 10 years since the creation of the first vertical forest, Milan’s Bosco Verticale.

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The naked billboard that shocked the establishment – and blazed a trail in the art world

Guerrilla Girls It’s been 40 years since the controversial activist group Guerrilla Girls formed. Their most powerful campaign, the “naked

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10 of the best films to watch this June

A24 From Materialists to 28 Years Later – these are the films to watch at the cinema and stream at

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How Hillary and Tenzing survived the ‘death zone’ to conquer Everest

Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) To reach Everest’s summit Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay had to climb sheer rock, while

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Why Sentimental Value is being called ‘the best film you might see all year’

Following a record 15-minute standing ovation at its world premiere, Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value is winning rave reviews and generating

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This outlandish horror about an Aids-like epidemic is a ‘disorientating, maddening whirlwind’

Courtesy of Cannes Film Festival After winning the Palme d’Or for the shocking Titane, out-there French director Julia Ducournau is