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How high-rise forests can transform city life – and make us happier
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The naked billboard that shocked the establishment – and blazed a trail in the art world
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10 of the best films to watch this June
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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
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
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What Gérard Depardieu’s conviction means for France
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The provocative Estonian pop song that has caused outrage in Italy
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