arts
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From the reboot of Ghostbusters to Drake’s constant reminiscing, looking back is all the rage. Why is that, and what are the consequences?
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At 43, Isabella Rossellini was sacked as the face of Lancôme. Now, 20 years on, she’s been rehired. She talks movies, her mother, Ingrid Bergman, and her rollercoaster life
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His latest documentary lays bare the story of the Stuxnet worm, a groundbreaking virus jointly created by the US and Israel. Here the acclaimed film-maker discusses the pervasive threat posed by this new age of warfare
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For HBO’s new show – in which Riz Ahmed plays a New Yorker arrested for a stabbing – the cast filmed in a real prison in Queens and were horrified by what they saw
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The rapper is going to release his prison memoir this autumn and fans should expect the unexpected if his letter to one writer is anything to go by
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US court rules in favor of a new criminal act designed to counter cases of hacking, but decision may have consequences for ‘innocuous’ password sharers
talking points
the citadel
people
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Rapper releases song, Spiritual, with the lyrics ‘Got my hands in the air / in despair, don’t shoot’, while Beyoncé published statement saying: ‘We don’t need sympathy. We need everyone to respect our lives’
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The artist posted an impassioned statement on her website, joining others in expressing outrage at the killings of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling by police
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the big picture
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Cameroon-based artist Boris Nzebo sucks up the people, fashion and noise of his home city Douala, and spits it out in vibrant and emotionally complex canvases
reviews
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Things come to a head for the residents of the zone as Mathew’s plans for property redevelopment clash with 50,000 years of history and culture
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pictures & video
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From Game of Thrones-inspired castles to spiralling pink robo-slides, this year’s graduate architecture shows are a window to escapist fantasy lands
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For a new public art installation, The BFG Dream Jar Trail, celebrities were tasked with coming up with a dream to inspire and improve children’s lives, which was then made into a sculpture and popped into a jar
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Exploring the Lebanese photographer’s portrait of a deserted restaurant
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Watch a remake of the Famous video also featuring Meghan Trainor and Craig David, plus Ricky Gervais sings Lady Gypsy
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Michael Winner’s first ever film,1957’s The Square, was a black-and-white short revolving around a serious skiffle music knees-up in King’s Cross
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culture webchats
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The director-star of Garden State and new film Wish I Was Here – and of course Scrubs – has answered your questions on Kickstarter, Scottish independence and ghosts’ nether regions
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She’s the soul star loved by everyone from Elvis to Will Oldham, who saw her career resurrected by a song she recorded for a weight-loss documentary. She answered your questions about being an old man’s sweetheart, Beyonce and Elvis.
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Back with a new show at White Cube, modern art's most inseparable duo joined us live from the gallery, to talk about painting, politics and why good things often come in pairs
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Standup, panel-show regular and Stephen Fry's favourite Canadian funnywoman ... on Tuesday, Katherine Ryan will be joining us in the hotseat. From her Comic Relief turn as Nicki Minaj to her Beyoncé obsession, ask her your questions now
Shakespeare Solos
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Paterson Joseph speaks Shylock’s lines from The Merchant of Venice, in which the moneylender reminds Antonio of the times he has insulted him
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Joanna Lumley speaks Viola’s soliloquy from Twelfth Night in which, disguised as a page boy, she wonders whether Olivia has fallen in love with her
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David Threlfall speaks Prospero’s speech in which the sorcerer contemplates the end of life – and the playwright, perhaps, considers the end of his career
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Riz Ahmed speaks Edmund’s soliloquy from King Lear, in which Edmund reflects upon being an illegitimate son and plots against his half-brother, Edgar
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Eileen Atkins speaks Emilia’s lines from Othello, act IV scene 3. Emilia, Iago’s wife and Desdemona’s maid, counsels Desdemona on marital fidelity
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Roger Allam performs a speech from the tragedy in which the ageing king curses the weather and his daughters
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