arts
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Big beasts of Broadway … Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine on the art of writing musicalsThey are one of the greatest combos in the history of musicals. The Pulitzer-winning pair behind Into the Woods talk about bumpy first nights, how to read audience coughs – and why shows today are too loud -
Best holiday reads 2016From gripping fiction to history, brilliant poetry to biography, our guest contributors offer their recommendations for the beach and elsewhere
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The world needs Star Trek's progressive sexual future, and gay Sulu proves itApplying our 21st-century ideas to this sci-fi universe ignores one of the show’s founding visions: that sexuality could (and should) be fluid -
How nostalgia took over the world (and why that's no bad thing)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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Isabella Rossellini: ‘There is no work between 45 and 60 – you’re in limbo’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
the citadel
people
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Jay Z and Beyoncé speak out after latest black killings by policeRapper 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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War on people of color needs to be overThe 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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Sea of HullThousands of people gathered at dawn in Hull to be painted blue and photographed for installation celebrating city’s relationship with the sea
reviews
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Season one, episode six – Terra NulliusThings 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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11 trippy visions of the future by student architectsFrom 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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Celebrities cork their dreams for The BFGFor 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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Fouad Elkoury’s Avenue Brazzaville, Djibouti, 1987Exploring the Lebanese photographer’s portrait of a deserted restaurant
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Get into bed with Justin Bieber and Cheryl for Kanye West spoofWatch a remake of the Famous video also featuring Meghan Trainor and Craig David, plus Ricky Gervais sings Lady Gypsy
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Clip from Michael Winner's lost skiffle filmMichael 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
culture webchats
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Your questions answered on sentimentality, ghosts and bath saltsThe 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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Your questions answered on cheaters, abuse and AdeleShe’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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Your questions answered on critics, drugs and dying togetherBack 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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Your questions answered on Beyonce, railways and HootersStandup, 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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You call me misbelieverPaterson 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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I left no ring with herJoanna 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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Our revels now are endedDavid 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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Now, gods, stand up for bastardsRiz 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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If wives do fallEileen 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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Blow, winds, and crack your cheeksRoger Allam performs a speech from the tragedy in which the ageing king curses the weather and his daughters
Music Beyoncé's call for justice has been more evolution than revolution