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It’s got a flesh-sucking monster, evil government agents who lock up children and some truly terrifying scenes. But the scariest thing in Netflix’s new fright-a-thon is the thought of being normal
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The former Daily Show anchor took over Steven Colbert’s desk to lambast Trump’s RNC speech and we remembered why we need him now more than ever
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In a new book Winning Arguments, the academic enfant terrible says we’re never going to agree with each other. And he says that’s a good thing
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Though the production is traditional, with Jonathan Pryce as Shylock leading the cast, it has truths to impart about modern hatred, violence and prejudice
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They’ve focused obsessively on the lurid and even saw some directors charged for murder – yet a new season of mondo movies argues for their artistic merit
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The former Lost executive producer, this year discussing Bates Motel, The Strain and Colony, is an old hand in San Diego, and once added a touch of cosplay
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As he portrays Mr Spock for the third time in Star Trek Beyond, the actor talks about coming out, making the film without Leonard Nimoy and playing Glenn Greenwald in Oliver Stone’s new film
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The Tobagonian calypso star on touring with Bob Marley, her battles against sexism and exploitation, and enjoying an unlikely career boost at the age of 76
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the big picture
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From Lily Cole posing with a supersized Pentax to Bill Brandt hiding behind his Kodak wide-angle, cameras are the stars of this collection of snaps and selfies
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Zachary Quinto’s Spock remains the real star of the latest instalment, even if Idris Elba’s Krall could have been given more to do
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From smartphones to maggots to CBT, a dazzling book uncovers the unexpected heritage of cutting-edge thought. Set off on a magic carpet ride
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It was 11 o’clock when we raced and we naively planned to meet our families in the pub at 4.30pm for a roast. What actually happened is we got back to our hotel at 3am
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An exclusive clip from one of the seminal kitchen sink dramas of post-war British cinema
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Inspired by Ronald Blythe’s paean to Britain’s vanishing rural life, Akenfield was directed by Peter Hall to tell the story of ‘three generations in terms of work, belief, education and climate’
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‘The men in black masks chase and beat the villagers to protect the sheep from evil’
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She hasn’t been able to rock out in a car for seven years, but thanks to James Corden, she spits some flow on Get Ur Freak On, does the entire Single Ladies dance – and proves she’s full of surprises
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Dieter Meier and Boris Blank show no signs of giving up on their eccentric modus operandi on their first new music for seven years
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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Laura Carmichael speaks Portia’s lines from the courtroom scene in The Merchant of Venice, in which she tells the moneylender Shylock to be merciful
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In a speech taken from the first scene of All’s Well That Ends Well, Sacha Dhawan’s Parolles stresses the importance of losing one’s virginity
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Ayesha Dharker plays Titania, the queen of the fairies, in a scene from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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David Morrissey speaks the opening lines from Richard III in which the scheming Richard lays out his plan to turn his brothers, Clarence and the newly enthroned King Edward IV, against each other
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Damian Lewis performs Antony’s funeral oration for Julius Caesar in Shakespeare’s tragedy – one of a new set of films to mark Shakespeare 400
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Camille O’Sullivan plays Constance in King John, who laments the loss of her son, Arthur, but disputes the suggestion that she has gone mad
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From Prophets of Rage to Kid Rock A musical revolution at the RNC