An illustration of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale “The Brave Little Tailor.
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Fairy stories come alive in the telling — and the retelling.
Germaine Greer: professional troll.
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Germaine Greer’s recent comments on rape are troublingly glib.
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The remains of Irish giant Charles Byrne were stolen 250 years ago then displayed in a museum. Campaigners want them back for proper burial.
K-pop sensation, BTS.
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Five years since they burst on to the scene, and BTS is still fighting for social rights through catchy K-pop tunes.
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Bilocation is a popular Christian myth but also one that is known to modern physics.
George Osborne, editor of the Evening Standard, is facing calls to resign.
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Allegations that the newspaper has been promising positive coverage in return for payments have rocked the big-selling London newspaper.
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Exploitative reality show or a modern-day Jane Austen? You decide.
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Children will be responsible for the future protection of our fragile planet. Their knowledge and engagement are critical.
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Whatever the reason for faking Arkady Babchenko’s death, this episode will not make journalists any safer.
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The gap between the idea for a film and it reaching its final audience has never been so small.
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Journalism needs to rebuild public trust, but it won’t be easy.
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Racist ‘jokes’ embed negative stereotypes. Here’s why it’s not humourless to refuse to join in.
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The Sun’s treatment of Raheem Sterling exposes the ethical failings of its reporting.
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Britain has always been good at projecting its values to the world. It’s going to need that soft power once it leaves the EU.
A hall designed by Egon Eiermann for the 1937 exhibition Gebt mir vier Jahre Zeit (Give Me.
Four Years).
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In the 1930s, the Nazis used exhibitions to create a sense of belonging and support for their ideas. Today’s far right groups go online to create a similar sense of community.
Francesco Francia, Madonna and Saints (detail).
How would a Jacobean servant react to a trumpet flourish?
On the up.
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A Rose by any other name might not choose to become a gardener, and other odd quirks in how names affect us.
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His recent death will lead to some old debates about his work returning – but are they still valid?
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Whether you loved him or hated him, his canonical status is beyond question.
Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff in Avengers: Infinity War.
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Marvel will need to look deeper than basic representation for its future success.
Mary Queen of Scots was at the centre of numerous plots to kill Queen Elizabeth I.
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When the Spanish ambassador to Elizabeth I’s court was implicated in a plot to kill her, he was protected by the fledgling laws of diplomacy.
How the female memoir helps to celebrates women’s voices.
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How funny women are turning to ‘femoir’ to promote female empowerment.
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How 4,000-year-old papyrus letters prompted the queen of crime fiction to write Death Comes as the End.
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Series two of the award-winning show has now moved beyond the original novel.
This is America.
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The music industry, like all other media, can be censored to some extent. So how does this change its output?