A formula found often in nature, many artists believe that following the golden ratio leads to the most aesthetically pleasing work. It can also accidentally turn up in musicals.
Engraving of a man drinking plague water during the 1665 London outbreak.
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Pandemic restrictions have shuttered research projects - some, for good. The consequences for science, not to mention policy and decision making, must be addressed
William Hurt and Katheen Turner in an intimate scene from the film Body Heat, 1981.
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It’s not the sole answer to fixing structural inequalities, but as a profession committed to addressing harassment and abuse on set, it’s clearly needed
The style and date given for the painted room never sat right with MA Katritzky, who spent lockdown investigating whether the room was actually created by one of Britain’s greatest painters.
Two wrestlers go head to head in ‘Reign After Queendom’, an event organised by EVE - Riot Grrrls of Wrestling.
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Not so dramatic and a hell of a lot more methodical, the business of weeding out corruption in the British Police force is quite different to that in Line of Duty.
Sang celebrates self-deprecation and negative emotions, its followers catapulted the unlikely and unenthusiastic singer to the finale of a Chinese boy band show.
Only eight batsmen have achieved the feat, will another join their ranks this May?
Riffing on several fairy tales and littered with pop culture references, Shrek positioned itself as animation’s dirty alternative to Disney classics.
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Released in 2001, it was the first film to really give Pixar a run for its money.
Chloe Zhao posing with her Oscar awards after her film Nomadland won the categories for best picture and director at the 93rd Academy Awards.
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