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Perfectionism-driven social anxiety means young men will also be susceptible to ideological scripting of behaviour on TV.
Olivia Cooke as Becky Sharpe in ITV’s Vanity Fair.
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Many viewers think that the recent adaptation of Vanity Fair plays fast and loose with Thackeray’s novel. But the writer was surprisingly modern.
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Why do people steal rare books? It’s about more than the money.
Police handout image of Alexander Petrov (R) and Ruslan Boshirov (L), at Salisbury train station on March 3, 2018.
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‘For Petrov and Boshirov the interview has very high stakes – and throughout the interview they both appear very anxious and uncomfortable.’
To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before.
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As an Asian-American myself, this joyful movie has an important message: being a member of a minority does not define who you are.
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Many people dismiss the reality format as rubbish, but the shows and the social media discussion they promote are an important indicator of public opinion on vital issues.
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Leaving the EU will threaten the long and close relationship between Britain and Europe when it comes to making and enjoying music.
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Science fiction has been around for centuries.
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It’s worth noting some key points about copyright and ownership before signing up to social media sites like Instagram.
A signed copy of Marcel Proust’s ‘Du cote de chez Swann’ . Proust highlighted France’s bitter debate about the Dreyfus affair.
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Proust’s masterpiece À La Recherche du Temps Perdu reveals how people’s irrational beliefs become entrenched.
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Netflix has chosen a high-quality Mexican arthouse movie as a flagship production for its new distribution model.
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The tennis superstar has complained of discrimination after being penalised for being coached on court. Was she right to make a scene?
‘No religion’ doesn’t mean atheism for a start.
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Pupils would be able to explore the complex worldviews and practices of people who do not identify with a religion.
A strip from The Gift, a comic about organ donation.
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To read a comic is to engage in play, problem solving and self discovery.
The words used by Britain’s miners are being forgotten.
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Remembering the powder monkeys, sparkies and dinters and their remarkable linguistic legacy.
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DNA evidence tracks the ancient history of the Jewish people.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono at the Hilton Hotel, Amsterdam, in 1969.
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John Lennon’s Revolution was panned by the radical media as a ‘petty bourgeois cry of fear’ in 1968. Then, in 1987 it was claimed by Nike to be the controversial soundtrack of its most seminal advert.
Dorothy Wordsworth’s ambitious walking practices helped to encourage female mountaineers to follow in her footsteps.
Thar she blows!
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Analyse the great quest of Odysseus with a little 21st-century know how and it’s fascinating what you find out.
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Sports science suggests not.
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Although it has ballooned in recent years, the market for men’s cosmetics isn’t just a modern phenomenon.
An artistic interpretation of a Nazgul from The Lord of the Rings.
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Not all heirs and executors take the same view when it comes to publishing posthumous work.
Peter Rabbit.
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Later animations have told the tale of Peter Rabbit and friends, but none have reflected the power of the original.
Getting the scoop.
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As the Cairncross Review looks into how high-quality journalism can be sustained into the future, a case for opening up funding streams to tackle a ‘democratic deficit’.
Awaiting revelation.
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The curious case of Bible #1, and how much we actually know about it.