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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.
Five years since they burst on to the scene, and BTS is still fighting for social rights through catchy K-pop tunes.
Bilocation is a popular Christian myth but also one that is known to modern physics.
Allegations that the newspaper has been promising positive coverage in return for payments have rocked the big-selling London newspaper.
Exploitative reality show or a modern-day Jane Austen? You decide.
Children will be responsible for the future protection of our fragile planet. Their knowledge and engagement are critical.
Whatever the reason for faking Arkady Babchenko’s death, this episode will not make journalists any safer.
The gap between the idea for a film and it reaching its final audience has never been so small.
Journalism needs to rebuild public trust, but it won’t be easy.
Racist ‘jokes’ embed negative stereotypes. Here’s why it’s not humourless to refuse to join in.
The Sun’s treatment of Raheem Sterling exposes the ethical failings of its reporting.
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.
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.
How would a Jacobean servant react to a trumpet flourish?
A Rose by any other name might not choose to become a gardener, and other odd quirks in how names affect us.
His recent death will lead to some old debates about his work returning – but are they still valid?
Whether you loved him or hated him, his canonical status is beyond question.
Marvel will need to look deeper than basic representation for its future success.
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 funny women are turning to ‘femoir’ to promote female empowerment.
How 4,000-year-old papyrus letters prompted the queen of crime fiction to write Death Comes as the End.
Series two of the award-winning show has now moved beyond the original novel.
The music industry, like all other media, can be censored to some extent. So how does this change its output?
The social structures that once enabled male artists to exploit and abuse women must be cast into the past. But castigating their work to the scrapheap is an act of cultural suicide.