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Ecology to an anarchist beat

Although a consensus is forming as to the necessity of an ecological approach, ecology has been politically neutered and, in

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When is bullshit real bullshit?

Campaigning in the December 2019 British general election, Boris Johnson informed voters that ‘We have a deal with the EU

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10 of the best books of 2026 so far

“Full of pathos and humour,” according to The Times, The Palm House centres on a pair of spiky middle-aged colleagues,

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Starry new drama Fjord pits conservatives against liberals

Stan plays Mihai Gheorgiu, a bald, bespectacled and entirely un-Winter-Soldier-ish engineer who, like the actor himself, comes from Romania. Reinsve

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John Travolta’s new film is a dud. It shows why great actors can be bad directors

But Propeller One-Way Night Coach was apparently the first film to be selected for this year’s Cannes. Did Frémaux really

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Cool or gross? Why ‘ugly shoes’ are taking 2026 by storm

There are other permutations of the sneaker. Sales of Mary Jane-inspired sneakers were “up more than 350% year-over-year in Q1

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The divine visions predicting the fall of the USSR

In 1917, Portuguese children said that they saw an apparition of the Virgin Mary Source link

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1950s novel Lord of The Flies is the ultimate study of hate and division. It has never been more relevant

But the book has only one specific reference, to “the Reds”, hinting at the Cold War, and that vagueness has

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The artworks that inspired eight Met Gala looks

From a veiled virgin to a gold-encrusted Nefertiti, the art behind the fashion Source link

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Two much-hyped TV dramas are currently exploring the life of an OnlyFans model. Here’s what it’s really like

Yet, where the story of Margo resorting to OnlyFans is a reflection of the financial hardship facing low-income, working mothers,