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The tragic romance hidden in a 19th-Century painting

Burton used gouache to create this piece, a type of water-soluble paint that gives the painting the vivid colours it

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The moment Cher wore the ultimate ‘revenge’ outfit

Since then, the phrase revenge dress has increasingly been used in celebrity culture. Revenge dresses as they are understood by

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‘The biggest commercial juggernaut ever’: Why the Oscars peaked in 1998

As exceptional as Titanic was, though, it was part of a significant broader pattern: many of the 20th Century’s best

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11 of the Winter Olympics’ most striking images

7. Mass and motion Getty Images Transformed by a photographer’s lens into smudgy speed lines accelerating behind the carefully calibrated

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The 19th-Century US home that embodied the super-rich

George was set apart. Jenkins tells the BBC, “He doesn’t necessarily fit into a kind of Vanderbilt mould. He doesn’t

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The mystery of stolen champion racehorse Shergar

They were directed to the isolated farmhouse of racehorse breeder Jeremy Maxwell, about 30 miles outside Belfast near Downpatrick. On

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This desert island-set drama is a ‘bold, chilling’ nightmare ★★★★☆

Adolescence writer Jack Thorne has adapted William Golding’s classic novel for his latest TV series about murderous male youth –

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Eight iconic Nordic homes throughout history

There are a handful of Nordic design characteristics that these homes share. Key is the use of natural materials, and

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The painful scene that really makes Taxi Driver a classic

Notable for its moments of shocking violence and its avant-garde visual approach, Taxi Driver is brimming with memorable scenes beyond

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The shocking truth behind historic anatomical art

“People perceive that an anatomical illustration is an objective depiction of the human body to the best of the artist’s