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How the legendary tale of ‘rebel’ saint Mary of Egypt became a medieval blockbuster

Getty Images In 11th-Century England, a dark-skinned saint with a promiscuous past became a boundary-breaking cultural and religious icon. A

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Why celebrities and Gen Z women love the jacket-and-tie look

Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty Images From the catwalk to the red carpet, the jacket-and-necktie combo is back for women –

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Expect to ‘age out’ of your career, says Vera Wang

Natassja Ebert (Credit: Natassja Ebert) From making history as Vogue’s youngest-ever fashion editor to creating a gown fit for a

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How Lampedusa’s The Leopard skewered the super-rich

Lucia Iuorio/ Netflix (Credit: Lucia Iuorio/ Netflix) Lampedusa’s mid-20th-Century novel The Leopard became a bestseller, then a revered film –

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With Love, Meghan and the unstoppable rise of the ‘domestic goddess’

Alamy/ Getty Images/ Netflix (Credit: Alamy/ Getty Images/ Netflix) Meghan’s new Netflix series in which she offers cooking and home

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Did a gay love affair spark a 14th-Century royal crisis?

Alamy A new revival of Christopher Marlowe’s pioneering play about the 14th-Century King of England puts the spotlight back on

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The tumultuous history of the Sydney Opera House

Sydney Opera House (Getty Images) The building of the Sydney Opera House began on 2 March 1959. But when BBC

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Why horror performances deserve more awards

BBC/ Alamy If Demi Moore wins the best actress award for The Substance, it will be a landmark moment –

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How one surprising photo of a teenage Kate Moss kick-started the 1990s

Estate of Corinne Day/ Bridgeman Images An iconic image of Kate Moss marked an explosive moment of change in Britain

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Why people claim Kieran Culkin, Zoe Saldaña and Ariana Grande’s nominations are ‘category fraud’

Searchlight Pictures Among the many controversies of this year’s Oscars race, some believe that favourites to take home the acting