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The Booker Prize-winning writer whose novels unbutton the sex lives of Britain’s gay social elite
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How Monet’s paintings changed the way we see London
Christie’s Images A new exhibition charts how Claude Monet’s revolutionary, fog-shrouded visions of the Thames would “irreversibly alter how London
How James Cameron’s ‘science-fiction slasher film’ predicted our fears about AI, 40 years ago
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How a shocking drag queen became a mainstream icon
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Six books to help understand the US and its politics
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Why Gang of Four’s Entertainment! was the most blistering debut album of all time
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Leigh Bowery and the taboo-busting subculture that shocked 1980s London
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When Denmark held the first ever same-sex civil unions
Getty Images Denmark became the world’s first country to offer legal recognition of gay partnerships on 1 October 1989, and
12 of the best films to watch in October 2024
Niko Tavernis From Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix pairing up to Anna Kendrick making her directorial debut and a Donald