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12 of the best films to watch this December

Searchlight Pictures From a steamy age-gap thriller starring Nicole Kidman to a Bob Dylan biopic featuring Timothée Chalamet, these are

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Nine of the best TV shows to watch in December

Netflix (Credit: Netflix) From the small-screen adaptation of a classic novel to the return of the phenomenon that is Squid

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Wicked author Gregory Maguire on the real meaning of the story that captivated the world

Universal Pictures Before it was a Hollywood blockbuster it was a megahit musical, and before that it was a 1995

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The hidden meanings in a 16th-Century female nude

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Ten key items in our wardrobe is enough – here’s why

Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) The dopamine-spiking effects of ultra-fast fashion are far outweighed by the wellbeing rewards of a

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How everyday clothing is becoming more luxurious

Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty Images/ Uniqlo (Credit: Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty Images/ Uniqlo) Influential designer and creative director Clare Waight

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The migrants who passed through Ellis Island

Getty Images Isabel Belarsky was one of the millions of people who were processed on Ellis Island before its immigration

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The 10 films getting the biggest early Oscar buzz

Searchlight Pictures/ Amazon Content Services/ Paramount Pictures/ Mubi/ BBC (Credit: Searchlight Pictures/ Amazon Content Services/ Paramount Pictures/ Mubi/ BBC) These

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Eight photos of the quirkiest groups in 70s and 80s US

Neal Slavin (Credit: Neal Slavin) Celebrating “the joy of being together “, here are eight group portraits – taken by

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How female action stars have wowed through the ages

Eureka Entertainment There’s long been a misconception that action films are a masculine domain. But female strength and agility have