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Detectives and Celibacy: Why the British Are Already Upset About the New Poirot

David Suchet and Hugh Fraser in the TV series "Agatha Christie's Poirot" (1989–2013) They say David Suchet used to clamp…

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“Dau” Is Always Relevant: The Biggest Highlights of the 83rd Venice Film Festival

Ilya Khrzhanovsky and Marina Abramović on the set of the film "DaU." Photo: PRESS OFFICE On September 2, the island…

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Both the sea and Homer—everything is driven by war. What did Christopher Nolan’s *The Odyssey* turn out to be?

Matt Damon and Zendaya as Odysseus and Athena. A still from Christopher Nolan's film *Odyssey* And it turned out to…

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From Churchill’s Secret Paintings to Kapoor’s Illusions: 15 Must-See Exhibitions of the Summer Season in London

Winston Churchill in Belgium, September 1946. Photo: Churchill Archives Center Where: Wallace CollectionWhen: May 23 – November 29, 2026 The…

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British Social Season: the main social events of summer 2024

Glyndebourne Opera Festival Where: Glyndebourne, New Rd, Lewes BN8 5UUWhen: May 16 to August 25Tickets at link . The Glyndebourne…

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Sinatra, Boleyn and witches: 11 new productions for theater hedonists

Sinatra: The Musical. June 3, 2026 - April 10, 2027Aldwych Theatre New Year's Eve, 1942. The young singer is about…

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Andrey Zvyagintsev: To Kill the Minotaur. First impressions after the festival screening in Cannes

Andrey Zvyagintsev attends the arrival ceremony for the screening of the film "Minotaure" in competition at the 79th Cannes Film…

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May on the Croisette: Zvyagintsev, Almodovar, Balagov and other major Cannes premieres

Overall, the Cannes 2026 program looks a bit nervous. French publications write about war, European anxiety, identity crisis and fear…

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How important it is to be happy. Auguste Renoir at the Musée d’Orsay

Auguste Renoir. "Breakfast of rowers," 1880-1881. At the Musée d'Orsay - exhibition "Renoir and love. Happy Modernity." It is extremely…

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The Kinetics of Thought: In the London Studio of Sasan Sahafi

Sasan Sahafi It is located within an arts cluster on the fourth floor, where bright, open studios of designers and…

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