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There should be a support group for critically battered American stars who’ve made London debuts in duds. Sigourney Weaver’s ...

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Josephine Baker’s memoir has been translated into English for the first time, fifty years after the death of the iconic performer. Cultural historian Dr Adjoa Osei and translator Anam Zafar discuss ...

Brie Larson has made a bold hair change — and it’s all part of the preparation for her latest role. Larson, 35, showed off ...

Today's current affairs seem so mirrored in the past; the great events of long, long ago seem so similar to what’s happening today. Not events ...

A run of Oedipus the King, by Sophocles, just ended, while his Electra has begun. If you want to understand the civilian cost of war watch - or read - The Trojan Women. It tells what happened to ...