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The hottest red carpet looks from the SAG awards

Feast your eyes on the most glamorous fashion we saw on the red carpet at this weekend's SAG awards in LA.

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Who are MSCHF? The art collective behind those big red boots

"Big Red Boots are really not shaped like feet, but they are extremely shaped like boots.”

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'Kyiv Eternal': Ukrainian artist preserves city's sound in new album

"It’s a way of remembering the city. It's also about hope for our future." Heinali's new album features field recordings from Kyiv before the war.

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Seattle becomes first city in US to ban caste discrimination

Seattle is also the first city outside South Asia to pass a law against caste discrimination, a contentious issue among the South Asian diaspora.

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Immersive David Hockney exhibition opens in London

"David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away)" invites visitors to take a closer look at the world around them.

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Orangetheory's data-driven fitness catches on in Europe

The US exercise chain Orangetheory Fitness has expanded to several European countries, using its data-driven philosophy to cater to fitness junkies.

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Baldwin film 'Rust' will resume production despite lawsuits

The Hollywood Western suspended production in 2021 after its cinematographer was killed when a prop gun held by Alec Baldwin went off unexpectedly.

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Adidas' unsold Yeezys could cost it €500 million

Adidas is sitting on over a billion euros' worth of Yeezy merch it can't sell. How is the company planning to pivot?

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Psychobiotics: Happy microbes make for happy brains

To begin to understand the link between the gut and the brain, all you have to do is look at the English language, according to Irish neurologist John Cryan.

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Staying on top: What challenges lie ahead as Disney turns 100?

How did Disney go from a small family animation studio to a multinational media monolith? We look at Disney's past, present and future on its 100th birthday.

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Barrett Strong, Motown artist known for ‘Money,’ dies at 81

Barrett Strong, a US musician and songwriter and founding artist at Motown Records, died aged 81. He sang lead on the hit "Money (That's What I Want)"

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Can 'King Khan' save Bollywood?

After a four-year hiatus, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan returns with a spy thriller that's attracting hordes of fans across India and abroad.

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Narendra Modi documentary draws Indian government ire

The two-part documentary examines the Indian leader's role in the deadly sectarian riots of 2002.

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One man’s trash: meet the band making sweet music from rubbish

The Barcelona-based group defines their sound as “world jazz.” But then you realise than the 'guitarist' is playing a surfboard fitted with strings and the percussionist is playing on a plastic jug filled with water.

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Royal repair kit: How does one heal a family rift?

Prince Harry's book is finally on UK bookshelves, causing more friction within the royal family. We asked an expert: how can families heal from rifts?

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Love TV? Here are the top ten European series to watch in 2023

Too many TV series, too little time? Then look no further than this handy guide to our most-anticipated European shows coming out this year.

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Hollywood gears up for a potential writers strike this spring

It would be the first of its kind since 2008, but what's got writer's unions all riled up?

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Listen up! Here's possibly the best new music to look out for in 2023

2023 is going to be a big year for music lovers. From new acts to veteran artists, here’s a brief selection of some of the sounds we're waiting for.

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Why is the internet so obsessed with 'nepo babies'?

Everyone is talking about 'nepo babies'. How do the children of famous people feel about it, and can working class people still make it in the arts?

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Are Lensa's magic avatars based on stolen art?

Lensa's AI-generated "magic avatars" have been a runaway hit on social media. Why are artists warning against them?

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