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Film

Move closer

From a Canadian popstar’s emotional return to a beloved portraitist’s political roots, we survey the season’s cultural highlights.

  • Issue #158
  • 8 min read
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Music

Hitting peaks

From a soundtrack to sisterhood to the secret history of Brazilian dance movements, we survey the essential cultural high points of the coming month.

  • Issue #153
  • 10 min read
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Art

Top billing

From box-office draws to books and beats, we highlight the main attractions on the cultural calendar.

  • Issue #147
  • 1 min read
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Books

The lives of others

From art thievery to murderous intentions, warzones to Japanese suburbs, we highlight the latest releases on screen, page and stereo that will keep you diverted and delighted as winter draws near.

  • Issue #138
  • 6 min read
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Film

In living memory

Luca Guadagnino crafts an intimate coming-of-age drama on a US military base, while Apple's acquired Iranian spy thriller offers geopolitical intrigue.

  • Issue #137
  • 6 min read
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Culture

Summer hit wave

The mercury is rising and so is the standard of music. We take the temperature of the hottest new talent, from a Texan band to a Norwegian singer-songwriter, and whip through the tunes keeping…

  • Issue #135
  • 6 min read
Summer hit wave
Media

The Ten

New York's shapeshifting Shed opens with Steve McQueen, Björk and Gerhard Richter; São Paulo's SP-Arte draws global collectors to Latin America's most dynamic art market. Culture's spring calendar is unmissable.

  • Issue #122
  • 8 min read
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Retail

Shop, read, listen

Unique boutiques offering covetable homeware, exquisite candles and canny storage, plus a few absorbing page-turners and delights for your eyes and ears.

  • Issue #118
  • 15 min read
Shop, read, listen

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