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Luc Corlouër made ‘deal’ with Prix Goncourt winner Philippe Jaenada over his research into model Louise Cansot, murdered in Paris in 1949 For almost eight decades the artists’ model Louise Cansot, the subject of the novel winning France’s most prestigious literary prize this year, was one of Paris’s forgotten murderContinue Reading

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The legendary country singer says he did everything wrong. Yet now, at 93, he’s music’s last man standing. What’s the secret of his longevity? • Read an exclusive extract from Willie Nelson’s memoir here Before the interview, Willie Nelson’s publicist warns me that there’s only one thing the 93-year-old countryContinue Reading

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Ballet dancer, action hero, Bond girl … The actor won an Oscar for Everything Everywhere All At Once but she’s been through some challenges on the way Before agreeing to appear in Blade Runner 2099, Michelle Yeoh received a letter – “an amazing letter, a love letter” – from SilkaContinue Reading

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A disturbing new docuseries delves deep into a world where men are pushing their bodies to the extreme – and some of them are dying for it If you’ve heard the term looksmaxxing – the manospheric pursuit of male aesthetic beauty via steroids, peptides, cosmetic surgery and total commitment –Continue Reading

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He is the most powerful ruler ever – and his first biographer was crucified. What drew Edmund Richardson, winner of the £50,000 Baillie Gifford prize, to his short tumultuous life? He was the most powerful man in the world but he was brought down by one battle too many afterContinue Reading

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I love my industry but it contains people who leave a secret trail of pain and devastation totally at odds with their stage and screen personas Sarah Solemani is an actor, writer and activist who starred in the Bafta-winning comedy Him & Her I’ve worked in comedy in some capacityContinue Reading

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The Romanian auteur’s new film could have been the kind of homogenous ‘Europudding’ he’s railed against for years. Instead, it’s a culture-clash skewering of conservative and liberal values worthy of its Palme d’Or ‘Pffff!” Cristian Mungiu lets out an exasperated sigh. We are sitting in the basement of a LondonContinue Reading

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After some so-so albums, can U2’s new one, Carnaval de Luz, restore them to glory? They discuss male egos, working with Dolly Parton, and explain why, despite Trump, they still believe in democracy – at least in their band La Petite Maison, in Nice, has a certain reputation as aContinue Reading

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Level of interest in comedian’s case resulted in examination of affairs inside and outside the courtroom Russell Brand’s trial at Southwark crown court, which ended with him being found guilty of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others, was one of the most obsessively watched criminal cases in recentContinue Reading

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Surreal, mysterious and with an outlandish origin story, Jan Potocki’s The Manuscript Found in Saragossa has amassed a cult following that includes Salman Rushdie and Jerry Garcia. But it’s the book’s global humanism makes it relevant now, say the curators of a new exhibition A young Walloon officer called AlphonseContinue Reading