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Author Fiona Valpy discovers the real Casablanca
The Storyteller of Casablanca by Fiona Valpy is out now (Lake Union Publishing. Illustration: Joseph Joyce
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Author Fiona Valpy discovers the real Casablanca

Five of the worst sexist costumes on sale this Halloween
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Five of the worst sexist costumes on sale this Halloween

Venom: Let There Be Carnage is another missed opportunity for a superhero-horror crossover
Venom: Let There Be Carnage lacks bite. Image: Sony Pictures Entertainment
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Venom: Let There Be Carnage is another missed opportunity for a superhero-horror crossover

Dolly Parton, Dave Grohl and Billie Piper feature in Letter To My Younger Self paperback
The Letter To My Younger Self paperback edition is out now.
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Dolly Parton, Dave Grohl and Billie Piper feature in Letter To My Younger Self paperback

Fab films: The best documentaries about The Beatles
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Fab films: The best documentaries about The Beatles

Billy Bragg: 'There’s nothing worse than giving in to your own cynicism'
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Billy Bragg: 'There’s nothing worse than giving in to your own cynicism'

Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds reveals the music that saved his life
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Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds reveals the music that saved his life

Top 5 books about the Windrush Generation, chosen by author Paul Mendez
22nd June 1948: The ex-troopship 'Empire Windrush' arriving at Tilbury Docks from Jamaica, with 482 Jamaicans on board, emigrating to Britain. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
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Top 5 books about the Windrush Generation, chosen by author Paul Mendez

Exclusive: David Lloyd's unseen drafts of iconic V for Vendetta mask
Artist David Lloyd. stands in front of the V for Vendetta masks he originally designed which became an emblem for the Occupy movement.
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Exclusive: David Lloyd's unseen drafts of iconic V for Vendetta mask

Top 5 books for children, chosen by Matt Lucas
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Top 5 books for children, chosen by Matt Lucas

Checkout 19 by Claire-Louise Bennett: 'Unlike anything you've read before'
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Checkout 19 by Claire-Louise Bennett: 'Unlike anything you've read before'

Dinner Party: A Tragedy by Sarah Gilmartin: 'A compulsive narrative drive'
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Dinner Party: A Tragedy by Sarah Gilmartin: 'A compulsive narrative drive'

Author Tash Aw: 'So many of us have multiple identities'
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Author Tash Aw: 'So many of us have multiple identities'

Roger Taylor on Elvis, Freddie Mercury's belief in Queen and his weekend with Bowie
Queen drummer Roger Taylor. Image: Xavier Vila
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Roger Taylor on Elvis, Freddie Mercury's belief in Queen and his weekend with Bowie

The best under-the-radar films to see at this year's London Film Festival
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The best under-the-radar films to see at this year's London Film Festival

Read this exclusive poem about homelessness by Ian McMillan
Tents in Butler Place in London, ont far from the houses of parliament
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Read this exclusive poem about homelessness by Ian McMillan

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You know that unmistakeable James Bond film look? Here's how it's created
James Bond (Daniel Craig) looks out on the water surrounding his Jamaican home in No Time To Die. Image: Nicola Dove / © 2021 Danjao, LLC and MGM
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You know that unmistakeable James Bond film look? Here's how it's created

The real Q: James Bond special effects guru reveals the secrets to 007's stunts
Chris Corbould on the set of No Time To Die. Image: Jasin Boland © 2021 DANJAQ, LLC and MGM
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The real Q: James Bond special effects guru reveals the secrets to 007's stunts

Roger Taylor: ‘I just wish I’d got to say goodbye to Freddie’
Queen drummer Roger Taylor. Image: Lola Leng Taylor
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Roger Taylor: ‘I just wish I’d got to say goodbye to Freddie’

Top 5 dystopian novels, featuring Isaac Asimov and Iain M Banks
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Top 5 dystopian novels, featuring Isaac Asimov and Iain M Banks

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