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The 1928 song that is one the world’s first gay anthems

Getty ImagesCited as one of the first representations of black queer popular culture, Ma Rainey's sensational Prove It on Me Blues is a landmark song that had a profound and lasting effect.One night in 1925, a party in a Chicago...

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Nine of the best TV shows to watch this July

Ana Blumenkron/ Netflix(Credit: Ana Blumenkron/ Netflix)From Lena Dunham's new Netflix rom-com, set in London, to the return of Michael C Hall's murderous Dexter and a stunning new wildlife series.Greg Gayne/ Amazon Prime Video(Credit: Greg Gayne/ Amazon Prime Video)1. Ballard Long-running series...

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The 12 best books of 2025 so far

Rebecca Laurence and Lindsay BakerBloomsbury, Knopf, Penguin Random HouseFrom multigenerational family sagas to speculative dystopias – the very best fiction of the year so far.Riverhead Books, Penguin Random HouseDream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieMore than 10 years have passed since...

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