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AlamyThe Terminator was released 40 years ago, on 26 October 1984. James Cameron's science-fiction thriller turned its star into one of the biggest Hollywood action heroes of the 1980s and 1990s – and it was all because he chose to...

Alamy(Credit: Alamy)After the death of Liam Payne at 31, music industry figures are debating the duty of care for artists who find fame at a young age - some have suggested an all-out ban might be the solution.As tributes poured...

NetflixWhen Mats Steen died at the age of 25 in 2014 from a degenerative muscular disease, his parents, Robert and Trude Steen, were surprised to be contacted at their home in Norway by people from all over Europe, mourning his...

Inside Out(Credit: Inside Out)The pop star has returned with a bombastic new song, the first single from her upcoming sixth album, harking back to her origins. But it also chimes with the current musical landscape.As a general rule, great pop...

Focus FeaturesBased on a bestselling novel by Robert Harris, the Oscar-tipped film imagines what goes on behind the scenes of the secretive process – complete with scheming, smearing and leaking.As rival factions of cardinals manoeuvre to elect the next pope,...

BBC(Credit: BBC)Ever since his 1988 debut The Swimming-Pool Library caused a stir, Hollinghurst has captured the hedonism of affluent gay men with both candour and literary elegance."He looks battered, but is smiling, / like an old seaman, nearly at rest....

Alamy(Credit: Alamy)The Last Man on Earth is one of the earliest films in history to feature a female president of the US. It set the tone for the films and shows that came next.One hundred years ago, a woman was...

Robyn LeaWhen fashion people pour their creativity into their homes, the results can be tactile interiors that visitors may wish they could wear. "You walk into those spaces and it just blows your mind," Australian photographer, author and director Robyn...

Christie’s ImagesA new exhibition charts how Claude Monet's revolutionary, fog-shrouded visions of the Thames would "irreversibly alter how London saw itself".Some artists help us perceive the world more precisely. A rare few go further. They look beyond looking. Theirs is...

Alamy(Credit: Alamy)They emerged from 1960s Detroit with an explosive sound that paved the way for punk. As a new LP is released, those who knew them explain how they changed the shape of music forever.Detroit has a staggeringly rich history...