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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...

AlamyAlmost 55 years ago, Michael Eavis hosted the first of his legendary music festivals. In 1970, the BBC visited his Somerset dairy farm to find out what made it so unique."I think this is the quickest way of clearing my...

Courtesy of Svenskt Tenn archiveScandinavian interior style is not all about pared-back, minimalist living and functional, identikit furniture. Here’s why the century-old Svenskt Tenn idea of abundance, exuberance and "luxe cosiness" is resonating now.The stereotypical image of Swedish design is...

AlamyTwenty years ago, Ang Lee's drama about the love between two male sheep herders was finally released after a long struggle to get it made. It was a watershed moment for gay representation that balanced playing by Hollywood's rules and...

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...

Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty Images(Credit: Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty Images)Today's youth are harking back to the messy hipster aesthetic of the late 2000s and early 2010s – and at the heart of that was French designer and queen of cool,...

Miya MizunoAlex Garland and Danny Boyle have reunited for a follow-up to their 2002 classic. It has visual flair, terrifying adversaries and a scene-stealing performance from Ralph Fiennes.28 Years Later is part zombie-apocalypse horror, part medieval world-building, part sentimental family...

LionsgateAction blockbuster From the World of John Wick: Ballerina has been one of the summer's big flops so far – and its muddled title could be to blame.Last week saw the release of From the World of John Wick: Ballerina...

Apple TV+/ F1(Credit: Apple TV+/ F1)Brad Pitt plays a long-in-the-tooth former Formula One star in a "slick and shiny" new summer popcorn film from the team behind Top Gun: Maverick.Brad Pitt's character in F1, Sonny Hayes, has had a tough...

Alamy(Credit: Alamy)Back in the 1980s, Disney commissioned a sequel to The Wizard of Oz which was as scary as it was unconventional. It was a box office failure, but has since become a cult classic.The films we watch as children...