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Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Lingua FrancaRachelle Hruska McPherson, founder of cult brand Lingua Franca, talks about sloganeering and "luxury activism".You may have spotted the sweaters around. Snug and slightly fuzzy to the touch, the cashmere crewnecks come in leather-book-cover shades like...

Alamy(Credit: Alamy)To mark the 50th anniversary of the erotic French film that made soft porn mainstream cinema, it's had a 21st Century reboot – but will it match the success of the original?A new version of Emmanuelle, this time in...

Getty ImagesThe news that Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi are starring in Emerald Fennell's take on Emily Brontë's romance has caused a storm – no surprise in an age of increased casting scrutiny.Catherine is a teenager who lives on a...

Netflix(Credit: Netflix)From an adaptation of Jilly Cooper's sex-and-scandal-filled novel to a superhero movie-making satire and the return of Netflix's gripping political drama.Snowed-In Productions(Credit: Snowed-In Productions)1. Joan Sophie Turner, still best known as Sansa Stark on Game of Thrones, stars as the...

Alamy(Credit: Alamy)When The Shawshank Redemption came out 30 years ago this week, it seemed to have all the ingredients of a box-office smash.After all, it was based on a novella by one of the world's best-selling authors, Stephen King, so...

Paul KoudounarisA new photography book explores the practice of memorialising beloved beasts, from a performing elephant in Las Vegas to service animals and the world's most loyal sheepdog.The first time Paul Koudounaris visited Pet Haven Cemetery and Crematory in Gardena,...

AlamyFirst broadcast 30 years ago this week, the hugely popular show Friends became much more than a sitcom – it brought a new way of living into the mainstream.Barely three minutes into the pilot episode of Friends (The One Where...

Mubi(Credit: Mubi)No one who watches this twisted Demi Moore film about a special anti-ageing treatment will forget it. But is it a feminist masterpiece or shallow, misogynistic and exploitative?In The Substance, the much-discussed, opulently stylised and lavishly gory gonzo horror...

Getty Images(Credit: Getty Images)She was one of the world's biggest pop stars – but her new album has been plagued by controversy and failed singles. Here's why she's stumbled – and what it says about music today.The comeback has a...

Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty Images(Credit: Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty Images)As fashion month continues, the trailblazing supermodel talks 90s nostalgia, career gambles, and embracing getting older.It's hard to picture Cindy Crawford being scared. The supermodel's signature gaze is pretty fearless, after...