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How Shirley Temple saved a Hollywood studio from bankruptcy
In December 1933, five-year-old Shirley Temple signed with a nearly-bankrupt Fox Studios. In History looks back at how she revived the studio's fortunes – and became a superstar."The lesson was 'time is money', and 'it's work not play'. And I...
The blistering drama showing the US’s racist past from a new, first-person perspective
L Kasimu Harris(Credit: L Kasimu Harris)The Oscar-tipped film by RaMell Ross adapts Colson Whitehead's novel about two boys at an abusive "reform" school and shoots it from their point of view. The effect is profound.There's no film this year, perhaps...
How Shaboozey’s A Bar Song (Tipsy) became the unexpected smash hit of 2024
Getty Images(Credit: Getty Images)As Shaboozey's A Bar Song (Tipsy) becomes one of the country's most celebrated tracks in 2024, what made this tribute to good-time drinking resonate so much this year?At the dawn of 2024, not many would have predicted...
The Indigenous American supermodel on bringing change
Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty Images(Credit: Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty Images)"People are surprised at what I've said yes to": The model, activist and emerging actor talks about her childhood, her culture – and making a difference.On a gusty night in September,...
How ultra-traditional tweed found a new fanbase
Getty Images(Credit: Getty Images)Once synonymous with the aristocracy, the thoroughly British winter favourite is now in demand more than ever. It is "timeless and beyond trends – and generally self-cleaning".Do you have an item of clothing in your wardrobe that...
Timothée Chalamet is ‘brilliant and believable’ in ‘conventional’ biopic
Macall PolayDespite its "kinetic performances and irresistible music" from star Timothée Chalamet and cast, James Mangold's Dylan biopic is disappointingly unambitious.Bob Dylan is a master of self-mythologising. Decades ago he created his image as a brilliant enigma, which has made...
The 20 best films of 2024
Focus Features/ A24/ Paramount Pictures/ BBC(Credit: Focus Features/ A24/ Paramount Pictures/ BBC)BBC film critics Nicholas Barber and Caryn James pick their highlights of the year, including an erotic thriller with a twist, an intimate papal drama and the return of...
How Charles M Schulz created Charlie Brown and Snoopy
Getty ImagesCharles M Schulz drew his beloved Peanuts strip for 50 years until his announcement on 14 December 1999 that ill health was forcing him to retire. In History looks at how an unassuming cartoonist built a billion-dollar empire out...
How Taylor Swift’s Eras tour became a near-religious experience
Getty Images(Credit: Getty Images)Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, a "cultural juggernaut" remarkable for both its scale and intimacy, comes to an end this week. Along the way, it has become the most extraordinary live event of our time – and for...
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