Getty Images(Credit: Getty Images)The six-day bank siege that inspired the controversial Stockholm Syndrome theory began on 23 August 1973. In 1980, a BBC documentary featured two pioneering New York police negotiators who had built their careers on the lessons they...
Penguin Random House(Credit: Penguin Random House)From the follow-up to Colm Tóibín's beloved Brooklyn and Miranda July's "mid-life coming-of-age tale" to a "quirky time-travel romance", here are our picks for the recently published books you should pack in your late-summer getaway...
Private CollectionBanksy, Crude Oil Jerry, 2003 (Credit: Private Collection)As a string of new Banksy artworks spring up around London, an expert reveals the clues that unlock his art historical genius.Is Banksy a great artist? When a series of stencilled animals,...
DisneySince the first two films in the 1980s, the sci-fi horror series has been a very mixed bag. But this latest gets back to basics, and makes for a superbly scary monster movie.There have already been eight Alien films, including...
Courtesy of Sally and Ralph Tawil/ Yoshitomo Nara FoundationHow Japan's "most famous" artist, and others, are subverting the country's famous cute "kawaii" aesthetic to question the world we live in.More than a millennium ago, the Japanese empress Fujiwara no Teishi...
Alamy(Credit: Alamy)As the heat rises during the summer months, so too can the emotional temperature – something many celebrated film-makers have captured with their depictions of intense seasonal flings.Most of us know what it is to have a summer fling;...
Getty ImagesRenowned as the "master of suspense", in 1964 Alfred Hitchcock told the BBC why it was his skill at playing with the audience's emotions and expectations that kept them glued to the screen."I believe in putting the horror in...
APAs the 2024 Paris Olympics draws to a close, the BBC rounds up some of the most stunning photos captured from the Games – and reveals their similarities to historic works of art.The ancient Olympic Games were already a quarter...
Sony(Credit: Sony)The new Blake Lively movie about a romance that turns abusive is adapted from the bestseller by New Adult phenomenon Colleen Hoover. Will it be as popular – and as divisive – as the novel?Warning: This article contains references...
AlamyIs a slower, more mindful pace of life the answer to stress – or is it just another unachievable, privileged lifestyle brag? Meet the author who battled burnout with "a year of nothing".How does the idea of doing nothing for...
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