Arts
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Kimmel on Trump v Amazon: 'He's jealous because Jeff Bezos is actually a billionaire'Comics discussed Trump’s attacks on Amazon and his statement about the state of US-Russia relations -
How British film-makers are capturing AmericaAndrew Haigh’s Lean on Pete is the latest in an increasing line of films from British directors finding new ways to reflect life in the US
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Stranger Things creators accused of stealing plot of Netflix seriesDirector Charlie Kessler claims in a plagiarism lawsuit that the Duffer Brothers lifted elements from his 2012 short film in developing the smash-hit series -
Explorer could be played by a woman, Steven Spielberg suggestsDirector says that the character should take a ‘a different form’ when Harrison Ford retires from the role -
Fleetwood Mac re-enter US charts thanks to Twitter postA humorous tweet featuring the band’s enduring hit Dreams sent it into the Top 20 of Billboard’s Hot Rock Songs chart
The Start
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A new podcast about artistic beginnings, as told by great artists of our timeListen to episodeThe Start with
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People
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TV's Wonder Woman Lynda Carter honoured with Hollywood starThe actor who played the superhero for television in the 1970s was honoured in a ceremony attended by Wonder Woman movie director Patty Jenkins -
I want to make the skyThe Japanese architect designs buildings that float or are almost invisible – but now his fairytale visions are becoming a reality -
The big picture
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From Fife to Fitzrovia: portraits by Niall McDiarmidNiall McDiarmid has spent seven years travelling the length and breadth of the UK photographing people he crosses paths with. Town to Town, his new book, features more than 60 portraits of inhabitants of some of the 200 towns he’s visited
Reviews
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Lean on Pete – Andrew Haigh's equine epic is as comforting as a country balladThis adaptation of Willy Vlautin’s novel about lost souls saddled with a fading racehorse gets lost out on the range – but you end up rooting for it -
The Last OG – Jordan Peele's gentrification sitcom coasts on charmCo-created by the Oscar-winning writer-director of Get Out, the often inspired show has Tracy Morgan returning to a gentrified Brooklyn intent on winning back his ex -
Pictures & video
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Mexico City's gay subway – in picturesDavid Graham had heard that gay men in Mexico City used the underground as a cruising labyrinth – and its ground zero was the legendary ‘last car’. Could it be true?
John Prine 'Things were going so good, I was afraid to screw it up with a new record'