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Is Bridgerton the closest thing to X-rated costume drama? Of corset is!
This week, Victoria has been watching Netflix's lusty period drama series
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After Covid, Britain’s cinemas are preparing to enter a brave new world
Hollywood has hung onto the theatrical window far too long – but it seems as though the pandemic is about to smash it for good
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The record Botticelli sale shows the super-rich are as superficial as ever
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I despise musicals, and I’m sick of fans telling me I’m wrong
No matter how front-and-centre the BBC puts their musicals coverage this week, our comedy and poetry critic is adamant – it’s a hard ‘no’
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Is Bridgerton the closest thing to X-rated costume drama? Of corset is!
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Andrea Riseborough: 'In British style, I walked on broken legs for two days saying, "I'm fine!"'
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How Robert Maxwell became 'the crook of the century'
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Trump kept bookshops afloat – but who has the guts to publish his memoir?
His presidency was hugely profitable for booksellers. But would the liberal publishing industry ever allow another Trump book into print?
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Game of Thrones is a gateway to medieval writing – and shows how we’re shaped by our past
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‘Unword of the year’: is this German prize stifling Covid dissent or saving free speech?
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