France has always been proud of its "cultural exception" policies (l'exception culturelle), which ensure strong public support for the arts sector. But even this sacrosanct concept is being swept ...

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The shock moment Phillip Schofield accused Gino D'Acampo of going 'too far' with a lewd joke has resurfaced as the chef faces allegations of sexually inappropriate and intimidating behaviour. In ...

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Coltrane, a jazz virtuoso who devoted much of her life to a spiritual journey, is a beacon for today’s artists. An exhibition at the Hammer Museum shows why. By Siddhartha Mitter A jury found ...

For the first time in recent history, the percentage of top-grossing films featuring female protagonists equaled the percentage of films with male protagonists, according to a pair of annual ...

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