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Apocalypse Now was the one truly great Vietnam movie epic - but however mad was, it could have been a whole lot madder

A politician my age is actually being taken seriously, and potentially welcomed into a position of power

The Australian football manager's name tells of his family’s history of relocating

Her autobiography shows that the western queen of the far right is almost impossible to pin down

Bergman and Hartung kept their art separate, but couldn’t stay apart in life

According to a recent ranking, Cala Goloritzé in Sardinia beat beach locations in Greece, the Seychelles, Mexico and the Maldives for the title

Miffy is Dick Bruna’s most famous creation, selling over 85 million books. But the beloved bunny is only a small part of the story

American journalist John Cassidy explains why those who despise this unstable system seem doomed to failure

It seems that, in the quantum world, making a measurement doesn’t tell us how things are but actually determines how they are: it creates our observable reality

Very few people have ever been famous the way Armstrong was. He released music almost every year from 1923 to 1970, selling four million records

At Glastonbury, the punk-rap duo played to one crowd – and their critics followed by playing to another

A new book of Polish short stories reveals the inventive mischievousness of the nation’s writers

The Handmaid’s Tale star Samira Wiley offers a haunting portrait of dignified pain

A new series about the Mitford sisters gains extra poignancy in an era when extremist politics again divides families

A new list from the New York Times gives an insight into what actors and directors watch. But here is a personal choice

Joseph Kosinski’s F1 is a throwback to the age of the summer blockbuster in which (literally, in this case) the film was a vehicle for a true star

A by-numbers musical lacks heart and humour - but tourists will love it

Claret really is an English word, not French. The best French translation of English claret is probably vin rouge de Bordeaux.

It’s hard to convey just how big a deal Dunlop was to his fans, and to the people of his homeland. His modesty elevated the level of affection tenfold

Donald Trump’s claim to have taken nuclear arms out of Iran’s hands is probably little more than bravado

The concept was developed by feminist thinkers in the 1970s. Finally, two female artists have come along to blow it to pieces

The place where Goethe’s antihero sold his soul has embraced the maxim: ‘When the legend becomes fact, print the legend’

Tracey Emin fails to inspire but there are saving graces at this year’s Summer Exhibition

The Arles photographic fair is now probably the best in the world – the town’s provincial roots are a long way behind it

Sequels were once considered hack work. Can cinema go back to doing what it does best?

Digging into the detail and data to separate the noise from the news

With drive-thru wine outlets on the rise, the French love of wine is coming face to face with their almost equally passionate disdain for le fast food

Director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland triumphantly reanimate their dormant franchise

The documentarian returns with Shifty, another gorgeous fever dream of jaw-dropping clips and head-scratching claims

The book accolade turns 30 this year and I have it to thank for many of the incredible women - and novels - in my life