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Robert Altman’s Popeye was a disaster – until it wasn’t

The days when one man could ban plays might have ended in 1968 – but now redaction is rife

Everywhere you turn, people are handing you a drink. In your 20s, it can be quite fun. But as the years drag on, the problems start

His film has put The Odyssey on the bestseller list – yet a third of adults in the UK say that they have already given up on books

Fifty years ago, a riot made the front pages – but violence, racism and political hysteria couldn’t stop the party

The algorithm thinks I’m a London Muslim with a New York flat who wants to try mushroom beer at a running rave

New recruiting processes are sidelining accomplished women at what should be the very peak of their careers

Emmy Rossum and Lola Petticrew shine in a show that's far deeper than a standard cat-and-mouse cop drama

A photographer who survived Greece’s deadliest blaze has turned her trauma into testimony against neglect and cover-ups

It’s now impossible to tell whether an online image, or video, or person is machine-created. The big tech companies don’t seem to care

It used to be that online sex work was safer than the in-person kind. But not any more

The far right trillionaire reckons his AI can do better than Christopher Nolan. It can’t

The painter-turned-director’s In the Hand of Dante has divided critics. Luckily, he thinks it’s a masterpiece

He was a playboy who rubbed shoulders with Warhol and Jagger – and a photographer who captured big beasts driven to the brink

We used to love high-speed trains – before cowardice and waste took over

Made from shells in northern Australia and taken to Manchester, they’re now on show in Venice

New DNA evidence cannot settle the centuries-old debate – in fact it adds another twist to one of history’s greatest mysteries

The bandleader was drifting on a long US tour until he met an activist who redefined his purpose

Sometimes, new words are created when speakers swap sounds around in old ones

The self-employed now have to report to HMRC each quarter. It’s time-consuming, expensive and hopeless

The De Hogeweyk project offers a normal life for elderly sufferers. But sceptics call it a dystopian Truman Show

China has built a bridge across a gorge that’s twice the height of the Eiffel Tower. It’s staggering and has become a tourist attraction – but they’ll build a taller one soon

Maupertuis developed a fundamental theory of nature, became a star, but then died forgotten and in shame. Where did it all go wrong?

Rants, spoilers, lazy lists like this one - the internet has wrecked film writing and infected other parts of the trade, too

Ruth Madeley is excellent in a sharp drama of faith, prophecy, and corruption

Sequels for The Devil Wears Prada, Practical Magic, The Princess Diaries and Romy & Michele show the industry waking up to the idea that women go to films too

It’s not the crimes themselves - it’s a way to confront the possibility that it could happen to us

The ‘laureate of ordinary people’ has informed the new PM’s concern for the ignored

The World Cup just about survived them - but could FIFA's boss really end up in charge of NATO?

Unwanted guests, bossy mums and women on the edge make Fruit Gathering, The Guest, Olivia and A Happy Family worth your money