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    Blur on 35 years as Britpop kings — ‘The less we do, the bigger we get’
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    Blur on 35 years as Britpop kings — ‘The less we do, the bigger we get’

    It’s a moment that comes out of nowhere and slaps you in the face. A few minutes into Blur: To the End , the raw new documentary about the band’s stirring...

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    Blur on 35 years as Britpop kings — ‘The less we do, the bigger we get’
    VIDEO
    INTERVIEW
    Blur on 35 years as Britpop kings — ‘The less we do, the bigger we get’

    It’s a moment that comes out of nowhere and slaps you in the face. A few minutes into Blur: To the End , the raw new documentary about the band’s stirring...

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    How artists made sport sexy in the last Paris Olympics

    In the great wrestling match between the hearties and the arties, it can sometimes feel as if the triumph of the former is a foregone conclusion. The sporty...

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    REVIEW | POLITICS
    Britain’s failed state. Can Labour fix it?

    When the coalition government took over in 2010, Sam Freedman was employed as a special adviser in the education department alongside Dominic Cummings. The...

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    Great films to watch at home — from Top Gun: Maverick to Titanic
    Great films to watch at home — from Top Gun: Maverick to Titanic

    There’s never been a better time to be an armchair cinema fan with more ways to watch movies across TV channels, streaming services and digital downloads than...

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    Tired of Fleabag-style comedy dramas that aren’t funny? Try this
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    HUGO RIFKIND
    Tired of Fleabag-style comedy dramas that aren’t funny? Try this

    Consider a social history viewed through the dominant form of TV comedy. Since the dawn of time (the 1950s) the pendulum has swung. Sometimes it’s the age of...

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    Great films to watch at home — from Top Gun: Maverick to Titanic
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    Berwyn and more — the best albums of the year so far
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    Great films to watch at home — from Top Gun: Maverick to Titanic
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    Great films to watch at home — from Top Gun: Maverick to Titanic
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    Help! I’ve got a ticket to my dream gig — and it clashes with the Euros final
    Help! I’ve got a ticket to my dream gig — and it clashes with the Euros final
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    Help! I’ve got a ticket to my dream gig — and it clashes with the Euros final
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    British voices crying out after 28 weeks without a No 1 song
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    ‘Divas are always on duty. We’re not allowed to be human’
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    ‘Divas are always on duty. We’re not allowed to be human’
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    Britain’s failed state. Can Labour fix it?
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    The Wasp Factory at 40: it’s lost none of its sting
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    Spongers and nepo babies — how the first Brits hustled into India
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    Meet Billy Childish: artist, musician, self-obsessive and Tracey Emin’s ex
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