Tag: Culture
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50 free things to do in London: part one – central
With certain London attractions charging over £100 for a family of four, a day out in the city can be depressingly expensive. But it needn’t be. Follow our guide to brilliant things to do for free, and have a top day out without spending a small fortune. Here is our first instalment of world-class museums,…
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Three Colours trilogy: Decoding the blue, white and red
Krzysztof Kieslowski’s 1990s trilogy had a touch of dinner party trendiness on release, but the colours stay fast today
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Stuart Evers’ top 10 homes in literature
From Miss Havisham’s decaying domicile to Jekyll and Hyde’s shared space, fictional homes are as varied as their inhabitants
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Queen Victoria’s private beach on Isle of Wight opens to the public
Visitors will be able to visit the beach at the former monarch’s seaside estate, Osborne House, for the first time
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How Brooklyn became a writers’ mecca
Martin Amis at the coffee shop, Paul Auster in the park… New York’s newly gentrified neighbourhood is now full of novelists
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How the Vollard Suite draws us into the dark mind of Picasso
Picasso’s phantasmagorical etchings from the 1930s, which go on display at the British Museum next week, delve into the deepest, darkest corners of the artist’s psyche