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In the shadow of the bomb, two men fought to create the smallest swimsuit in the world

Watching Adolescence took me back 30 years to a school killing in Philadelphia – and the same old questions about boys and rage

Uberto Pasolini’s new film adaptation of the Odyssey is a psychological exploration of trauma in a world where the gods are absent

The TV series is back with an opening episode on the corrosive power of technology firms. Can we do anything about it? Or will they inevitably get us all?

The Oscar-winning director of The Artist returns with a fairytale rooted in horror

Everyone has a take on the Netflix drama about a teenage murderer – and it tends to suit their own prejudices

In Ireland, generally, they do not mess about with the meat. Sausages are sausages, for the most part: simple cylinders of seasoned pork

Our speech is a living, breathing thing, influenced entirely not just by who we are but also by who we talk to

While English does not use the vocative case, many other languages do

Provence conjures up images of lavender fields and honey-coloured villages… but the reality of the périphérique is somewhat different

Using artificial intelligence to generate images that mimic artworks robs humanity of one of the most meaningful experiences of all

From Titus Andronicus to Goldfinger and Dolores Umbridge, the deranged president resembles a rogue’s gallery of literary characters - and none of them are heroes

In Georgia, the 8,000-year-old tradition of winemaking is seen as a gift – and act of defiance

Directed by Darren Thornton and co-written by his brother Colin, Four Mothers is more ambitious than a gentle drama

Should political leaders really base their world view on television shows they’ve streamed after work?

In common with so many of the great pioneers, the inventor could add to his own gifts the blessing of a truly formidable spouse

The wine world is reeling from fraud scandals in which bulk Spanish plonk is being passed off as everything from champagne to prized vintages

Set in a future where the government decides who gets to have children, The Assessment is a personal triumph for film-maker Fleur Fortuné

The acclaimed artist takes Florence in her first institutional solo show in Italy

Just because a phrase is relatively recent doesn’t mean it doesn’t have a long or distinguished history

A new exhibition at the University of East Anglia celebrates the art of keeping your head above water

Whatever you do, don’t give in to the idea that we are all doomed. It only makes it all much worse

The comic dilemmas in The Studio are a joy to watch and class of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's writing style

The food trend of the moment is better than you’d think – and a gateway drug to better Middle Eastern food

He was one half of Milli Vanilli. So was he a failure, a fraud – or an extraordinary success?

The country has long had strong political and cultural ties with France, which are reflected in the language

From where authors stayed to where they set their novels, a selection of reading rooms for travelling bookworms

Donald Trump could learn a lot about climate change from our feathered friends

The Royal Academy celebrates 10 Brazilian artists hugely influenced by Europe

Lasagne is now taking its turn in an ongoing churn where chefs and restaurateurs fall back on a proponent of certainty