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The recently awarded Booker Prize is a very far cry from the early days of the competition.

Russian rap no longer acts purely as social commentary, but reflects a money-obsessed society in turmoil.

A new exhibition of portrait paintings at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam shows how Renaissance artists captured their subjects almost as clearly as we can on our phones today.

The Bayern Munich star is seldom a disappointment. Has he now broken this track record?

The case of an Italian Cambridge graduate who was murdered in Egypt has attracted the attention of Amnesty International. But protests to keep Giulio Regeni’s death in the public eye were kick-started in earnest by a little-known team made up of refugees and prisoners.

Cinema audiences, used to sweet romantic movies and unchallenging fare, were in for a shock in late 1971 when a raft of violent and controversial films hit British screens

As the UK marks its annual Remembrance period, HUGH KAYE reports on the homosexual servicemen who fought in the First World War. Many never returned, and their stories have remained largely untold.

Before he got to Hollywood the filmmaker worked as a journalist in his native Europe. A new book tries to draw the links between his two careers.

WILL SELF on the latest production of the James Bond franchise.

She was the most Weimar of the Weimar figures, with scandal following her wherever she went.

The struggles, and triumphs, of British Sign Language.

Dino Kelly, who plays Mili, is a name worth remembering as TIM WALKER predicts he's set for stardom.

It may be a homage to life on the set of Jaws, but the absence of a shark means the production lacks bite.

A new French drama leaves audiences pondering punishment, the fallibility of man and how these two ideas relate to each other.

Chedid, known by his rocker alter ego -M- is part of a French musical dynasty that shows no signs of stopping.

Retired from comics and fired up after Brexit, the great Alan Moore returns with a film he’s finally happy with... possibly because it’s set in his Northampton home town.

At its 19th century peak, spiritualism had eight million followers in Europe and the USA. The movement might not have stood the test of time, but the art it produced will.

WILL SELF on the culture of public dissent.

PETER BARRON on his visit to Spain’s largest livestock fair, now in its 568th year.

The "Swedish Nightingale" soared to fame, burned brightly, but then burned out retiring in her early thirties.

Food writer JOSH BARRIE brings readers a taste of Andalusia.

For political reasons, Moldovan and Romanian were considered separate languages. In fact, they are largely identical

The cast in this production of the Grenfell Inquiry know this theatre is more important than them - this is why it is so powerful.

The production makes for pointless and boring watching for audiences.

Julian Nagelsmann has been managing the team from his kitchen, but Bayern Munich's spirits won't be dimmed.

The promise of a fresh start, followed by a stunning burst of creativity – and then the full stop of his final act.

The nation's musical genius and talent's extends beyond ABBA, as one rock band proves.

With cases like Emily Ratajkowski's, two lines of enquiry are usually made. Both of which miss the point.

Every week throughout Black History Month this October, The New European is celebrating those who have broken hard ground in the ongoing journey towards a prejudice-free society.

WILL SELF on the James Bond actor's comments on his fondness of gay bars

Food writer JOSH BARRIE brings readers a sweet treat from Italy, to be enjoyed at any time

PETER TRUDGILL on a coastline and a corner of Colombia that seems forever English-speaking