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2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (1002+ words) In 1882, Francisco de Paula del Villar began work on the Bas'lica de la Sagrada Fam'lia in Barcelona. A year later, having only completed the crypt, he resigned and was replaced with Antoni Gaud'. He had radical new plans. For the…...

4+ week, 16+ hour ago  (531+ words) Nowhere else in the world would you find yourself earnestly talking geopolitics on a street corner with the star of Drag Race UK, Tia Kofi. Welcome to Eurovision 2026. We're in Vienna, Austria - home to cultural icons schnitzel and 2014 Eurovision winner…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (456+ words) Imagine a dead or alive fantasy dinner party with William Shakespeare, Bertolt Brecht, Mark Gatiss and the band Placebo. It's not a fever dream, but a moment where cultural worlds collide at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon. Brecht's The…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (485+ words) When I was living in London 25 years ago and just starting my career as a journalist, I remember being glued to the screen one rainy evening in my small flat, watching fearless reporters in the most extraordinary (and frankly, dangerous)…...