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Welsh rock cockroaches channel ABBA and Echo & the Bunnymen on their 14th album
Hoosiers: True story of underdog basketball team still charms
Sincere storytelling paired Gene Hackman and Dennis Hopper at height of their powers
The age-old ‘Ugly American’ trope, after decades, has reappeared
Covid-19 failure has reignited hostilities towards stereotypically loud US tourists
Bob Dylan: where to start in his back catalogue
The album to listen to first, three to check out next and a song of 12 dreamlike verses
Normal People: Even Vanity Fair loves Marianne’s lockdown fringe
The character’s hair is bang on trend. Just ask Claudia Winkleman and Alexa Chung
Ian O’Riordan: Photo-finish in the race for best ever running film
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Brad Pitt and the god-bod prob: Stop drooling and give him another Oscar
The star’s looks make us dismiss his talent. After his Bafta, he deserves the Academy Award
Marilyn Monroe’s dress, pill bottles and bra to be auctioned by Athlone man in LA
Julien’s Auctions, headed by Martin Nolan, is selling a selection of the star’s belongings
Making Montgomery Clift: truth behind gay self-loathing myth
Nephew mines family archives to debunk myth that has defined star’s legacy
Lucas Hedges: ‘Saoirse Ronan was the most beautiful person I had ever seen on film’
Rising star on fast track to unavoidability could not turn down chance to work with Lady Bird actor
Neck trouble, philosophy and defiance: A literary guide to middle age
Our middle years have had a makeover thanks to some excellent recent literature
Robert de Niro: I felt I had to make the ‘F**k Trump’ speech
Interview: The once reticent star on becoming one of Donald Trump’s most vocal critics
Fear of hair loss used to consume me. Now I don’t think it needs curing
Conor Pope: Shaving my head allowed me to tackle one of aging's obvious signs
Joe O’Connor: Bob Dylan the punk and me
Discovering Dylan about the same time I discovered punk felt right. He’s like punk’s secret grandfather
Manic Street Preachers: ‘We want to outdo ourselves and people’s expectations’
Singer-guitarist James Dean Bradfield on the Welsh band’s new album ‘Resistance Is Futile’, their favourite Irish venues, and why they are thrilled to be supporting Guns N’ Roses
Top of the Pops was the perfect pop show: its return should be a triumph
The BBC is to launch a new Top of the Pops-style show. Here’s why the original was more than just a music programme
David Keenan: 'Music and words are my safety rope'
Musician speaks about honesty and singing in his own voice on the Róisín Meets podcast
So 4.2 million people can’t get enough of Brooklyn Beckham. It takes all sorts . . .
Do you care what Brooklyn Beckham says or does? You soon will if the marketing works and the celebrity-sucking media have our way
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Culture Shock: Dennis Hopper’s American freak scene
An exhibition of the actor’s photographs shows the United States growing up
Argentina teeters on brink with hedge fund creditors
In the wake of a bond rally, the markets may be downplaying danger of a default
A letter to the new students of Ireland
We know you’re not great with money, so we are writing to you with some tips to help you keep within a budget
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Don’t be afraid to double down on denim fashion but keep it fun and casual
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