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Books
Leïla Slimani, Marlon James and Max Porter lead the star writers appearing in the Southbank Centre Literature Festival 2019
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David and Nic Sheff are the father and son living through addiction and heartbreak in Beautiful Boy, Felix Van Groeningen's stunning feature
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Themes
Founder and Editor of Culture Whisper, Eleonore Dresch, shares the luxury brands and innovative services on her Christmas wish list
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Books
Think a book is a dull gift? You just haven't found the right title yet. Here are this year's most giftable tomes, and the people who'll really appreciate them
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The films of 2018 were bold and brilliant. Fiction is slowly starting to better reflect the mirrors we face – here's the very best films of the year
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Theatre
Zadie Smith's seminal novel White Teeth comes to life where it all began, in Kilburn
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Cinema
One of our November picks, 12 Years A Slave director Steve McQueen teams up with writer Gillian Flynn on Widows, a crime drama with an overdue feminist rage
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Lifestyle
Embrace the outdoors all year round with our guide to winter-proofing gardens, encouraging wildlife and bringing greenery inside
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Books
Travel for miles in someone else's shoes with our selection of the best new memoirs to inspire and enlighten
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Books
From a wildcard Booker winner to a mythical mystery, these are the four books to make a beeline for this month
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Shopping
Calling all inner-witches: here are the best shops in London for charms, crystals & tarots to unlock your magic potential
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Books
Banish notions of preachy self-help books and find solace in a new wave of inspiring literature - because self-improvement and learning doesn't stop with school
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Books
Fill your suitcase with the more manageable and most readable highlights from the Man Booker longlist
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Lifestyle
Immerse yourself in the golden light and gorgeous landscapes of Ibiza, Myknonos and more with this series of covetable coffee table books from Maison Assouline
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Theatre
If you only see one Shakespeare, make it this: the almighty Ian McKellen plays King Lear in Jonathan Munby's triumphant production
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Books
We’ve read our way through 2018’s new books to find those that definitely deserve some space in your suitcase (or kindle!) this summer
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Theatre
Poldark's Aidan Turner makes his West End debut as a crazed, cat-loving terrorist in Michael Grandage's revival of The Lieutenant Of Inishmore
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Art, design, music, drink and food: London's largest free weekend arts festival returns to the capital for its fifth edition
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Brace yourself for a seven hour epic as the RSC's celebrated two-part Cicero thriller transfers to London after sell-out success in Stratford
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Visual Arts
Culture Whisper rounds up the best menus to celebrate Mayfair's art extravaganza this weekend
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Cinema
To celebrate the release of Sara Driver's new Jean-Michel Basquiat documentary, we investigate how Basquiat, a self-taught outsider, became the darling of the art world establishment.
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Theatre
Lia Williams is an irresistible Miss Jean Brodie in this smart, sharp story of desperation and devotion
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Kids
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre's superlative 2015 production of Peter Pan returns for summer 2018
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Theatre
The Inheritance: West End Transfer. A generation after the AIDS crisis, Matthew Lopez’s The Inheritance provides a panoramic view of gay life in New York City
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Michael Grandage revives the play about Mark Rothko that galvanized audiences at the Donmar in 2009
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Talks
The pop-up Book Bar is hosting a series of exciting events
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Books
As days get longer, so does our reading list. These are the new books to make a beeline for this spring
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The unstoppable playwright behind Ink and Labour of Love hits the jackpot once more with this witty game-show drama
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Hold on to your sorting hats and get ready to book Harry Potter and the Cursed Child tickets on the Friday Forty deal
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Theatre
Rufus Norris' Macbeth, starring Rory Kinnear and Anne-Marie Duff loses the poetry in a hollow, overdone production
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Theatre
Doctor Foster star Suranne Jones plays a grieving mother opposite Jason Watkins as a murderer in a revival of the thrilling 1998 play
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