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The 78-year-old singer has chosen to tell her eventful life in two parts, with the first volume of her autobiography now published. In this first installment, she reflects on her difficult childhood, her first marriage, and offers only a brief mention of her two sons, Chaz and Elijah

The cartoonist returns to his early work with ‘Bola Ocho Integral,’ the Spanish edition of ‘Eight Ball.’ He was recently in Madrid for a talk and sat down with EL PAÍS to discuss the rise of madness into the mainstream

At 30, the actress has been nominated for an Oscar four times and is in the running for a fifth. Allergic to fame and social media, she isn’t afraid to turn down big roles to give priority to projects that interest her, although her dream is to play a Bond villain

The history of Mafra Palace, the main setting for ‘Queen Margot,’ competes for sheer epic (and, at times, terror) with the bloody story that inspired the 1994 movie starring Isabelle Adjani

‘The Carpenter,’ a film about a martial arts fighter trained by the Messiah, is the latest addition to a growing trend of religious propaganda films disguised as action, horror, and thrillers

Historian Isabel Mellén suggests a reinterpretation of the graphic images that adorn the doorways and columns of the churches in northern Spain

At 75 and with a few projects in the pipeline, the actor who became famous thanks to ‘Pulp Fiction’ and has had a string of box office hits since has no plans to retire, or to stop airing his opinion on whatever subject he wants

The actor completes his eighth decade in the world as a producer of classics like ‘Pulp Fiction’, with his sense of humor intact and living a second golden age of television fame with ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’

A monumental exhibition dedicated to the avant-garde group of the 1960s is on display at the François Pinault Foundation for Contemporary Art in Paris. The radical Italian movement is setting new records in the market and conquering museums around the world 

The U.S. intellectual centralized women that had previously been marginalized. Her essay ‘Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center’ is celebrating its 40th anniversary

Farralone was the name of the legendary singer’s home. It was designed by architect William Pereira with the assistance of his then-student, Frank Gehry. The house has just gone on sale for more than $8 million

In his new book, the British historian profiles 24 of the Third Reich’s criminals, bursting the cliché of pathological monstrosity

Thirty years after the release of Neil Jordan’s film, time has been kind to a story that faced a shoot full of adversities and casting that, despite the reservations of the book’s author, ended up working

After Jimmy Kimmel – who has hosted the show four times – and comedian John Mulaney turned down the Academy’s offer, the veteran showman will take charge of a ceremony which is watched by more than 20 million viewers in the US alone 

The Mexican National College presents new findings on the 15th-century climate crisis that led to the sacrifice of 42 children in the hope of bringing rain

With Carlos Vives as Person of the Year and Juan Luis Guerra taking home Album of the Year, the awards celebrated a quarter-century of showcasing the diversity and strength of Latin music

The excavations taking place in the Roman city, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius, reflect the beauty and sophistication of the Empire, but also a world of slavery and violence. We tour this villa with Gabriel Zuchtriegel, director of the site

A new study by the University of Paris-Saclay suggests that the scene of ‘The Flood’ in the Sistine Chapel frescoes depicts a woman with signs of breast cancer

The premiere of ‘Gladiator II’ arrives on the heels of the resounding failure of ‘Joker’s’ second installment, highlighting a follow-up movie’s power to either reaffirm or destroy a cinematic classic

The actor has become a symbol of healthier masculinity following his viral appearance on ‘Chicken Shop Date’ and an emotionally vulnerable conversation with Elmo

These projects were set to become blockbusters, but at the last minute, the lead actor backed out. The result? Some films failed miserably, others succeeded beyond expectations, and some never even made it to the cinema

Germany’s most influential feminist sees the self-determination of gender as a madness stemming from a capitalist system in which everything can be bought

Comic icons are in the hands of creative teams set on reimaging their basic biographies in the hunt for new readers who could be intimidated by complex backstories. Can they make the shift without altering their key essence?

The Manchester group was hailed in the late 1980s as the iconic British band for a disenchanted generation. When they released their second album 30 years ago, everything fell apart