Stephen Campbell’s book reminds us of the lies and self-congratulations we employ to create useful history, making historical ...

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A Wirral-born author is gearing up for the release of new book about Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton. Phil Woods' latest work The Racing Biography of Lewis Hamilton will be published on Monday ...

In this nostalgic and fascinating book, Julie Satow, author of The Plaza, writes about the golden age of three now-vanished ...

Today's filmmakers pick the best animated movies of the 1960s, including The Jungle Book and Yellow Submarine.

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The artist, Nat Tate, was celebrated at a party at Jeff Koons’ New York studio, hosted by David Bowie. But Tate was a fictional character who had been invented by William Boyd to expose the ...