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2025’s most notable new albums
The Week Recommends These were some of the finest releases of the past year
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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The 8 best zombie movies of all time
The Week Recommends The undead have been rising and terrorizing audiences since the Cold War
By David Faris Last updated
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Oscars jump to YouTube after decades at ABC
Speed Read The awards show will be broadcast worldwide on YouTube starting in 2029
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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A Christmas Carol (or two)
The Week Recommends These are the most delightful retellings of the Dickens classic from around the country
By The Week UK Published
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Turner Prize 2025: ‘artistic excellence’ or ‘cultural nonsense’?
Talking Point Work by the four artists nominated for this year’s award is on display at Bradford’s Cartwright Hall
By The Week UK Published
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Man vs Baby: Rowan Atkinson stars in an accidental adoption comedy
Talking Point Sequel to Man vs Bee is ‘nauseatingly schmaltzy’
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Goodbye June: Kate Winslet’s directorial debut feels like a ‘John Lewis Christmas TV ad’
Talking Point Helen Mirren stars as the terminally ill English matriarch in this sentimental festive heartwarmer
By The Week UK Published
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Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo: ‘funny, profound, must-see theatre’
The Week Recommends Rajiv Joseph’s ‘engrossing’ tragi-comedy about the absurdities of war
By The Week UK Published
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How weight-loss jabs are changing the way we eat
In The Spotlight Anti-obesity drugs have been a boon for Babybel but are supermarkets ready for a slimmed-down Christmas?
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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‘Capitalism: A Global History’ by Sven Beckert and ‘American Canto’ by Olivia Nuzzi
Feature A consummate history of capitalism and a memoir from the journalist who fell in love with RFK Jr.
By The Week US Published
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Animal Farm: has Andy Serkis made a pig’s ear of Orwell?
Talking Point Animated adaptation of classic dystopian novella is light on political allegory and heavy on lowbrow gags
By Helen Brown, The Week UK Published
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The Salt Path Scandal: an ‘excellent’ documentary
The Week Recommends Sky film dives back into the literary controversy and reveals a ‘wealth of new details’
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published
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Frank Gehry: the architect who made buildings flow like water
Feature The revered building master died at the age of 96
By The Week US Published
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Son arrested over killing of Rob and Michele Reiner
Speed Read Nick, the 32-year-old son of Hollywood director Rob Reiner, has been booked for the murder of his parents
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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