Paris Hilton,a Blur spray and Taylor Swift:Highlights from Coachella

Paris Hilton,a Blur spray and Taylor Swift:Highlights from Coachella

The iconic festival gave us the return of No Doubt,a surprise duet from Billie Eilish and Lana Del Rey and an on-stage spray courtesy of Blur frontman Damon Albarn.

  • byThomas Mitchell

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When your wife asks if her clothes look good,there’s really only one correct answer

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  • byThomas Mitchell
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Meet Australia’s biggest performing artist you’ve probably never heard of

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  • byMichael Bachelard
Michael Douglas,at 79,is done with difficult people

Michael Douglas,at 79,is done with difficult people

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  • byMichael Idato
Will any space ever mean quite as much as the teenage girl’s bedroom?

Will any space ever mean quite as much as the teenage girl’s bedroom?

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  • bySimmone Howell
Bridget Jones is back,but widowed. And with a hot new love interest

Bridget Jones is back,but widowed. And with a hot new love interest

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  • byThomas Mitchell
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Remember Seinfeld’s controversial finale? Curb Your Enthusiasm just fixed it

Remember Seinfeld’s controversial finale? Curb Your Enthusiasm just fixed it

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  • byThomas Mitchell
How a New Yorker found a way to crack Britain’s premier quiz show

How a New Yorker found a way to crack Britain’s premier quiz show

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  • byDavid Segal
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There are books and films about grief but in the end,it was up to me

Amid the bewilderment of loss,art helps us navigate a way forward.

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  • byTony Moore
Polyamory should be a gold mine for reality TV. What went wrong?
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Polyamory should be a gold mine for reality TV. What went wrong?

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  • byAriel Fowkes