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Long before debates over ‘wokeness’, Epicurus built a philosophy that welcomed slaves, women and outsiders

If you peruse the philosophy section of your local bookshop, you’ll probably find a number of books on Stoicism – an ancient philosophy enjoying a renaissance today. But where are the Epicureans?

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Sarah Snook 'saw a ghost at haunted theatre'

'Succession' star Sarah Snook has revealed she had a spooky encounter at a theatre in London which has a reputation for being haunted.

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One Woman Show

In 'The Picture of Dorian Gray,' the actress plays over two dozen gender-bending characters; scenic and costume designer Marg Horwell shares how her looks come to life.

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Heading to Dublin for St Patrick's Day? The best places to eat, drink and stay

Grab a pint at Toner’s, enjoy St Patrick’s Day events at the Storehouse and sing along to Irish folk at O’Donoghues. Maddy Mussen has your guide to spending time in Ireland’s largest city

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Queer theatre in the 19th century was a place of codes, cross-dressing and blackmail

In today’s theatre industry, you don’t have to look far to find queer representation. Although the theatre has long been seen as an accepting place for LGBTQ+ people, in the 19th century, examples of queer lives from the stage profession are difficult to find.

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Flounced dresses and laced boots fill McQueen’s Dickens-coded Paris show

Waists, heels and lace take centre-stage in Seán McGirr’s ‘modern dandy’ collection, as hourglass tailoring returns

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It’s With Love, Meghan – not just a TV show but a landmark piece of art. And not in a good way

A whole political and cultural era is passing, and who better than the Duchess of Sussex as a symbol of all we have left behind, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Josh Barrie On the Sauce at The Room Where It Happens: No one could be Les Misérables here

Soho in its actuality is a warm and tender embrace, says Josh Barrie

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Trolling feels like a new phenomenon. But it existed long before the internet

Trolling on the internet looks and feels like a new phenomenon. Abuse can rain down on a target instantly and from everywhere, in quantities never before seen. But as David Rudrum’s engaging book on the history of trolling shows, the desire to hurt or distract another with words goes back…

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£3million Oscar Wilde-linked mansion mysteriously burns down after huge drugs bust

Exclusive: The grade II-listed eight-bedroom house went up in flames months after police busted a gang using it to grow cannabis. Alexander Butler reports

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Where tourists seldom tread, part 15: three more UK towns with unsung stories

Our tour of unheralded towns continues with Black Country legends in Dudley, Renaissance-style architecture in Enniskillen and Middlesbrough, birthplace of the Sydney Harbour Bridge

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Air traffic control to Sir Keir: turbulence ahead

There’s no point trying to make plans around the whims of Trump. The PM instead needs to turn to Europe

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Orgies, vampires and jewel-laden tortoises: it’s time we buried the myths of decadence in art

Is western civilisation being destroyed by its own decadence? Was the Roman empire? And does a preference for Lord of the Rings over The Matrix indicate that we are all doomed? Our critic tries to sift fact from fiction …

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Charles Kay obituary

Stalwart supporting actor who appeared at the RSC and the National, and on TV in I, Claudius and Fortunes of War

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Stephen Fry ‘startled and enchanted’ with knighthood in New Year Honours

He has been recognised for services to mental health awareness, the environment and to charity.

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Australia on stage: the best theatre, musicals, dance and opera of 2024

Guardian Australia critics pick out the best live stage experiences of the year

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Oscar Wilde was vibing before the Beach Boys

Letters: The notion of ‘vibes’ may originate in The Importance of Being Earnest, says Richard Haslam

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The Invention of Love review – Simon Russell Beale yearns from the underworld

The quicksilver actor is a vocal glory as the poet and classicist AE Housman looking back at his younger, tormented self in Tom Stoppard’s play

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The week in theatre: Ballet Shoes; The Importance of Being Earnest; The Devil Wears Prada; The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary – review

At the National, Noel Streatfeild’s classic flies while Oscar Wilde’s wit is gorgeously unleashed. Elsewhere, a slavishly faithful take on The Devil Wears Prada and a bijou Flaubert caper

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Dame Edna Everage spectacles among items in Barry Humphries auction

Christie’s will auction Barry Humphries: The Personal Collection in London on February 13 next year.

Evening Standard

Nicholas Cullinan's guide to London: Korean fried chicken, karaoke and The River Café

The British Museum boss on his favourite karaoke spot, nights out with Courtney Love and the Miuccia Prada line he lives by

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Five ways to predict the future from around the world – from spider divination to bibliomancy

Some questions are hard to answer and always have been. Does my beloved love me back? Should my country go to war? Who stole my goats?

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The Importance of Being Earnest at the National Theatre review: Ncuti Gatwa stars in a fizzing production

4/5 Expect Bridgerton-style colourblind casting and sexual fluidity in this radical reinvention of a 19th-century classic

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The Importance of Being Earnest review – Ncuti Gatwa leads a Wilde party of irresistible anarchic charm

Gatwa’s Algernon brings delightful mischief to a high-camp production pointing up the classic Victorian comedy’s subversive queerness

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30 Wildest Comebacks That People Have Heard Or Come Up With

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