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The Odeon of Death takes a look at the week's events through the medium of cinema.

Hardeep Singh Kohli kicks off his new column on culture and cuisine with a dish that tells a transatlantic story.

Chris Sullivan gives his take on the controversial new film starring Joaquin Phoenix and compares its dystopian vision with 1970s New York and the UK today.

Chris Sullivan reviews the film Judy and considers how the star became a victim of her own fame.

In the latest in his series exploring how to experience travelling as an antidote to your mood, Kyle Taylor gives his take on Miami.

Hardeep Matharu explores a new National Trust project designed to shed light on the colonial roots of country houses and the need for a more honest, less mythical discussion of Britain's past.

John Mitchinson on why we should cut the pub garden pest some slack.

Emma Burnell discovers many wider echoes in the dramatisation of tensions between Ukrainians and Poles.

The Odeon of Death takes a look at the week's events through the medium of cinema.

Professor Brian Cathcart reviews former prime minister David Cameron's autobiography and the crucial omissions about phone hacking and the Leveson Inquiry.

CJ Werleman is in danger of burning his 'Rattle and Hum' Tour T-Shirt after the Irish band's recent announcement that its recent tour will end in Modi's India.

Otto English laments how the culture war that began with the EU Referendum has now polarised and enveloped every aspect of our national debate online.

(n.) someone who treats the law with contempt; someone who deliberately flouts rules that are difficult to enforce