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ENB's Sangeun Lee and Gareth Haw: profound artistry and magic

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Dance 

The Royal Ballet's principal dancer Reece Clarke talks to Culture Whisper about his coming debut in the 'fun' role of Basilio in Carlos Acosta's Don Quixote.

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Cinema 

French director Jacques Audiard talks to Culture Whisper about his latest film Paris, 13th District with actor/musician Jehnny Beth

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Books 

Contributing editor Chinasa Chukwu speaks candidly with Otegha Uwagba about her new essay Whites: On Race and Other Falsehoods

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Cinema 

Culture Whisper chats with writer/director Helena Coan about her new documentary film Audrey, focusing on the classic Hollywood actor Audrey Hepburn

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TV 

I, Daniel Blake star Hayley Squires chats to Culture Whisper about her latest role in Adult Material, where she plays a 30-something porn star who's also mother to three children

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Lifestyle 

What’s it like to close the doors to one of London’s most prestigious cultural institutions? And what's next for our theatres, galleries, restaurants and gyms?

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Cinema 

The musician-turned-actor plays Mr Knightley in Autumn de Wilde's EMMA. Johnny Flynn tells Culture Whisper about adapting a classic, playing an exemplary man and working with romance

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Food & Drink 

He’s the pastry chef who invented the cronut, now Dominique Ansel has opened a day-to-night café and restaurant, Dominique Ansel Treehouse, in Covent Garden

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Netflix 

Actor Josh O'Connor is about to reach international fame as Prince Charles in the excellent Netflix series, The Crown. Culture Whisper chats with O'Connor about his recent success

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Gigs 

Soul and jazz sensation Natalie Williams to headline the Winter Jazz series at The Conduit

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Beauty 

Dr Paul Nassif, the surgeon and star of the Botched show, is in the UK. He talks to Culture Whisper about his new clinic, skin and treatment trends

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Beauty 

From Peckham to prime position in Hollywood, the Bafta-winning actor John Boyega talks fame and fragrance, as he becomes the latest ambassador for Jo Malone London

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Lifestyle 

Victoria actress Lily Travers discusses women’s rights, the secret to wearing a corset, her products du jour and favourite places in London with Sarah Joan Ross

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Cinema 

Fresh from the next best generational anthem, Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever tell Culture Whisper about their experience acting in Booksmart

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TV 

In a special Q&A for BBC Two's Summer of Rockets, Stephen Poliakoff describes how real-life elements formed the basis for his new and enticing cold war drama

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Beauty 

Culture Whisper chats exclusively to Huda Kattan, Instagram’s most famous beautypreneur on her favourite London addresses, female empowerment and what’s next on her beauty radar…

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Cinema 

Writer / director / comedian Simon Amstell talks to Culture Whisper about his new film Benjamin, which follows a twenty-something filmmaker who struggles with intimacy

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Cinema 

After composing the music that won last year's Oscars for La La Land, Justin Hurwitz returns on Damien Chazelle's latest film, First Man

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Visual Arts 

Contemporary art duo Gilbert & George talk Brexit, big Royal Academy plans and the core heart of their creative practice

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Lifestyle 

Jog On author Bella Mackie speaks to Culture Whisper about running, mental health and being offered a book deal out of the blue

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TV 

Cleaning Up, ITV's upcoming comedy-drama is a London-based adventure full of sadness, hilarity, and fun. Actor and singer Sheridan Smith talks to us about the series

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Cinema 

From charming Walt Disney to being taught to sing by Julie Andrews, child actress Karen Dotrice recalls her experience of playing Jane Banks in the original Mary Poppins film

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Cinema 

Writer-director Panos Cosmatos discusses his Nicolas Cage action-horror Mandy, revealing his admiration for Andrea Riseborough and the real-life origins of the 'essentially fantasy barbarian film'

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TV 

The new ITV detective series Dark Heart looks to be more violent, more intense, and much bleaker than we've seen before. Actor Charlotte Riley tells us about the series

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TV 

Initially released on the BBC and nabbed by Netflix, Wanderlust is a sad, funny meditation on human relationships. We spoke to the writer Nick Payne about the show

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Wellbeing 

The 58-year-old brand ambassador for JK7 skincare and Jaeger-LeCoultre reveals her beauty and wellness hotspots in London

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Lifestyle 

Culture Whisper speaks to Charly Cox about her journey into poetry, writing as a form of therapy and the success of her first book

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Cinema 

Iranian-American Brooklynite Desiree Akhavan is back with her passionate film The Miseducation of Cameron Post. Akhavan tells CW about teenagehood, London, and how to reckon past admiring men with power

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Lifestyle 

Culture Whisper meets the founder of Women Who, author of The Little Black Book and host of new podcast In Good Company

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Books 

Read our exclusive interview with literary legend Philippa Gregory

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Best of 

We interview Sebastián Lelio, director of Gloria and the Oscar-winning A Fantastic Woman, about his chances at the Academy Awards, his influences and city life