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It won the Mercury prize and sold grime to a new generation – most of all, the rapper’s debut album made British music cool again
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He has starred in The Wire and sung with the Stones. As Clarke Peters returns to crooning, he talks about hating pop, playing pimps and making his first recording – at the age of four
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Musician posts YouTube message urging Obama to release Manning, who is serving a prison sentence for leaking state secrets, before President-elect Trump takes office
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The current US climate has led to a racially charged and overtly political range of artworks on display at this year’s show
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We asked you to share your art on the theme of North Sea. Adrian Locke, senior curator at the Royal Academy of Arts, has selected his favourites
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It was Liberace’s favorite LP and gained a cult following, but the collection of love songs was released at a time when those behind it had to stay in the shadows
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The singer opened up on a surprise visit to a centre for homeless LGBT youth in New York, saying kindness from friends and family had ‘saved her life’
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Trans: A Memoir’s author recalls the struggle to write about her transgender experience in a wider context and avoid producing a ‘long-suffering romantic narrative’
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the big picture
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Czech photographer Pavel Baňka conjures a world of enigmatic beauty with his lustrous portraits and geometric arrangements
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The latest stage production of the 90s romantic thriller offers up skillful interpretations of Whitney Houston songs and a pleasingly playful tone
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Jagger, Richards and co reconnect with their youth on this joyful collection of blues covers
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pictures & video
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Blood drips from a crucifix, Nazis are on the rise and it looks like Optimus Prime is dead. But wait – DUGGA DUGGA DUGGA – Mark Wahlberg has a really cool big gun
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The black and white cut has been described by its director, George Miller, as ‘the best version of the movie’
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The Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world, including ice skaters in the Netherlands and fighting Siberian tigers
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The witches are Colombian, Banquo’s Ghost appears in Mexico and Macbeth’s castle is Croatian in this crowd-sourced version of Shakespeare’s tragedy, performed by schoolchildren from around the world
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Artists have painted murals on 16 buildings as part of Dubai Street Museum, an initiative promoting the city’s visual arts and cultural heritage
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As the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper celebrates its 225th birthday, we bring you a selection of its award-winning photojournalism – from the 1950s to the present
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