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Aliens, artists and Abscam: Amy Adams’ 20 best performances – ranked! | Film

20. Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)After paying her dues in dinner theatre, Adams made a promising big-screen debut as delightfully dimwitted Leslie Miller, just...

TV tonight: how Brief Encounter became the most romantic film of all time | Television

Classic Movies: The Story of Brief Encounter8pm, Sky ArtsA new series of Ian Nathan’s engaging film histories begins with David Lean’s masterpiece. It...

Young lovers making out in Pisa – Sherrie Nickol’s best photograph | Art and design

I always take my camera when I go to a new place. I observe how people relate to each other – whether alone...

Irvine Welsh’s Crime series two review – as dark and twisted as Luther | Irvine Welsh

Many elements of Irvine Welsh’s Crime are extremely old school. Its fashionably tailored lead, Ray Lennox, is a grizzled detective with substance abuse...

Techno godfather Juan Atkins: ‘There were 5,000 white kids going crazy to my music’ | Electronic music

When Juan Atkins is walking through Berlin airport, he’ll often spot someone out of the corner of his eye, approaching cautiously before plucking...

Smashing idea: how East Germany invented ‘unbreakable’ drinking glasses | Art and design

The glass is narrow at the bottom but bulges out a third of the way to the top. As with the classic British...

‘I went straight to whisky at 14’: David Ireland on tackling booze and porn addiction on stage | David Ireland

David Ireland is a worried man. The Northern Irish playwright’s darkly comic, deeply political works about the Troubles have prompted trigger warnings and...

TV tonight: watch amazing and terrible dates in action | Television

First Dates10pm, Channel 4The funny, sweet and occasionally toe-curling dating show is back, with Fred Sirieix welcoming a varied bunch to his restaurant....

My weeks of reading hornily: steamy book sales have doubled – and I soon found out why | Romance books

I spent a fortnight reading nothing but smut and I don’t need to give you a reason. But since there is one, here...

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