All the world's a stage
Andrew Lloyd Webber at 70: how a ruthless perfectionist became Mr Musical
Michael Billington on how Lord Lloyd-Webber took the British musical and turned a cottage industry into a global phenomenon – despite the curious British belief that anything truly popular can’t really be any good
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Pemberley pride
Glory days: Chatsworth renewed – in pictures
Chatsworth House in Derbyshire has undergone its biggest restoration in 200 years. An exhibition, Chatsworth Renewed, will highlight its makeover, from rebuilding turrets to conservation of artworks
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With friends like these …
Facebook gave data about 57bn friendships to academic
Revealed: how the social network provided the dataset of “every friendship formed in 2011 in every country in the world at the national aggregate level” to Aleksandr Kogan’s University of Cambridge laboratory
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Mo’ money mo’ problems
Why expensive TV shows don’t always add up
Amazon is banking everything on its forthcoming Lord of the Rings TV show, but history shows throwing money at a TV turkey can’t make it fly
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The pregnant man
The story of one man’s pregnancy
Pregnancy is increasingly common among trans men. For Jason Barker, who has made a film about the experience, it changed his life
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Slam dunk sister
How a 98-year-old nun became the hottest property in basketball
Sister Jean is the 98-year-old chaplain for Loyola-Chicago’s college basketball team. She goes beyond offering spiritual guidance, giving inspirational speeches and emailing the players with postgame analysis
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Raising a monobrow
Totally Mexico: how fashion stole Frida Kahlo
Eighty-one years after her first Vogue appearance – and 64 years after her death – Frida Kahlo is this year’s It girl. Jess Cartner-Morley on the second coming of Frida
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Boots on the ground
Six of Britain’s best ‘spring heartland’ walks
Spring is a mighty metamorphosis that would turn any caterpillar green with envy, says nature writer Matthew Oates. Get out there!
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Royal icing
Easter baking recipes from Claire Ptak
Seasonal favourites, from marshmallows to Nigerian dough balls, from the Violet Baker founder who will make Harry and Meghan’s wedding cake. Ovens ready!
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