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Other lives: English lecturer who was a prolific author and editor of books on writers and their literature

These brilliant closing lines will stay with you long after you put the book down

When they weren’t having screaming rows, the members of this overlooked 1930s collective changed the course of cultural history. Why isn’t it better known?

For their summer 2024 menswear collections, not one but two French designers have sought inspiration in literature. Louis-Gabriel Nouchi turned to Christopher Isherwood's "A Single Man", while Jeanne Friot dived into "The Little Mermaid", both books that explore the complexities and the often-repressed desires of the queer community. We also…

If ever there were a crystallisation of the word ‘camp’ the annual Song Contest would triumphantly be it. Paul Flynn unpacks this dazzling display of pop music

A new exhibition lets us see the Yorkshire artist’s greatest hits – and overlooked rarities – through new eyes. Photographer Justin Sutcliffe went behind the scenes

This adaptation of Christopher Isherwood’s novel about a gay man grieving the loss of his lover lacks the depth of Tom Ford’s movie version

In the 1970s, many critics and filmgoers had given up on the movie musical. While the mid-60s had seen the phenomenal successes of The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins and My Fair Lady, most subsequent attempts to adapt hit Broadway shows or develop new film musicals did not make back…