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• French actor strips at 'French Oscars' in protest at closure of theatres and cinemas

  13-03-2021 13:46
  
  Corinne Masiero criticises coronavirus strategy with words ‘no culture no future’ on her chestA French actor stripped naked on stage during a scaled-back César Awards ceremony in Paris to protest against the government’s closure of theatres and cinemas during the coronavirus pandemic.Corinne Masiero had “no culture no future” written on her chest and “give us art back Jean” on her back, in a message to Prime Minister Jean Castex. Continue reading.
  
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• Actor strips at 'French Oscars' in protest at closure of theatres and cinemas

  13-03-2021 13:46
  
  Corinne Masiero criticises coronavirus strategy with words ‘no culture no future’ on her chest Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage A French actor stripped naked on stage during a scaled-back César Awards ceremony in Paris to protest against the government’s closure of theatres and cinemas during the coronavirus pandemic.Corinne Masiero had “no culture no future” written on her chest and “give us art back Jean” on her
  
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• The Flight Attendant: Kaley Cuoco finally escapes the Big Bang Theory nerds

  13-03-2021 12:00
  
  The new US comedy has a pulpy air about it – a mystery that focuses on being funny rather than twistyA theory of mine is that, once every generation, the US is forced to produce a blockbuster sitcom that 50% of people find extremely annoying. I do not know if this is a constitutional law or an ancient curse. Anyway, watch the progression: first Friends, then How I Met Your Mother, then The Big Bang Theory. Usually, there is nothing inherently wrong with these sitcoms: they just occupy a st
  
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• The home stretch: TV, film and more for the last weeks of lockdown

  13-03-2021 09:00
  
  There’s a little while to wait before restrictions lift in the UK – here’s the best home entertainment to tide you overModern Toss on the road out of lockdown
  The One
  Available now, Netflix
  Adapted by Howard Overman from John Marr’s 2017 novel, The One is a dark sci-fi series in the vein of Black Mirror, or the French series Osmosis. Scientists discover that all humans have a gene that links them to the person they are destined to be with. If it is anything like the book,
  
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• ‘Drag was always a protest, a political statement’: RuPaul's Drag Race UK finalists open up

  13-03-2021 09:00
  
  The second season of the UK spin-off has been a huge hit. Ahead of the final, Ellie Diamond, Lawrence Chaney, Tayce and Bimini Bon Boulash spill the beansOn Thursday nights, drag queen Tayce settles in to watch RuPaul’s Drag Race UK with his housemates. “We sit around, get some food, watch the thing, then have a couple of bevs after,” he says, talking from his bedroom in London. The experience is a little different for Tayce than for most viewers; he is also one of the finalist
  
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• TV tonight: the story of Billie Holiday

  13-03-2021 07:00
  
  Billie traces writer Linda Lipnack Kuehl’s search to complete the comprehensive biography of the jazz singer. Plus: Man in Room 301 concludes. Here’s what to watch this evening Continue reading...
  
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