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Husband and wife in a state of crisis.

How well do you know the person lying next to you in bed?

“Strangers”, a new memoir, taps into a trend of documenting worst-case marital scenarios

Helena Bonham Carter in Agatha Christie's Seven Dials.

The secret to Agatha Christie’s success

Fifty years after her death, Christie remains the bestselling novelist ever


The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts  has added President Donald J. Trump's name to the building

Back Story

Are artists right to boycott the “Trump-Kennedy centre”?

The row illuminates the role of art in divisive times


What to watch this weekend

The titles on this list explore violence, from the perspectives of both villain and victim

The lessons of the terrorist violence of the 1970s

A new book offers an engrossing chronicle of a tumultuous period

Do self-congratulating celebrities need more plaudits?

The Golden Globes honour podcasts where stars praise each other