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Morrissey: still got it after all?

Alex Needham: A new US concert film, Morrissey 25: Live, celebrates 25 years of solo work from the former Smiths frontman. But can it bring back alienated fans like me?
Art and design

Holy smoke! Take the Catholic church gay art tour

Jonathan Jones: Following the Pope's recent statements about homosexuality, the time is right for the Catholic church to take pride in its gay artists

Film

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty: trailer exclusive

Video: Take a first exclusive look at Ben Stiller's upcoming version of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Books

Stephen King's Misery: his greatest thriller?

Blogpost: This story of imprisonment by a demented fan is atypical for King – and utterly brilliant
Music

The Civil Wars – exclusive album stream

Audio: After 'internal discord', a second LP from country duo The Civil Wars seemed unlikely. But here it is
Comedy

David Brent: the world tour

News: Ricky Gervais asks Twitter followers to suggest venues for Brent character's 'first world tour', after alleged album bidding war

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Bruce Willis on Red 2: 'I like being awkward on film' – video

Bruce Willis and co-star Mary-Louise Parker talk to Andrew Pulver about Red 2, the follow-up to their action comedy about a gang of veteran elite operatives

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Guardian Books podcast: Zadie Smith on NW

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Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2013 shortlist - in pictures

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Hollywood studios owed millions by China

31 Jul 2013:
Ben Child: In a row over tax with Chinese film distributors, US studios including Warner Bros, Sony and Paramount remain unpaid
Eddie Murphy to return in Beverly Hills Cop 4

30 Jul 2013:
Actor to reprise role of wisecracking Axel Foley for fourth movie, which comes after plans for TV spinoff were cancelled
Lance Armstrong biopic: Ben Foster on the bike?

30 Jul 2013:
Stephen Frears's forthcoming film about infamous cyclist could cast Alphadog's Ben Foster in title role
Angelina Jolie tops Forbes list of highest-paid female actors with $30m

30 Jul 2013: Ben Child: Louis Vuitton contract and $15m for Disney's upcoming Sleeping Beauty pushes Jolie ahead of Kristen Stewart and Sandra Bullock
Weinsteins to work with Disney on Artemis Fowl film

30 Jul 2013: Ben Child: Brothers Bob and Harvey are to collaborate once more with Disney, with whom they had an acrimonious falling out in 2004
Cameron Mackinstosh loses $2.9m lawsuit after courier falls on wet floor

30 Jul 2013:
FedEx deliveryman who was left disabled after slipping in theatre producer's Manhattan office sues successfully for damages
Katy Perry announces new album, Prism, on side of golden lorry

30 Jul 2013:
Singer says LA sightings of truck advertising fourth album, out in October, is 'just the first stop on the map'

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Joyce DiDonato, singer – portrait of the artist

31 Jul 2013:
'A director once said I didn't have much talent. That sort of thing gets me fired up'
Night riders: aboard the Paddington-Penzance sleeper train

31 Jul 2013:
Once people take the 'Night Riviera' between London and Cornwall, they tend to fall in love with the sleeper train – one of the reasons Emily Barr set her latest novel aboard it
Pawws (No 1,564)

31 Jul 2013:
Lovely high-voiced laptop pop from a flute-playing sidekick of Kele Okereke - the squeak shall inherit the earth
Gustave le Gray's The Great Wave – a picture from the past

31 Jul 2013: Picture
Le Gray's contemporaries in the mid-19th century were stunned by his seascapes, which they considered to be masterpieces
Alive and kicking: the changing view of older people on the silver screen

30 Jul 2013: The number of films dealing with age is rising as older people take up more of the cinema-going audience
Six self-publishing surprises

30 Jul 2013: The most exciting writing in this area goes beyond conventional publishing into exciting new realms. Here's a few of my discoveries
Have You Been Watching ... Orange is the New Black?

30 Jul 2013:
This dark comedy-drama about a privileged white woman going to prison is funny and fresh with a sharp script – it's ticking all the right boxes so far

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  Tweeter immediately apologises after Cambridge professor outs him for calling her 'a filthy old slut'

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  In early 1960s London, Martin Lynch-Gibbon heads home to his mature and beautiful wife after an afternoon frolicking with his young and delectable mistress. While he beams with the smug satisfaction of a man having two cakes and eating them both, his wife tells him she's leaving him for her lover, instantly upending his perfect, convenient equilibrium
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Music blog

A to Z of Wagner: L is for Lohengrin

31 Jul 2013:
Lohengrin, the key opera in Wagner's transition from romantic composer to creator of vast music dramas, is radiant, lyrical and moving
Theatre blog with Lyn Gardner

Why we need to invest in theatre, not just buildings

31 Jul 2013:
Lyn Gardner: A new report says small London theatres face tough times. It has good ideas, but doesn't go far enough in looking to the future
Film blog

Hollywood studios owed millions by China

31 Jul 2013:
Ben Child: In a row over tax with Chinese film distributors, US studios including Warner Bros, Sony and Paramount remain unpaid
Film blog

Cine-files: Abbeygate Picturehouse

31 Jul 2013:
A recently regenerated art house cinema tucked away in the heart of Bury St Edmunds
Film blog

Charlie Says: the movie?

30 Jul 2013:
Open thread: What public service announcements would you like to see developed into full-length movies?

Live opera from Glyndebourne

Watch Hippolyte et Aricie on demand

Did you miss our live stream of Rameau's opera? You can watch the stunning Glyndebourne production again, here, available until 31 August
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Match & Fuse Festival – review

31 Jul 2013:
This ambitious festival mixing British, French, Norwegian and Italian acts was a rich and heartening smorgasbord of talent, writes John Lewis
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Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping – review

31 Jul 2013:
It may be imperfect as art, but as activism, this show's honesty, passion and lack of cynicism is inspiring, says Brian Logan
Theatre 1hr 5min ago

All Saints – review

31 Jul 2013:
The Church of England on stage is something of a rarity, and Nicola Baldwin's lively comedy does her subject justice, says Michael Billington

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The Guardian Collection presents a curated series of on-demand iconic prints from the Guardian's extensive archive with work from celebrated photographers including Tom Jenkins and Christopher Thomond

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Arts head: Jez Bond, artistic director, Park Theatre

London's newest theatre head on throwing a good hard hat party, getting donors' hands dirty and other fundraising secrets
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