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International Booker for Lydia Davis
American writer Lydia Davis is named as winner of the Man Booker International prize for her "achievement in fiction on the world stage".
Lennon lyrics donated for tax relief
Beatles biographer Hunter Davies donates letters and lyrics by John Lennon to the British Library as part of a new tax relief scheme.
Ryan Gosling film divides critics
There are boos and walk-outs for Ryan Gosling's film Only God Forgives at Cannes, but it still earns some five-star reviews.
Also in the news
Harry Hill names X Factor musical
Streisand to receive honorary PhDCannes 2013: Reporter's Diary
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Cannes Film Festival 2013
The BBC's Kev Geoghegan wraps up his diary as the Croisette bids farewell to the world's film industry for another year
Arts & culture
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Ambassador buys top Broadway venue
Foxwoods Theatre, Broadway's biggest venue has been bought by Britain's Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG).
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Millais painting acquired by museum
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Tom Hiddleston cast as Coriolanus
Film
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Star Trek tops US box office
Star Trek Into Darkness tops the US box office chart on its debut weekend but fails to reach its $100m estimate.
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Russian cult film director dies
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The Force called to Star Wars clash
Music
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Musical world hails Wagner birthday
The musical world will come together on Wednesday to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of composer Richard Wagner with a series of programmes and events.
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BBC Young Musician launches Jazz Award
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Taylor Swift wins at Billboards
TV & radio
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Eric and Ernie's writer Braben dies
Eddie Braben, the writer behind comedy duo Morecombe and Wise, dies at 82.
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Ang Lee 'pulls out' of TV project
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Kelly Rowland joins The X Factor USA
Watch/Listen
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'I saw George Michael lying on M1' 01:46
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Film charts China's thirst for red wine03:59
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Acrobats in India and other arts stories02:45
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Mary McCartney: A life in photos03:35
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Ai Weiwei releases debut single01:35
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'Beatles, Magna Carta and Wordsworth'03:37
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Jamie: 'I pretended to be Bruno Mars'01:07
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Russia 'outrage' at Eurovision snub02:30
Features & analysis
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'Rubbish' art
Artist El Anatsui unveils latest creation at the Royal Academy
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24-hour Palais people
Who queues for hours to Cannes film screenings?
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Page turner
Getting ready for bookless libraries
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From Tardis to Broadway
Arthur Darvill on starring in hit Broadway musical Once
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Too famous to see?
Will Gompertz on the problem of 'iconic' art
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Stand up for the UK
Why foreign comics love the British comedy business
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Kermode Uncut
Who is the best super anti-hero ever?
Reveal picture
Quote of the Day
David Bowie remembers Trevor Bolder, bass player with Uriah Heep and Ziggy Stardust's Spiders From Mars“Trevor was a wonderful musician and a major inspiration... But he was foremostly a tremendous guy.”
Elsewhere on the BBC
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Day tripper
Discover three worthy jaunts from the hustle of Barcelona, Milan and Paris
Programmes
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Talking Movies
Tom Brook looks at a new documentary about British drummer Ginger Baker
The Forum
What would it take to fix the underlying flaws in our banking system?
