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Photography

For All Mankind: vintage Nasa photographs, 1964-1983

In pictures: Vintage photographs from Nasa document the golden age of space exploration
- Darren Almond's full-moon landscapes
- A rabbit in Nelson Mandela's ear and other artistic insults
Film

Sundance film festival 2014: day five's highlights

Video: Xan Brooks and Henry Barnes review some of the key films from the 2014 Sundance film festival, including The Battered Bastards of Baseball, The Trip to Italy and God Help the Girl

Art and design

Why there's nothing racist about the 'racist chair'

Jonathan Jones on art: Bjarne Melgaard's black woman in the shape of a chair – as seen in the now-notorious photoshoot of Dasha Zhukova – has been totally misunderstood
Film

Tarantino shelves western The Hateful Eight after script leak

News: 'Very depressed' director alleges agent of Michael Madsen or Bruce Dern may have been responsible for script ending up online
Television

Sherlock 'will continue until Benedict gets too famous'

Blog: Star and producer of Sherlock reveal their plans for the future of the show, the role of Mary, and whether Sherlock really kissed Moriarty
Books

Honouring Baghdad's devastated bookselling district

News: Hundreds of writers and artists prepare tributes to Iraq's historic books hub, Al-Mutanabbi Street, hit by car bomb in 2007

Lenny Henry urges broadcasters to employ more black and Asian people

22 Jan 2014: Comedian says urgent action is needed to reverse fall in number of minority ethnic people in creative industries
Christie's toasts record-breaking year

22 Jan 2014: South Kensington-based auctioneer said it is experiencing a 'surge in interest' from across the globe as sales rose 16% in 2013
Hanif Kureishi's archive acquired by British Library

22 Jan 2014: Documents include diaries author wrote as a teenager as well as drafts of past work and forthcoming novel
Bob Dylan's 30th anniversary concert gets its first release

22 Jan 2014:
Bob Dylan – The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration – Deluxe Edition includes performances from Lou Reed, Neil Young, Tom Petty, George Harrison and Johnny Cash plus unseen rehearsal footage and new interviews

Chris Pine: 'Jack Ryan could be your accountant'

22 Jan 2014:
Chris Pine is not keen on flag-waving patriotism, so his fresh take on Hollywood's favourite all-American CIA man is to make him an everyday hero, he tells Emine Saner
Red alert: the trouble with wearing scarlet clothes

22 Jan 2014:
Invisible Woman: Red dresses are a classic look, but I prefer to play it safe and confine crimson to my lipstick, nail polish and accessories
Have you been watching ... The Bridge?

22 Jan 2014:
Stuart Jeffries: Once again, the Scandinavians have dished up a lesson in how to do a great cop show, and Saga Norén is proving worthy of a place in the pantheon of small-screen detectives
Vadim Repin, violinist – portrait of the artist

22 Jan 2014:
Violinist Vadim Repin talks about giving his first concert aged nine, how special things happen on stage – and why he's promiscuous with his artistic affections
RashDash: punking feminist theatre

22 Jan 2014: RashDash are the punk princesses of late-night theatre. As their new show opens, they tell Maddy Costa why they're putting the 'feral' into fairytale

- Superheroes a 'cultural catastrophe', says comics guru Alan Moore
  
  Watchmen author tells interviewer that they have become a dangerous distraction, and that he plans to withdraw from public life

One of the best documentaries I have seen in a long time. I do wish the film had gone into greater detail about the history and motivations of the Muslim Brotherhood. e into greater detail about the history and motivations of the Muslim Brotherhood. While I am not very sympathetic to their cause, it would have been nice to see what made the ordinary members of the organization "tick," so to speak.
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commenting on The Square: an Egyptian Oscar nominee that won't be shown in Egypt

Film blog

Hans Zimmer's five best movie music moments

22 Jan 2014:
From 12 Years a Slave to the Dark Knight trilogy, Zimmer has composed some memorable movie music. We pick a selection of his finest moments
Music blog

Neil Young: 'Record! The red button's not that scary'

22 Jan 2014:
Rock's great maverick reveals his recording ethos at an LA awards ceremony – read the full transcript here
Film blog

Guardian Film Awards: longlist focus - best actor

22 Jan 2014:
Last week we launched the inaugural Guardian Film Awards. This week, we take a closer look at the longlist in each category. Today: the best actor nominees
Film blog

Clip joint: Greatest character introductions

22 Jan 2014: Five of the most memorable entrances from notable film characters. Who else belongs on the list?