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Charlotte Higgins

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It wasn’t exactly The Devil Wears Prada, but my time working at Vogue in the 90s was preposterous fun

It wasn’t exactly The Devil Wears Prada, but my time working at Vogue in the 90s was preposterous fun

I didn’t think The Devil Wears Prada 2 would make me cry, but it did. All the fashiony high camp, all the sharp one-liners of the first movie (“By...

yesterday 10

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Charlotte Higgins

Vaughan Tomlinson on wisdom being passed down through the generations – cartoon

09.05.2026 10

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Charlotte Higgins

At the Venice Biennale I saw anger at Russia and Israel – and its leadership pretending everything was fine

At the Venice Biennale I saw anger at Russia and Israel – and its leadership pretending everything was fine

On Tuesday, the Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale was full of activity. Several pallets, piled high with cases of prosecco and a few boxes of...

09.05.2026 10

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Charlotte Higgins

The National Year of Reading celebrates the ‘joy’ of books. But let’s not forget they can also be deeply troubling, too

It is the UK’s National Year of Reading. Specifically, this government-led scheme is about “reading for pleasure” and “the joy of reading”....

28.02.2026 10

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Charlotte Higgins

The Trump-Kennedy Center is another front in the battle for the soul of America

19.01.2026 40

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Charlotte Higgins

Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center should serve as a warning to UK arts institutions

15.12.2025 50

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Charlotte Higgins

A prophetic 1933 novel has found a surprising second life – it holds lessons for us all

18.10.2025 250

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Charlotte Higgins

As Trump rewrites even America’s history, institutions have two choices – submit or find ways to resist

31.03.2025 20

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Charlotte Higgins

Trump is trying to crush the arts – and he’s starting with the Kennedy Center

20.03.2025 20

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Charlotte Higgins