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EXPLAINED: Carine de medici - The Real Truth

Dior SS23: Y2K meets renaissance with cargos, corsets and hoop skirts

The brand put on a noughties-inflected Baroque ball in the Tuileries Garden

Evening Standard

Was Catherine de’ Medici misunderstood?

The real-life monarch was no doubt powerful, which may have contributed to her portrayal as a dangerous virago

Salon

The week in TV: The Great British Bake Off; the death of Queen Elizabeth II; Frozen Planet II; The Serpent Queen

Mini sponges provide solace in the most momentous of weeks, while David Attenborough and nature’s melting wonders prove equally precious

The Guardian - UK

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Who was Catherine de' Medici? The Serpent Queen gives us a clever, powerful and dangerous woman

In the last week, I’ve been contacted by several friends and colleagues telling me if you type #catherinedemedici in Twitter, a snake emoji automatically appears. Designed to sync with The Serpent Queen, the serpent now appears even with hashtags made in tweets years ago.

The Conversation

"Serpent Queen" is a wicked good time

Samantha Morton's take on Catherine de Medici doesn't forget to have fun with the cruel reality of being a royal

Salon

The Serpent Queen review – Samantha Morton is perfectly cast in this darkly satirical period drama

The actor shines in an irreverent, foul-mouthed historical series about one of the most powerful and vilified women of the 16th century. More of her please!

The Guardian - UK

American Gigolo to Heartbreak High: the seven best shows to stream this week

Jon Bernthal leads the reboot of the movie that made Richard Gere’s name, while the Australian 90s teen classic is back … with even more sex

The Guardian - UK

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‘Intelligent women are dangerous, no?’ Samantha Morton on sexism, success and survival

Taken into care, abused, objectified: the actor had a traumatic start to life – and her career. Why does she feel such a strong connection to her new TV role: privileged, notorious Catherine de Medici?

The Guardian - UK

TV Tinsel: Marlyne Barrett never thought she'd be a nurse, but that was before 'Chicago Med'

Actress Marlyne Barrett, who plays the charge nurse on “Chicago Med,” violates the old joke about not being a doctor but playing one on TV.

Tribune News Service

New this week: John Legend, 'Serpent Queen' and 'Pinocchio'

This week’s new entertainment releases include fresh music from John Legend and Kane Brown, Samantha Morton stars as the 16th-century queen Catherine de Medici in an edgy Starz series and a race between two upcoming “Pinocchio” films begins with Robert Zemeckis’ adaptation

The Independent UK

Paris commemorates St Bartholomew massacre, 450 years later

Paris has decided to make more visible its commemoration of the St Bartholomew massacre of Protestants 450 years ago on 24 August 1572, by renaming a park in the city centre.

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