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The public can choose to forget, to preserve the comforting fiction their favourite heartthrob is a ‘good man’.
Angelina Jolie gives an inspired performance as opera singer Maria Callas, who suffered from an inflammatory condition called dermatomyositis.
The producers are recasting the show as a documentary. The original version would have done more harm than good for the causes being showcased, two scholars argue.
Scientists explain why commercial gene testing should be used with caution.
Why this art form is rather more than just biff, bang pow.
As foreign Islamic State fighters return home, there needs to be proper prosecution of sexual violence in armed conflict.
First They Killed My Father works hard to achieve authenticity in a genre that is as old as cinema itself.
What if you could take a simple test to reveal your individual risk of developing a range of cancers and hundreds of other diseases?
Jolie Pitt has announced more surgery, this time to mitigate her risk of developing ovarian cancer. But this should ideally not have the same “Jolie effect” as her last operation.
Genetic testing for cancer will become more common and risk reducing surgery is one way to cut the risk.
An important shift has taken place in our awareness of sexual violence. The Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, co-chaired by foreign secretary William Hague and Angelina Jolie, the UN’s…
The Global Summit To End Sexual Violence in Conflict is underway in London. It is an extraordinary manifestation of UK soft power, the influence of global social movements, celebrity diplomacy and digital…
Angelina Jolie’s preventative mastectomy did no more than raise awareness of breast cancer and it did not translate into…
Angelina Jolie’s recent announcement about her double mastectomy likely caused many women to think about their own chance of developing breast cancer. But before you rush off to have a bunch of possibly…
Angelina Jolie has attracted much attention for revealing her recent experience of a double mastectomy. But her personal attractiveness draws attention to a neglected aspect of cancer treatment and survival…
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