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<p>‘K-Pop?’: DiCaprio in his viral moment at the 2026 Golden Globes</p>
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DiCaprio’s ‘personality reveal’ wasn’t the mask-slip everybody thinks

Despite his viral moment, the star remains one of Hollywood’s most inscrutable mysteries. Who is this man, asks Louis Chilton, beyond his films and his childhood love of pasta?

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<p>Ian McKellen in Peter Jackson’s ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’</p>
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How did The Lord of the Rings end up so beloved by the right wing?

Elon Musk, JD Vance and Giorgia Meloni have all described JRR Tolkien’s fantasy novels as fundamental to their respective world views – but it’d be too easy to claim they’ve simply misunderstood the text, writes Xan Brooks
<p>Chalamet in ‘Marty Supreme’</p>
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Timothée Supreme: How Chalamet finally escaped boy-next-door purgatory

The actor’s new role as egomaniacal ping-pong prodigy Marty Mauser has seen him emerge as this awards season’s Best Actor frontrunner. It’s a watershed moment for a star whose ascendant career has not been without its teething issues, writes Xan Brooks

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