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Best Disney+ Christmas movies and shows
Feature Disney+ Christmas classics, revealed
By Marc Chacksfield Last updated
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The 9 weirdest Christmas traditions around the world, from pooping logs to mouldy potatoes
Ho Ho Holy Moly what's going on
By Jon Mundy Published
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I'm a drinks expert staying sober this Christmas: Here's my non-alcoholic advent calendar that's also perfect for Dry January
No and low go ho ho ho
By Hermione Blandford Published
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Quality Street, ranked from worst to best
Every wrapper has a destiny
By Morgan Truder Published
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9 books that are secretly Christmas reads
It's the literary equivalent of having chicken instead of turkey
By Jon Mundy Published
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From Taskmaster specials to the Stranger Things final episode: The big festive TV Guide for Christmas 2025
The real festive magic
By Hermione Blandford Published
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The 20 best LEGO sets of all time, ever!
The very best in LEGO brick history! Pirates, castles, city sets and more. Did your favourite make the cut?
By Gerald Lynch Published
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Fashion faux-pas, fans getting married, and facing the Jungle: Jim Chapman joins us in the Pub Corner
From Youtube to your best mate
By Hermione Blandford Published
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Beyond the villain — Avatar: Fire and Ash’s Stephen Lang talks the saga’s future, and cinema’s all-time great bad guys
"The stakes have to rise in every way, the emotional stakes, the spiritual stakes, and also the physical stakes."
By Gerald Lynch Published
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Sigourney Weaver on Alien, Avatar: Fire and Ash and passing on the action hero torch
Exclusive “You look like fucking Jackie Onassis in space!”
By Gerald Lynch Published
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Colin the Caterpillar, crying on stage, and ‘Scottish ‘Nduja’: Comedian Ali Woods joins us in the Pub Corner
The reel deal
By Hermione Blandford Published
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Can you become a wine expert in 2 hours? We put a quick-fire tasting session with the pros to the test (and get 5 expert tips)
How good does a £190 wine taste, anyway?
By Andrew Williams Published
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“It’s a box of chocolates”: Comedian Munya Chawawa on why London at Christmas is unbeatable
Comedian Munya Chawawa and fashion designer Hayden Williams talk Christmas
By Britta O'Boyle Published
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9 things you didn’t know about Avatar
A bit of blue ahead of your next cinema trip for Avatar: Fire and Ash
By Jon Mundy Published
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10 new non-fiction books to super-charge your winter reading
Brain food for cold nights
By Sophie Charara Published
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The 9 best jazz clubs in London
From legends to late-night improvisers, as picked by Shortlist's readers, alongside expert Sebastian Scotney...
By Andrew Taylor-Dawson Published
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From The Running Man to A Quiet Place: These are the most iconic sci-fi movie locations you can visit in London
Most morning commutes already feel pretty otherworldly to be honest...
By Ayomikun Adekaiyero Published
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