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24 May 2013 Last updated at 00:55 ET

Redford impresses Cannes critics

Robert Redford receives a standing ovation for his performance in his survival-at-sea epic All Is Lost at a Cannes Film Festival screening.

US President Barack Obama honours "living legend" Carole King as he presents her with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows, one of Constable's "most important paintings", is bought by the Tate for a "bargain" £23.1m.

Record price for Harry Potter book

A rare first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone with annotations and drawings by JK Rowling sells for a record £150,000.
Ai Weiwei song rages against state
Matilda tops US Drama Desk awards

Fast and Furious beats Great Gatsby

Action sequel Fast & Furious 6 races ahead of Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby in this week's UK and Ireland box office chart.
Star Trek tops US box office
Russian cult film director dies

Bowie bassist Bolder dies aged 62

Trevor Bolder, the bassist in David Bowie's legendary 1970s backing band Spiders From Mars, dies from cancer at the age of 62.
Streisand to receive honorary PhD
French composer Dutilleux dies at 97

The X Factor reveal judges for 2013

It is confirmed that Sharon Osbourne will return as a judge in 2013, alongside Gary Barlow, Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walsh.
Eric and Ernie's writer Braben dies
Ang Lee 'pulls out' of TV project

Machiavellian mob

10 truly devious characters from TV and film
24-hour Palais people

Who queues for hours to Cannes film screenings?
Page turner

Getting ready for bookless libraries
From Tardis to Broadway

Arthur Darvill on starring in hit Broadway musical Once
Too famous to see?

Will Gompertz on the problem of 'iconic' art
Stand up for the UK

Why foreign comics love the British comedy business
Kermode Uncut

Who is the best super anti-hero ever?