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23 October 2019

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, an exhibition of art and design inspired by Jonathan Crary’s 2013 book about modern sleeplessness, explores our increasingly regulated and sleep-deprived way of life. From 31 October at London’s Somerset House.

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(MIT Press) tells the curious and frustrating story of Peter van de Kamp, the visionary astronomer who was first to claim he had detected planets orbiting a star other than our sun, and reveals why he was wrong.

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, a sequel to Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining (both films being based on books by Stephen King), stars Ewan McGregor as a man coming to terms with a terrifying telepathic gift. In UK cinemas from 31 October, if you dare.

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