The story of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood group of 19th century British painters is to be made into a TV drama, the BBC announces.

Darius Danesh gets an ovation on the opening night of Gone With The Wind, but reviews are mixed.

A Brazilian judge orders a samba group taking part in the Rio carnival to remove a float depicting the Holocaust.

An anti-porn law may be the first step in implementing Sharia law in Indonesia, say women's rights campaigners.

Pole dancing is now promoted as a legitimate form of exercise, but is it really just about keeping fit?

Pope Benedict XVI's first encyclical, "God is Love", attracts widespread comment - and very mixed views - in Thursday's papers.

A German Protestant youth group creates a 2006 calendar illustrated with erotic scenes from the Bible.

Singer Rick James died of a heart attack that may have been induced by nine drugs in his system, a coroner says.

Alfonso Cuaron, director of Y Tu Mama Tambien, steps up to direct the third Harry Potter film.

When John Lydon first swore on TV, viewers were outraged - one even kicked his set in. Today, the ex-punk's primetime rant garnered comparatively few complaints. Has swearing lost its power to shock?

Kylie Minogue says she is "horrified" by the amount of sex portrayed in the music world and pop culture.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Pre-Raphaelite show at the Royal Academy offers a vital insight into Victorian art.

Dame Elizabeth Taylor cuts short an appearance at Cannes on Wednesday after looking tired.

A sex education expert says school children should watch sex videos and have lessons on how to be considerate lovers.

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Speakers at a conference on sexuality in the Middle East contrast the religious-based laws of the Arab world with their citizens' sex lives.

A lavish dramatisation of the French novel Madame Bovary is set to cause a stir with its explicit sex scenes.

Damian Hirst was in short trousers when the outrageous art duo Gilbert and George got together. So why don't they have his fame and fortune?

Depeche Mode's double CD greatest hits collection spans 11 years of singles from the mid 80s to the late 90s.