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Covered by The Guardian – Culture, Variety. One man’s irresponsible drilling causes a global crisis in Iñárritu’s exasperatingly laborious, self-congratulatory film A new movie from the Oscar-winning Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu is always an…
Over five years, Hubbard photographed her mother at home as her memory declined – even persuading her to make nude body prints. What does her mum think of the wrenchingly beautiful images? At the peak of the Covid-19…
Covered by Variety, The Guardian – Culture. On Monday night’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart gave audiences a comedic rundown of the recent developments in the relationship between Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping following Trump’s hosting…
From a pharoah’s pouting and almost kissable lips to a Mussolini with a hole in the head, a new exhibition is exploring how some ancient fragments speak more profoundly than fully intact treasures The nose of Cleopatra…
In 1971, self-appointed mayor Hondo Crouch turned the Texan town into a rural respite for country stars. Soon it was immortalised in chart-topping songs – and became a symbol of a simpler American life In the summer of…
Playing 19 characters in 100 minutes, the Tony award winner takes the temperature of the nation in America, Who Hurt You? “We’re in a timeline that even Margaret Atwood, George Orwell or Octavia Butler would be like,…
As a new book on the Paisley Park polymath is released, author John McKie explains why Prince’s 1987 album is the ultimate showcase of his genius By the early 1980s, Prince had cemented his place as a pop heavyweight…
A journalist charts a quarter century of geopolitical hubris and economic overreach Like many Britons born in the 1980s, the journalist and Guardian columnist Owen Jones came of age with Tony Blair’s platitudes ringing…
Japan once had a reputation for statement architecture – yet many buildings have been torn down since 2000. A new book reminds us of their futuristic beauty Continue reading...
The star of Heated Rivalry does his best in this in this human-trafficking yarn, which gets progressively ickier and more exploitative Sketchy in every sense of the word, this sci-fi thriller is set in the…
Covered by Variety, The Guardian – Culture. Late girlhood has a sacredness that can’t be replicated. It’s a particular time in life between innocence and adulting, allowing young women to swing between the two. Jocelyn Bioh’s sensational play, “School Girls; or,…
The photographer’s photos are so meticulously staged that viewers often assume they were taken in a studio – not behind a London nightclub or in an Australian goat field One bright spring day, the photographer Damien…
Covered by The Guardian – Culture, Variety. Her debut earned a record-breaking YA book deal – then came her fallout with Hollywood. The author talks about the pressures of success and why she is pictured on the cover of her new novel There is a photograph of Tomi…
The Last Week Tonight host digs into Brazil’s election, with current leader Lula faces a disgraced former president’s son On the latest Last Week Tonight, John Oliver looked ahead to Sunday’s major election in Brazil,…
With zany twists and lovable new faces, reboot of the Black sitcom is a worthy sequel to the trailblazing 1980s original It’s often the case that nothing disappoints like a sitcom reboot. The Malcolm in the Middle…
Exclusive: Work, whose subject resembles street urchin in masterpiece by artist, chanced upon in private collection A red chalk drawing of a crouching child, spotted in a private Italian collection, has been attributed…
The latest in our series of writers paying tribute to the films they watch when they need a lift is an appreciation of Jim Carrey’s manic 90s comedy To be completely honest, whenever anybody asks what my favorite movies…
Covered by Variety, The Guardian – Culture, BBC News – Entertainment & Arts. The 2026 MTV VMAs are in full swing, and music’s biggest stars are showing up and out on the red carpet. Hosted by Snoop Dogg, this year’s Video Music Awards promises audiences a jam-packed program, including a…
Daring to defy the norms of political lobbying, the ex-US president is becoming a podcast mainstay – and is opening up about the books that inspired him. Plus, is the Richard Gere gerbil rumour true? Barack Obama is now…
The actors are working together for the first time ever, in Noël Coward’s comedy Hay Fever. Backstage, there’s no stopping their tales of skinny-dipping, fat-shaming and warring co-stars Richard E Grant: Despite our…