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Big Zuu Goes to Mecca, review: the travelogue trumps the personal journey

The question that hovers over any celebrity travelogue, no matter the celebrity or the destination, is why? For Zuhair “Big Zuu” Hassan – rapper, grime MC and Bafta-winning celebrity chef – the reason given for doing the umrah, a pilgrimage to Mecca, was because he wanted to connect more deeply with his Muslim faith. But the timing of the umrah for...

2024-04-14T21:04:07Z

Tom Hiddleston reveals John Le Carre contributed to new series of The Night Manager

Tom Hiddleston has revealed that the late John le Carré contributed to the newly announced series of The Night Manager. The actor, 43, talked about the author’s contribution as he failed to rule out fellow actor Hugh Laurie’s return as the arms-dealing villain. Speaking after it was announced that the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning series would be r...

2024-04-15T19:20:53Z

20 stupid movies that are actually genius

Snakes on a plane? Mummies on a boat? Stepbrothers on a mission? It's all here on our list of movies that aren't as stupid as you think.

2024-04-12T08:04:39Z

19 movies that saved actors’ careers

19 movies that saved actors’ careers - Louis Chilton looks at 19 projects that managed to pull great stars back from the brink

2023-10-26T05:39:34Z

Why The Reaction To Jason Day’s Masters Clothing Is A Terrible Look For Golf

Is there any sincerity to claims that we want to grow the game and be inclusive?

2024-04-15T16:08:24Z

Disney Plus is the first to stream in DTS:X audio — here's all the movies you can watch

Disney Plus audio is getting a major upgrade — and it starts with an IMAX Enhanced Queen concert.

2024-04-15T22:02:15Z

Coachella serves festival fashion but not as you know it. Here’s what to wear in 2024

Not a sequin in sight

2024-04-15T23:04:32Z

Catherine O'Hara has a stern message for people who dislike Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Catherine O'Hara has a stern message for people who dislike Beetlejuice Beetlejuice - The actor issued a warning to critics of the upcoming sequel

2024-04-10T09:31:03Z

No ‘lazy girls jobs’ allowed: meet the Gen Z ‘hard graft’ braggers

The common perception of Generation Z is that they are lazy, entitled and annoying to work with. But now they’re fighting back online. Young people entering the corporate world have amassed social media followers in their hundreds of thousands as they talk through the good, the bad and the ugly of office life. No topic is off-limits – from workers ...

2024-04-11T05:02:20Z

Donald Trump becomes first ex-president to face criminal trial as jury selection begins

Donald Trump becomes first ex-president to face criminal trial as jury selection begins - Trump denies claims he was involved in hiding a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels from the US voters

2024-04-15T08:59:18Z

Gaming: the five best online games to play in 2024

Team up with mates or take on strangers in these multiplayer maestros

2024-04-12T04:13:53Z

Samsung goes head-to-head with TCL and Hisense with a surprisingly cheap 98-inch TV

Samsung has launched a new 98-inch television, making it more affordable than ever to get a big display from a major brand.

2024-04-15T23:02:24Z

‘Smell is really important for social communication’: how technology is ruining our senses

“Wait a minute, wait a minute. You ain’t heard nothing yet.” So went the first line of audible dialogue in a feature film, 1927’s The Jazz Singer. It was one of the first times that mass media had conveyed the sight and sound of a scene together, and the audience was enthralled. There have been improvements since: black and white has become colour, frame rates and resolutions have increased and sound quality has improved, but the media we...

2024-04-13T11:09:05Z

Tony Bennett, suave singer of I Left My Heart in San Francisco whose career spanned 70 years – obituary

Tony Bennett, who has died aged 96, sang as much with his heart as his voice. Primarily a showman, he was a better technician than his crooner’s reputation implied, but his appeal was founded less on the skill of his singing than its committed sincerity. That simple virtue brought him two remarkable periods of success, the second an improbable – an...

2023-07-21T14:37:21Z

The vorfreude secret: 30 zero-effort ways to fill your life with joy

Be honest: there are times when you have felt schadenfreude, or “delight in another’s misfortunes”. But what about vorfreude? I recently came across this lovely word, which my German-speaking friend translated as “the anticipation of joy”. It struck me as such a hopeful concept – surely we could all do with less schadenfreude and more vorfreude. So what exactly is anticipatory joy, how do we cultivate it and will it make us happier? “The idea is...

2024-04-09T04:13:29Z

Ridley Scott describes experience of making Alien as a ‘nightmare’

Ridley Scott describes experience of making Alien as a ‘nightmare’ - The director opened up about the seminal sci-fi horror in a new interview

2024-04-12T15:16:52Z

31 Child Stars Who Became Successful Adult Actors

They made the notoriously bumpy transition look seamless.

2024-04-10T21:08:29Z

Dele Alli provides latest career update in Monday Night Football appearance

Dele Alli provides latest career update in Monday Night Football appearance - The 28-year-old spoke for the first time since his revealing interview with Gary Neville on The Overlap

2024-04-15T18:27:08Z

'Damsel pushed me as an actor'

'I can't get sick. You can't get injured. You can't be sad, you have to go. You have to show up,' said the actor.

2024-03-20T12:11:40Z

14 cancelled Netflix shows that everybody wants back

Fans are still weeping and hoping.

2024-04-10T16:34:37Z

Beyoncé is bringing her fans of color to country music. Will they be welcomed in?

Beyoncé is bringing her fans of color to country music. Will they be welcomed in? - Tayhlor Coleman grew up with a love for country music

2024-04-15T16:27:24Z

Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson: when is the fight, how to watch it and who is on the undercard

The next big match-up between a Youtuber and a ‘proper’ boxer is the bout between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson this summer. Paul, 27, was originally a YouTube star, where he achieved fame posting videos of pranks and hip-hop. His first organised fight was in 2018, in a white-collar boxing event for amateurs. He has since faced a string of other influen...

2024-04-15T11:10:06Z

Blur's frontman tells lacklustre Coachella crowd 'you'll never see us again'

It started with a gentle "I need your participation, please", as Blur frontman Damon Albarn sought an audience singalong during a Coachella performance.

2024-04-15T20:00:52Z

Ian Wright 'really disappointed' with Arsenal fans after Aston Villa defeat

'I was really disappointed to see that.'

2024-04-15T15:43:53Z

Monopoly cheat sheet: the history, its reincarnations, and the best properties in London as film confirmed

Monopoly cheat sheet: the history, its reincarnations, and the best properties in London as film confirmed - The best tips on building your own property empire

2024-04-11T13:54:14Z

Regrets, they have a few: Actors who passed up iconic roles

The sentiment of "what could have been..." in Hollywood is always a fun discussion for movie fans to hold. What if this person played that role? Or, why did they not take such an iconic part?

2024-03-29T06:10:56Z

Massive nineties band reunite for tour celebrating 25 years since debut album

Who's ready for major nostalgia?

2024-04-12T14:57:23Z

Fabrizio Romano provides Mason Greenwood update ahead of summer window

Mason Greenwood has enjoyed a successful loan spell at La Liga outfit Getafe this season but that agreement will come to an end shortly, with the forward set to return to Manchester United upon the expiry of the loan next month.

2024-04-15T18:29:14Z

20 famous models discovered in everyday life

It sounds like a cliche for a model to be discovered by happenstance, and these 20 famous models are the reason that cliche exists.

2024-04-15T10:06:58Z

Controversial TikTok personality Kyle Marisa Roth dead at 36

Controversial TikTok personality Kyle Marisa Roth dead at 36 - Tik Tokker - known for her Hollywood ‘blind items’ and hot takes - has died at age 36

2024-04-16T00:07:41Z

Fugees reunion at Coachella as Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean join YG Marley’s set

Fugees reunion at Coachella as Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean join YG Marley’s set - Hill made her name in 90s hip-hop band the Fugees before announcing herself as a solo artist.

2024-04-15T02:46:52Z

‘We’re the last bastion of rental’: the video stores resisting the rise of streaming

A man shuffles along a royal blue carpet and props himself up against a stacked shelf of videos. Reeling off a list of films, he is handed three store-branded DVD cases. In return? A crisp fiver – plus his thoughts on South Korean horror flicks without any dialogue. This isn’t a sepia-tinged flashback from the past. Nor is it all just a dream. It is 2024 and the transaction is taking place at Snips Movies, one of the UK’s last video rental...

2024-04-15T08:06:48Z

Zoe Harrison shares the reality of training to compete in the Women's Six Nations

'It’s hard to get yourself psyched up for someone of 105kg running straight at you'

2024-04-16T10:45:20Z

Trump Media stock slides again to bring it more than 66% below its peak as euphoria fades

NEW YORK (AP) — The stock price for Donald Trump's social media company slid again Monday, pushing it more than 66% below its peak set late last month. Trump Media & Technology Group closed down 18.4% at $26.61 as more of the euphoria that surrounded the stock fades. It's a sharp comedown since nearing $80 after the owner of Truth Social merged with a shell company to get its stock trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “DJT,” for Trump's...

2024-04-16T00:11:09Z

‘Addictive as gambling’: How dating apps ruined a generation’s love lives

Andy can pinpoint the exact moment he realised he was addicted to dating apps; it was during a break-up in 2016. “Midway through the fight, she went to the bathroom,” Andy, now 33, recalls. “And immediately, I went straight on Tinder, looking to get matches. “I’d not used the apps while in the relationship, but I’d never deleted them off my phone e...

2024-04-15T07:04:51Z

The best hour of TV ever: is it Succession, Shōgun, 24 - or an obscure BBC thriller from 2014?

Name: The best hour of TV. Age: Ten years old. Appearance: Slow, brooding, complex. I’m going to say upfront that I would have enjoyed seeing the word “fun” somewhere in that description. Nonsense. Good television isn’t fun. Good television is quiet and serious and difficult to follow. People shouldn’t actually enjoy themselves watching television. OK, sorry Professor Television. Tell me what the best hour of TV is, then. It’s episode four of...

2024-04-10T16:47:49Z

'Bounce Back' Culture: Why Are We Still Expecting Women To 'Snap Back' After Giving Birth?

'I don’t have to "get my body back" because my body never went anywhere,' writes Alex Light

2024-04-12T13:24:23Z

Children who use screens before bedtime at higher risk of obesity, study finds

Children who use screens before bedtime at higher risk of obesity, study finds - Researchers say children are accumulating ‘sleep debt’ which is impacting their health

2024-04-16T11:01:45Z

5 Amazon Prime Video movies to watch when the kids are in bed

The best movies that your kids shouldn't watch

2024-04-12T11:03:33Z

Police in India arrest two men accused of shooting at Bollywood star Salman Khan’s home

Police in India arrest two men accused of shooting at Bollywood star Salman Khan’s home - Jailed ganglord Lawrence Bishnoi's brother claims responsibility for attack

2024-04-15T12:31:43Z

Hit movies with no 'stars' in the cast

Star power isn’t what it used to be in movies, though movie stars still exist. Sometimes, though, a movie is a huge hit, but one thing is missing: stars.

2023-10-31T12:32:47Z

The 28 Funniest Actors (Who Aren't Actually Comedians)

But you'd never know it.

2024-04-14T02:11:29Z

Channel 4 News presenter Cathy Newman says deepfake was 'incredibly invasive'

Channel 4 News presenter Cathy Newman says deepfake was 'incredibly invasive' - The Ministry of Justice has announced creating a sexually explicit deepfake image will be made an offence under new legislation

2024-04-16T08:06:13Z

23 cameos you may have missed on 'Friends'

Everyone knows that Paul Rudd and Tom Selleck had cameos in Friends. While there's a core five that was the main focus of this show, many big-time actors popped up in various roles throughout the 10-season NBC hit sitcom.

2024-04-13T09:05:01Z

The 20 best Netflix original movies

While Netflix has released some notoriously bad movies (looking at you, Tall Girl and 365 Days), there are plenty of great and critically acclaimed films on the streamer — if you know where to look.

2024-03-27T08:06:48Z

The 20 most memorable songs from 2010s movies

These are the 20 most-memorable songs from movies and why they are forever tied together in pop culture.

2023-06-10T09:02:05Z

Pop Groups You Probably Forgot Existed

And, no, we're not counting NSYNC or Spice Girls.

2023-10-03T17:04:29Z

Joker 2 isn't a musical but the trailer is pitch-perfect

The first trailer for Joker 2 is out and it looks like something special.

2024-04-12T14:03:37Z

In 2024, we’ve forgotten how to interact with celebrities

In 2024, we’ve forgotten how to interact with celebrities - LET’S UNPACK THAT: As Zendaya reveals she no longer feels obliged to take photos with every fan who asks, Olivia Petter asks if we’ve forgotten how to respectfully engage with celebrities in the digital age

2024-04-11T05:08:31Z

Polarisation shown in new film Civil War

The film depicts a modern-day America that is divided and at war with itself

2024-04-12T18:16:30Z