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How to have the ultimate weekend in New York

American author E.B. White once quipped about this city of eight and a half million inhabitants: "New York provides not only a continuing excitation but also a spectacle that is continuing." And while he may have said this nearly a century ago, his words still ring true to this day. Post-pandemic New York is no longer quite the City that Never Slee...

2023-03-16T17:38:33Z

Russell T Davies: New Doctor Who series is madder, wilder and funnier

Russell T Davies: New Doctor Who series is madder, wilder and funnier - The writer and showrunner hopes to bring in new viewers when the show returns to screens.

2024-04-23T08:07:46Z

Jude Law gives honest verdict on Netflix’s The Talented Mr Ripley adaptation

Jude Law gives honest verdict on Netflix’s The Talented Mr Ripley adaptation - Law starred in the original 1999 film based on Patricia Highsmith’s best-selling novel

2024-04-17T16:42:43Z

Lainey Wilson: the humble girl from Louisiana proves she’s Dolly Parton’s heir

“We gon’ sing like a redneck choir tonight!” yelled Lainey Wilson by way of introduction. Not that she needed it. The London crowd – almost 5,000 miles from her hometown of Baskin, Louisiana, population 254 – were fully signed up to the 31-year-old Yellowstone star’s yee-hawing, “blue-collar” brand of country straight off the back. Wilson’s rapturo...

2024-04-24T10:24:41Z

A century of Disney

How the House of Mouse grew from an animation studio into a global entertainment giant

2023-10-14T11:04:13Z

Music entrepreneur who toured with Led Zeppelin is made an OBE

Music entrepreneur who toured with Led Zeppelin is made an OBE - Philip Dudderidge also worked as the house engineer for the famous Implosion Club concerts at London’s Roundhouse in the 1970s.

2024-04-19T15:05:45Z

David Harewood clarifies comments after saying white actors should be able to ‘Black up’ for roles

David Harewood clarifies comments after saying white actors should be able to ‘Black up’ for roles - ‘Anybody should be able to do anything,’ ‘Homeland’ actor said in recent interview

2024-04-23T23:35:03Z

The world’s first fully AI-generated film is being roundly trolled online

The world’s first fully AI-generated film is being roundly trolled online - Next Stop Paris will be a romantic story, written by humans, but with visuals created by artificial intelligence

2024-04-19T14:48:40Z

Finished Baby Reindeer? This Is ELLE's Guide To The Best British TV Shows To Watch Next

The latest, oldest and greatest shows to watch next

2024-04-17T08:55:20Z

Pop Groups You Probably Forgot Existed

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

2023-10-03T17:04:29Z

Elaha review – sex, patriarchy and second-generation identity

There is a heartfelt and courageous performance from 28-year-old Syrian-born, German-based actor Bayan Layla in this drama about sex, patriarchy and second-generation immigrant identity. It is a drama which hits the buttons squarely and efficiently, but might perhaps have played better as a three-part TV drama. Layla plays Elaha, a young woman of Kurdish family background in a German town (director Milena Aboyan is herself German-based and...

2024-04-24T06:04:34Z

Quintessentially Irish review – Pierce Brosnan weighs in on scattergun study of Irishness

It features a definition of “the craic” but, frustratingly, this long, meandering documentary about Irishness contains only very small quantities of actual fun. It’s a follow-up from film-maker Frank Mannion to his 2022 doc Quintessentially British, but feels like a commission from Aer Lingus: something to watch inflight from Boston to Dublin, soothingly bland, relaxingly dull. Though to be fair, Mannion gets a big laugh when he archly asks a...

2024-04-24T10:05:14Z

25 underrated comedy films

There are great comedies. There are bad comedies. And then some comedies never get the credit they deserve...until now. Our list is here to give you the comedies that have gone under the radar, many of which aren't a part of the culture.

2024-04-23T16:05:42Z

The Rolling Stones set to play New Orleans Jazz Fest 2024, opening Thursday

The Rolling Stones set to play New Orleans Jazz Fest 2024, opening Thursday - It looks like the third time will be the charm as the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival prepares for The Rolling Stones

2024-04-25T04:55:06Z

5 mystery and thriller movies on Prime Video with 95% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes

Prime Video has a vast library of mystery and thriller movies you need to watch, from funny mysteries like “Knives Out” to more crime action like “Nightcrawler”.

2024-04-25T07:08:01Z

Top 5 health benefits of watermelon

Top 5 health benefits of watermelon By Nicola Shubrook – Registered nutritionist Registered Nutritionist, Nicola Shubrook, outlines the benefits of this hydrating fruit and explains why it's so rich in beta-carotene. What is watermelon? Watermelon is a very large vine fruit that grows on the ground. It has a hard, green-striped skin which is inedib...

2023-08-16T22:24:35Z

Music has the power to boost your mood - 10 songs guaranteed to make you smile

Trust us on this one.

2023-05-18T09:05:12Z

OPINION - London’s best shopping has now moved from Bond Street to Hackney as sample sales and second hand boom

London’s best shopping has now moved from Bond Street to Hackney as sample sales and second hand boom -

2024-04-22T14:32:13Z

20 of the most notable firsts in pop culture, from music to sports

Every achievement in life is something to celebrate, but there’s something a little extra special about the first. The first Super Bowl winner, the first artist to win a rap Grammy, and so many other firsts in pop culture await below.

2024-04-06T22:14:36Z

Sam Smith to headline Prom - but BBC insists show will be ‘appropriate’

Sam Smith is to headline a BBC Prom concert this year, with corporation executives promising that the pop star’s performance will be “appropriate” after complaints about his sexually explicit shows. The Grammy-winning singer, who came out as non-binary in 2019, has become known for sexualised costumes and choreography. BBC executives booked Smith f...

2024-04-24T23:01:40Z

Ellie Simmonds is ‘motivated to make change for people like me’ after Bafta nod

Ellie Simmonds is ‘motivated to make change for people like me’ after Bafta nod - The former Strictly Come Dancing star was born with a form of dwarfism named achondroplasia.

2024-04-25T02:29:23Z

Jerry Seinfeld says the movie business is over: ‘No longer the cultural pinnacle’

Jerry Seinfeld has said the film business is “over” and that movies are no longer “the pinnacle in the social, cultural hierarchy” they once were. In an interview with GQ magazine, Seinfeld talked about his experience on his feature film directing debut Unfrosted, saying that he admired the dedication of his collaborators on the movie, but that the industry itself was in crisis. “I thought I had done some cool stuff, but it was nothing like the...

2024-04-23T09:46:34Z

Why are TikTokers suddenly obsessed with a 2001 Bollywood film?

Why are TikTokers suddenly obsessed with a 2001 Bollywood film? - Social media content creators all over the world are using #AsokaMakeup hashtag to create intricate looks inspired by South Asian brides

2024-04-24T11:32:00Z

What Back to Black misses about Amy Winehouse – she was our funniest star

Across all the many millions of words written about Amy Winehouse since her death in 2011, it tends to be the darkness in her story that muscles its way into the foreground. And there is plenty of shade to linger on (she did, after all, go back to black), but to do that can mean overlooking a single, inalienable fact: she was also an absolute laugh...

2024-04-21T13:04:24Z

TV tonight: the awful true story of wellness influencer Belle Gibson

Instagram’s Worst Con Artist 9pm, ITV1 This bleak two-part documentary tells the story of Australian Belle Gibson, who became an Instagram sensation in 2013 after launching a clean-eating app in response to a stated diagnosis of terminal brain cancer. Her followers marvelled at how well she looked, but there was a reason for that – her cancer was a fiction. A story of dangerous betrayal: not only did Gibson monetise her lie but she also turned...

2024-04-25T05:26:27Z

'Alien' TV show — everything we know so far

‘Alien’ is getting its own TV show, and here's everything we know about the upcoming project, from an intriguing synopsis to new casting updates.

2024-04-22T18:09:05Z

Ed Sheeran and Olivia Colman among stars donating items to War Child fundraiser

Ed Sheeran and Olivia Colman among stars donating items to War Child fundraiser - More than 70 people from music and film have donated signed items for the charity, which cares for children in places including Gaza and Ukraine.

2024-04-24T23:13:44Z

Trump hush money trial: what we've learned so far

By Andy Sullivan, Luc Cohen and Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York on criminal charges of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels shortly before the 2016 presidential election. Legal experts view the case as the least consequential of the four criminal prosecutions Trump faces, but it may be the

2024-04-24T10:04:34Z

Mary J. Blige, Cher, Ozzy Osbourne, A Tribe Called Quest and Foreigner get into Rock Hall

NEW YORK (AP) — Mary J. Blige,Cher, Foreigner, A Tribe Called Quest, Kool & The Gang and Ozzy Osbourne have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a class that also includes folk-rockers Dave Matthews Band and singer-guitarist Peter Frampton. Alexis Korner, John Mayall and Big Mama Thornton earned the Musical Influence Award, while the late Jimmy Buffett, MC5, Dionne Warwick and Norman Whitfield will get the Musical Excellence Award....

2024-04-22T00:49:07Z

Ryan Garcia explains how he fooled the boxing world with ‘crazy’ act before beating Devin Haney

Ryan Garcia explains how he fooled the boxing world with ‘crazy’ act before beating Devin Haney - Garcia concerned fans with his online behaviour and apparent drinking before stunning Haney last weekend

2024-04-24T14:32:29Z

The most famous Hollywood centenarians

One hundred. It’s a perfect score. It’s also an age not many people live to see. Here are some of the impressive individuals that have lived to be 100 years of age.

2024-01-08T12:36:43Z

20 facts you might not know about 'Barbie'

What do you get when you cross arguably the iconic toy in American history with a movie star and a former indie director turned big-budget film helmer? Evidently, it's the biggest movie of the year.

2024-01-22T16:12:53Z

32 Times Singers Broke Into Acting

From Lady Gaga to Frank Sinatra, it's a time-honored tradition.

2024-01-11T23:01:21Z

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

Should you take a break from social media to look after your mental health?

Should you take a break from social media to look after your mental health? - The unspoken rules of social media can be challenging to keep up with.

2024-04-03T07:25:24Z

20 screen adaptations that did the book justice

A screen adaptation is a sign of a successful book, but not all adaptations do the book justice. These 20, however, did.

2024-04-22T16:02:10Z

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

Everything we know about 'The Fantastic Four'

After several years in development and pre-production at Marvel Studios, The Fantastic Four is finally coming to the big screen in 2025. Here's all we know.

2024-04-20T15:04:17Z

Jamaica is a 'fly and flop' favourite but here's how to get more out of your trip

What is there to do other than sun yourself on the beach at a Jamaican all-inclusive?

2024-04-04T06:18:02Z

The Most Important Icons of the '90s

From celebrities you might have forgotten to the all-time greats.

2024-04-18T17:01:33Z

Apple TV+'s biggest new sci-fi series gets a major boost from Masters of the Air

Callum Turner to star in the Apple TV+ adaptation of Neuromancer.

2024-04-24T17:05:58Z

79 Classic Movies You Need to Watch at Least Once

The essentials. (Netflix password not included.)

2024-04-19T01:01:59Z

'Baby Reindeer' Season 2: Everything We Know So Far

'I really wanted it to be an examination of the ramifications of trauma.'

2024-04-23T10:54:51Z

Rebel Wilson memoir to be published in UK with Sacha Baron Cohen passages redacted

The UK edition of Australian actor Rebel Wilson’s memoir will be published with redacted passages relating to her experience on set with Sacha Baron Cohen. In a chapter titled Sacha Baron Cohen and Other Assholes, Wilson recounts filming the 2016 comedy film Grimsby – released in the US as The Brothers Grimsby – alongside Baron Cohen. “SBC summoned me via a production assistant saying that I was needed to film an additional scene,” she writes....

2024-04-24T13:05:58Z

Foodies are spending thousands bidding on trendy restaurant reservations in New York City

Foodies are spending thousands bidding on trendy restaurant reservations in New York City - A new report has shed light on the online marketplace of restaurant reservations in New York City, where resellers are making nearly $1,000 per reservation sold

2024-04-24T16:37:47Z

31 Child Stars Who Became Successful Adult Actors

They made the notoriously bumpy transition look seamless.

2024-04-10T21:08:29Z

31 '90s Icons You've Forgotten (But Shouldn't Have)

Your childhood is calling.

2024-03-23T02:12:42Z

The most inventive activity bars and restaurants in London for a fun night out

From crazy golf and bowling to luxe cinema trips, these are the hotspots to try

2024-04-18T09:57:46Z

Big Zuu: ‘Music and cooking make me feel euphoric’

Living in temporary housing as a kid gave me character and hunger. We moved all over London: Victoria, Battersea, Swiss Cottage and Kilburn. Growing up that way made me hate the government, but I also appreciated the system for giving us a home. It’s a weird feeling. I come from a massive family. My dad is one of five, and Mum has 13 siblings; my grandad was busy. I’m from Sierra Leone, where we have lots of kids, and most of our relatives still...

2024-04-13T13:09:56Z

Stephen review – fact blurs with fiction in powerfully raw study of addiction

The line between fact and fiction is thin to vanishing in this Liverpool-set experimental docudrama, a study of addiction and how it rumbles down through generations. It’s directed by visual artist Melanie Manchot and is being shown as a multiscreen installation in Cornwall as well as screening in cinemas. Manchot worked with a Liverpool recovery group, hiring members, with lived experience, as actors. At its worst the result has a bit of a...

2024-04-22T12:13:35Z