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The co-leader of Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland ( AfD ) is openly lesbian, lives with her female partner and is raising two children with her. Yet she leads a party whose policies have repeatedly opposed LGBTQ+…
The composer unites with Wayne McGregor once more, and the album emerges from a co-commission between the National Ballet Of Canada and the Royal Opera House inspired by Margaret Atwood ’s MaddAddam trilogy. Out on…
Earlier this month, Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May were replaced by Francis Bourgeois, James Engelsman and Thomas Holland. Reviews so far have been positive for the trio, with viewers enjoying getting back into…
And then came that performance. The song cemented its place in pop culture history when Spears took to the stage at the 2001 VMAs to perform ‘I’m a Slave 4 U’ alongside real-life tigers, a cage and a living…
Khrzhanovsky gives this a kind of classical Hellenic distinction by fictionalising a Greek background for our mysterious horny hero, whose indulgences coexist with his self-questioning obsession with his own genius and…
The real picture is more nuanced; each year, festival goers at R&L are of mixed ages, backgrounds and demographics. This isn’t the only feature that differs from perception. This year, renamed, upgraded stages – with…
Some black smoke started to emerge from a grate in the street – I guess something underground was on fire. It was hilariously cinematic, as if some sort of devil was going to appear. It was really just one of those…
The Reds earned their first win under new boss Andoni Iraola on Friday, beating Ipswich Town 2-0, but must now ready themselves for a different challenge. Atletico Madrid arrive at Anfield on the back of a 3-0 defeat to…
The LA based artist – real name Ben Schwab – has signed to revered imprint Ghostly International, and his debut album took the producer from his home studio all the way to London. Kicked off in DIY fashion and finished…
Clarke, best known for his 2006 movie Kidulthood and for starring in Doctor Who , is accused of two counts of sexual assault, three of voyeurism and one of exposure between 2007 and 2016. The 50-year-old is set to appear…