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"No decade moves faster than 50 to 60," says the intro. This means, of course, that if you haven't got your life in order (Horgan's lead Alex very much hasn't), you're running out of time. What unfolds is by turns…
Read moreThe recent loan of the Bayeux tapestry has become a symbol of a renewed friendship between the two countries, evidenced further by the numerous smiles exchanged on the occasion between prime minister Andy Burnham and…
Read moreEach plot twist is instantly familiar, every character recognisable, the essential formula untweaked from a dozen previous college comedies. But it's funny and snappy, and directed with infectious energy by Lena Khan…
Read moreAfter the astronomical success of 2024's brat, Charli went from an underground music darling to global pop fame. Since then everything she's done has made headlines, from her indie film The Moment to her wedding to The…
Read moreIt was September 1976, and the seven-sided theatre constructed from tubular steel in the heart of the city was described by some as something from out of space. "It sits almost like a spaceship inside this extraordinary…
Read moreThe J.M.W. Turner creation, on loan from the National Gallery and forming part of a new exhibition, shows Ulysses, also known as Odysseus, sailing from the island where Polyphemus, a one-eyed giant, had held him and his…
Read moreIn May, Look Mum No Computer came last with one point. In 2023 Mae Muller finished second from bottom and in 2021 James Newman came last - this time with "nul points". The act that represents the UK is selected by the…
Read moreShe answered it to a frantic friend, who told her the man she had married just a year earlier, and who had set off the previous night for a speaking engagement nearly 400 miles away, had been hurt. "What kind of hurt?"…
Read moreOr a boyband. But it's not. It's a Paramount+ crime drama starring Pierce Brosnan as an Irishman unable to speak in a convincing Irish accent. This is his tragedy. His cross to bear. And now it's ours, too, because…
Read moreThe clip used Larsson's Midnight Sun in a video appearing to show immigration enforcement raids. The song has since been removed from the post, but the video is still visible on the White House's TikTok feed. The video…
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