Culture news Ex-The Smiths frontman Morrissey fires management team Bigmouth Strikes Again... Morrissey has fired his management team after having previously claimed that his ex-bandmate Johnny Marr owns "100 per cent trademark rights" to The Smiths' name, and that he had “ignored” an offer for a 2025 tour. The claims were debunked this week. 20/09/2024
Culture news Marr vs Morrissey: The Smiths trademark ownership claims debunked Johnny Marr’s management has released a statement debunking the accusations made by former The Smiths singer Morrissey, who claimed that his ex-bandmate trademarked the group's name "without any consultation". 18/09/2024
Culture news Morrissey claims Johnny Marr now owns all The Smiths trademarks News of Johnny Marr owning the trademarks for The Smiths has the rumour mill going into overdrive. Could another iconic Mancunian band reunion be on the cards? Or does this all but guarantee it will never happen? 17/09/2024
Culture news "It just doesn't look right": New statue of Queen Elizabeth II divides Many locals and users online argue that the sculpture, which is on display at Antrim Castle Gardens, hardly resembles the late British monarch. 13/09/2024
Culture news Accio child actors: How to audition for the new Harry Potter TV series UK and Ireland-based Children between the ages of nine and 11 are being considered for the roles that once Wingardium Leviosa'd the careers of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson. 12/09/2024
Food and Drink Sip happens: Sangria with €120,000 worth of Petrus, anyone? A video posted online has become the subject of numerous outraged comments. It shows patrons of a bar on the Côte d'Azur concocting a sangria with one of the world's most expensive wines... 11/09/2024
Culture news Marketing consultant fired over controversial ‘Megalopolis’ trailer Lionsgate pulled the trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s upcoming film, a marketing ploy which featured negative review quotes that are likely AI generated. 26/08/2024
Culture news 'We screwed up': ‘Megalopolis’ trailer pulled for fake critic quotes Of all the blitheringly stupid things to do... Lionsgate have removed their trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s new film, after using damning reviews of the filmmaker’s earlier movies - which turned out to be fake. 22/08/2024
Culture news Fringe scandal: Should US comedian be cancelled over antisemitism? Reginald D Hunter's show at the Fringe Festival is at the centre of a "hate incident" investigation. Should he be cancelled? Euronews Culture's Jonny Walfisz saw his show and he's not sure. 19/08/2024
Culture news American comedian embroiled in 'hate incident' at Fringe Festival Police are investigating a report of a "hate incident" at Hunter’s "Fluffy Fluffy Beavers" show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Two Israeli audience members were reportedly booed as they exited the show, following a joke comparing Israel to an abusive partner. 16/08/2024
Culture news British Museum admits to breaking UK law after missing artefact report The museum admitted that many of the approximately 2000 missing items may be “unrecoverable” after being defaced and “sold for scrap”. 13/08/2024
Culture news Joost Klein and EBU respond to Eurovision investigation being dropped The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and disqualified Dutch contestant Joost Klein have had their say after the police investigation into a backstage incident at the Eurovision final was dropped. 13/08/2024
Culture news Eurovision probe: Swedish prosecutor drops case against Joost Klein Dutch singer Joost Klein allegedly made a threatening movement towards a camerawoman, causing him to be disqualified from the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 on the day of the Grand Final. The Swedish prosecutor has dropped the investigation due to lack of evidence. 12/08/2024
Culture news Why is Rammstein's Till Lindemann suing Germany's Der Spiegel? Till Lindemann has filed a criminal complaint against the German publication Der Spiegel. The investigation into the alleged sexual misconduct was dropped last August - the complaint alleges that the publication's reporting included falsified documents. 07/08/2024
Culture news Predicting Edinburgh Fringe's most controversial 2024 shows Every year, a few shows set the headlines alight at the Edinburgh Fringe. Here's our pick of the 2024 shows which look like they could cause a stir... 02/08/2024
Culture news Paris 2024 opening ceremony: Police investigate death threats to DJ LGBTQ+ icon Barbara Butch faced a flood of online abuse after starring in what many saw as a 'blasphemous' representation of Leonardo Da Vinci's 'Last Supper'. 31/07/2024
Culture news The 1975 sued for €2.2million by Malaysian festival over LGBTQ protest The festival organisers have filed a suit, citing that the band’s infamous same-sex kiss led the festival to be forced to shut down last summer. 31/07/2024
Culture news Paris Olympics organisers apologise after opening ceremony backlash A segment of the opening ceremony, appearing to parody Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper with drag artists, sparked backlash from religious conservatives, who felt it mocked Christianity. 29/07/2024
Culture news Francis Ford Coppola seen kissing 'Megalopolis' extras in new videos The 85-year-old filmmaker has been accused of inappropriate behaviour while working on the set of his self-funded sci-fi epic, 'Megalopolis'. 29/07/2024
Culture news Critically acclaimed Irish writer Edna O’Brien dies aged 93 O'Brien's debut novel “The Country Girls” made her Ireland’s most notorious exile since James Joyce. 29/07/2024