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Culture Agenda: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe

Transgressive 90s icons, the art of window displays, Carnival Casanovas and a new Disney+ series about an infamous group of all-female thieves - here's our week's highlights.

24/02/2025

Culture news

Agenda: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

A walk through Ancient Egypt, demonic monkeys, David Bowie-inspired dreamscape paintings and Robert De Niro's first leading role on TV in Netflix's new political thriller - here's what's on this week's cultural agenda.

17/02/2025

Culture news

Scarlett Johansson calls out the 'misuse of AI' after being deepfaked

The deepfake video featured AI-generated versions of Jewish celebrities wearing t-shirts emblazoned with the Star of David, a hand giving the middle finger and Kanye West's name.

14/02/2025

Lifestyle

How deep is your knowledge? Take our Valentine's Day quiz

Forget remembering to buy roses and a card - let the real test of today be your knowledge of romcoms and dating terminology. The power of love (and perfect quiz scores) compels you.

14/02/2025

Food and Drink

The long black coffee: What is it and why is it so popular in the UK?

It's deja brew as yet another new coffee trend takes over the UK - this time a reverse spin on the classic americano.

14/02/2025

Culture news

Disney+ to soften its content warnings on old movies like 'Dumbo'

As part of a broader political shift within America's cultural landscape, Disney+ is changing its autoplay warnings about racial stereotypes on 'Dumbo' and 'Peter Pan'.

13/02/2025

Culture news

Little Simz to curate London's Meltdown Festival 2025

The Mercury Prize-winning rapper will lead the 30th edition of Southbank Centre's iconic artist curated festival.

13/02/2025

Food and Drink

The first vegan restaurant to win a Michelin star in the UK

Plates London's co-founder Kirk Haworth was praised by Michelin for "taking his classical training and inventively adapting it to a vegan diet."

12/02/2025

Culture news

Kanye 'Ye' West dropped by talent agency over antisemitic rant

The American rapper has been dropped by his talent agency and retail platform after a series of antisemitic social media posts over the weekend.

12/02/2025

Culture news

Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2025: Longlist announced

11 of the 16 longlisted authors are British, with a selection of reads that draw on a range of disciplines and "expertly steer us through the most pressing issues of our time".

12/02/2025

Culture news

Why has there never been a good Fantastic Four film?

The Fantastic Four were Marvel’s first great success and foundational to what would one day become a cinematic universe. Why has its magic never translated to the big screen?

11/02/2025

Culture news

Israeli police raid Palestinian bookstores in East Jerusalem

Israeli authorities have seized any books relating to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the Educational Bookshop in East Jerusalem and detained its owners amid allegations they were “selling books containing incitement and support for terrorism.”

10/02/2025

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Agenda: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

A lemon festival in France, giant stilettos in Spain, a pioneer of pop art in London — and blue soup for all, as Bridget Jones returns to the big screen.

10/02/2025

Lifestyle

Why is this twenty-year-old podcast number 1 in the UK charts?

The 2005 podcast by British comedy trio Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington is being rereleased on Apple weekly.

05/02/2025

Lifestyle

I spent the day at London's annual clown church service

On the first February of every year, clowns across the world gather in London to honour Grimaldi, the father of the profession. Amber Louise Bryce joined the jesters for the day.

04/02/2025

Culture news

Agenda: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

Colourful kitsch, carnivals and a killer sex robot - here's what's on the agenda this week.

03/02/2025

Lifestyle

Why this artist plans to knit the same scarf over and over... forever

Lithuanian artist Gertrūda Gilytė has knitted the same scarf 65 times, and plans to continue until receiving recognition from the art market.

31/01/2025

Food and Drink

National Croissant Day: A history of the iconic French pastry

From cronuts to crookies, the croissant kickstarted an age of social media food trends while remaining an icon of French culture and cuisine.

30/01/2025

Lifestyle

What are the different types of yoga and how do I find the right one?

From hatha to vinyasa, the practice of yoga is vast and varied for the beginners so sit back relax and enjoy our guide to finding which style will work for you.

29/01/2025

Lifestyle

How Feather's McGraw became the UK's most in-demand tattoo

UK tattoo parlours have seen a huge demand for Wallace and Gromit's arch-nemesis following the release of the Oscar-nominated film 'Vengeance Most Fowl.'

27/01/2025