Food and Drink Cheese Heist: More than €360,000 worth of cheddar is missing in London Thieves have pulled off a massive cheese heist in the UK and more than £300,000 (€360,000) worth of cheddar is missing. 28/10/2024
Art Going bananas: Viral fruit artwork to auction for staggering amount The world’s going bananas – and now an infamous artwork heading to auction will a-peel to wallets... 28/10/2024
Culture news Sex assault trial postponed for French actor Gérard Depardieu Gerard Depardieu's trial on sex assault charges has been postponed until next March as the French actor did not attend court due to health reasons. 28/10/2024
Culture news Fancy a stay at the ghost house from ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’? Airbnb’s new ‘Beetlejuice’ mansion lets movie fans experience a trip in the iconic haunted house – with a (welcome?) detour to the Afterlife... 26/10/2024
Culture news Kate Bush ‘very keen’ to work on new album The iconic and elusive British artist has said in a recent interview that she has "lots of ideas" and is "really looking forward to getting back into that creative space." 25/10/2024
Culture news Germany’s ‘Youth Word of the Year’ for 2024 has been announced Every year, Germany selects their annual "Youth Word of the Year", which is voted for by youngsters around the country. 25/10/2024
Cinema Film of the Week: 'Three Kilometres to the End of the World' A well-observed and brilliantly acted indictment of homophobia and fundamentalism in rural Romania, which shows that while the decriminalisation of homosexuality can be enshrined by the law, hostile attitudes and tyrannous religious beliefs prevail. 25/10/2024
Culture news Springsteen blasts Trump - Beyoncé expected at Democrat rally in Texas Beyoncé is reportedly heading to Houston to take part in today's rally for Kamala Harris. Last night, Bruce Springsteen played at a Harris rally in Atlanta, and called Trump a tyrant - echoing the recent comments made by General John Kelly, who said that Trump fits the definition of a fascist. 25/10/2024
Culture news Rare copy of 'Le Petit Prince' to go on sale for €1.15 million A rare carbon typescript of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s "Le Petit Prince" is going up for sale next month. It is one of only three known copies and marks the first time a typescript of the classic story has been offered for public sale. 25/10/2024
Cinema Scientific study proves which horror movie is the scariest of all time The ranking was determined by a study monitoring audience's heart rates and BPM increases while watching horror films. But does this metric equate to "scariest"? Debatable. 24/10/2024
Cinema Tim Burton talks about his dread of AI as exhibition opens in London “The World of Tim Burton” exhibtion has been staged in 14 cities in 11 countries since 2014. It is about to open in London with 90 new items. Prior to the opening, Tim Burton shared his thoughts on the exhibition, as well as his dislike for AI. 24/10/2024
Culture news Eurovision 2025: Netherlands to return without Joost Klein The singer, who was one of the favourites to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest, was booted out in Malmö following accusations of misconduct. The case was dropped due to lack of evidence, but despite rumours suggesting he would return, Klein has declined to be the 2025 Dutch entry. 24/10/2024
Food and Drink Campaign underway to get UK 'Cockney classic’ protected status A conservative former minister is campaigning for pie and mash to get enahnced status in the UK. NB: The dish does taste better than it looks. Promise. 23/10/2024
Culture news Long-lost Bram Stoker story to be unveiled at Dublin festival The forgotten short story was recently discovered and will be read to the public for the first time this weekend at the Dublin City Council Bram Stoker Festival. 23/10/2024
Culture news Roman Polanski no longer faces trial over alleged 1973 rape of minor Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski has reached a settlement in a civil case over a 1973 sexual assault allegation. The case, scheduled for trial in Los Angeles next August, has now been withdrawn. 23/10/2024
Culture news ABBA, The Cure and Radiohead sign AI protest letter Among the 13,500 signatories protesting the use of creatives’ work to train aritificial intelligence tools are composer Max Richter, writer Kazuo Ishiguro, as well as actors Julianne Moore and Kevin Bacon. 23/10/2024
Art Are you ready for the new David Bowie Centre? Costumes, handwritten lyrics and instruments among the 90,000+ items that will go on display in V&A’s new East Storehouse venue next year. 22/10/2024
Cinema Paddington Bear given UK passport by Home Office Paddington gets his official travel documents... But the bear-y nice gesture from the Home Office is not to everyone's liking. 22/10/2024
Culture news Why are ‘Blade Runner 2049’ producers suing Elon Musk? The production company behind 'Blade Runner 2049' has sued Tesla CEO Elon Musk, as well as Warner Bros. Discovery, alleging that AI-generated images depicting scenes from the film were used for the launch of Tesla’s self-driving Robotaxi. 22/10/2024
Culture news Original Iron Maiden singer Paul Di'Anno dies aged 66 Iron Maiden released a statement saying that Di'Anno's contributions to their early sound “helped set us on the path we have been travelling as a band for almost five decades." 22/10/2024