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Eurovision 2024: Nordic artists calling for Israel to be banned

Following calls for boycott since it was confirmed that Israel would be participating in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, more and more petitions are demanding the exclusion of Israel, over alleged war crimes in Gaza.

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Emmys 2024: Succession and The Bear sweep up the awards

Succession, The Bear and Beef were the big winners at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, which had been pushed back from September due to the US actors' and writers' strikes. Here's the full lowdown.

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Who won the Best Art Vinyl Award?

Art Vinyl has revealed the winners of its 19th Best Art Vinyl Award, the annual art prize for the best record cover design of the year.

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Which historic record has The Weeknd broken?

Ed Sheeran's 'Shape of You' is no longer the most streamed song, with The Weeknd overlapping the ginger wonder with over 4 billion streams.

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Film of the Week: 'Poor Things' - 2024's first must-see masterpiece

After 'The Favourite', leading Greek Weird Wave exponent Yorgos Lanthimos reteams with screenwriter Tony McNamara and Emma Stone to adapt Alasdair Gray’s 1992 cult novel... Their combined efforts make 'Poor Things' a complete triumph.

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Rue David Bowie unveiled in Paris

Rue David Bowie was inaugurated in the French capital on Monday. The move to honour the British rock icon, who died on 10 January 2016 of liver cancer, also marks what would have been his 77th birthday.

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Starsky & Hutch actor David Soul dies aged 80

The American born actor was best known for this role as Hutch in the TV series Starsky & Hutch, in which he starred opposite Paul Michael Glaser.

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Golden Globes 2024 predictions: Who will and should win?

The 81st Golden Globe Awards are this Sunday evening (or early Monday morning if you're tuning in from Europe). The organisation has been revamped, and the nominations are promising. Here are our predictions for this year's winners.

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Why do we need content warnings before James Bond movie screenings?

He may have a license to kill, but also one to offend...

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Spice up your post: Spice Girls get 30th anniversary stamps

Baby, Posh, Ginger, Sporty and Scary are back... On your letters and postcards. Should you still send those.

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Neo-Nazi podcasters jailed for targeting Prince Harry and his family

Two men who used their neo-Nazi podcast to target Prince Harry and his son Archie have been jailed for terrorism offences.

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Film of the Week: 'Priscilla' - Surviving Elvis

Sofia Coppola's film is a triumph, not only as a rumination on loneliness and self-realisation, but as a biopic which, to quote the King’s mantra, more than takes care of business.

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Why is an AI altered Keith Haring painting sparking outrage?

A controversial transformation of an important artwork by generative AI has significantly undermined its message, as well as raised ethical questions regarding artists' rights.

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AI Elvis Presley to debut on stage in the UK

Elvis is set to be brought back to life virtually as part of a new immersive concert experience coming to the UK.

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Salman Rushdie stabbing trial postponed due to forthcoming memoir

It has been ruled that Salman Rushdie's attacker is allowed to seek material related to Rushdie's upcoming memoir about the attack before standing trial. A new date has not yet been set.

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Album anniversaries: Three records to celebrate in January 2024

From moody instrumental landscapes to lush French pop and punk-going-mainstream, here's our pick of the three albums celebrating a major anniversary this month.

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Lover in Robert Doisneau’s famous Parisian kiss photo dies aged 93

Françoise Delbart (born Bornet), one half of the kissing couple in Robert Doisneau’s iconic photograph, "Le baiser de l'hôtel de ville", has died.

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Drop it like it’s baton: Snoop Dogg to commentate Paris 2024 Olympics

“Peace and Olympic LOVE, ya dig?”

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Why might the trial of Salman Rushdie's attacker be delayed?

The man charged with repeatedly stabbing Rushdie is reportedly entitled to the manuscript of the author's new memoir, “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder,” as part of his trial preparation.

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No more copyright: Prepare your eyes for the Mickey Mouse horror film

Following last year's Winnie the Pooh slasher, Mickey is getting knife happy now that the early version of Disney's beloved mouse has entered the public domain.

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