Focus Turkmenistan celebrates 30 years of permanent neutrality In partnership with the International Conference on Peace and Trust
Focus Turkmenistan celebrates 30 years of permanent neutrality In partnership with the International Conference on Peace and Trust
Culture news 2024 Preview: Next year’s most anticipated albums From pop-reggaeton to broody rock via the return of some golden oldies, here’s what we’re most looking forward to listening to next year. 26/12/2023
Art Meow-erry Christmas: Have you met the Icelandic anti-Santa? While you’re overindulging in the festive cheer and the rampant commercial takeover of these holidays, keep this Icelandic folklore in mind... Or Christmas might be far from puuuurrrfect... 25/12/2023
Culture news Stephen Fry’s alternative Christmas speech condemns antisemitism in UK Airing on British TV after King Charles III's annual speech, Stephen Fry will address the rise of antisemitism in the UK following the 7 October attacks. Elsewhere, the British actor and broadcaster has been praised for his message about people struggling during the holidays. 25/12/2023
Culture news RIP Scream? ‘Scream 7’ director Christopher Landon quits project Following the departure of its two main stars, ‘Scream 7’ director Christopher Landon has now quit the project. Would now be a good time to call it quits on the Scream franchise, or can it bounce back despite all these hits? Sorry, stabs. 25/12/2023
Culture news Dixie Chicks founding member Laura Lynch dies in car crash The current band members said in a post on X that they were "shocked and saddened" by the death of Dixie Chicks founding member Laura Lynch. 25/12/2023
Art Paperback painter: Unique painting by all four Beatles to be auctioned Each Beatle reportedly sat at a corner, painting something different. It is considered the only artwork created collectively by the four band members. 25/12/2023
Art Nick Cave to debut devilish ceramics in Brussels next year The 2024 exhibition at Xavier Hufkens will feature the legendary Bad Seeds frontman's first major body of visual work. 23/12/2023
Culture news Christmas No 1: Wham!’s ‘Last Christmas’ tops 2023 chart in the UK For the first time, Wham! have landed the coveted title of Christmas No 1 on Official Singles Chart in the UK. 22/12/2023
Art Banksy’s new anti-war artwork 'stolen' an hour after its unveiling The now-”stolen” artwork is believed to be related to the Israel Hamas war. 22/12/2023
Culture news Nirvana ‘Nevermind’ album cover case revived by court A federal court has revived the lawsuit against Nirvana over their 'Nevermind' naked baby album cover. The baby depicted in the image is once again suing the legendary rock band, accusing the band and its label Universal Music Group of sexually exploiting him. 22/12/2023
Culture news Lovers, Bottoms and French cooking: Here are the best movies of 2023 These are our favourite movies of the year. How many have you seen? 22/12/2023
Culture news Film of the Week: 'Ferrari' Well acted, and featuring a pulse-racing third act, 'Ferrari' still feels like something's missing. 22/12/2023
Culture news BBC urged to drop Olly Alexander from Eurovision after Israel comments The UK entrant for next year's Eurovision endorsed a statement by an LGBTQ+ “direct action” pressure group accusing Israel of genocide. Now, several groups are demanding the BBC drop Olly Alexander. 21/12/2023
Culture news Gaza benefit single announced by Massive Attack 100 per cent of the profits from the single will be donated to the charity Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders to help their emergency operations in Gaza and the West Bank. 21/12/2023
Culture news Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount in merger talks: What’s at stake? Not a merger of equals, but if Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount join forces, they would create a behemoth with an impressive number of movie franchises to play with... 21/12/2023
Culture news Calls intensify for Iran to drop charges against celebrated directors Filmmakers are calling on Iranian authorities to drop charges against directors Behtash Sanaeeha and Maryam Moghadam, who have been banned from travel. 20/12/2023
Culture news Gérard Depardieu's wax statue withdrawn from the Musée Grevin in Paris Disgraced French actor Gérard Depardieu joins the likes of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump as celebrities who have had their waxworks removed from the famous French museum, while his daughter defends him - denouncing an "unprecedented manhunt". 20/12/2023
Culture news What were the most played wedding songs of 2023? The UK’s most-played wedding song of 2023 has been revealed... and the ginger wonder has done it again... 20/12/2023
Culture news Barbies, mugshots and babygirls: 2023’s defining memes Warning: This article about memes, no matter how wholesome, does contain language some people may find offensive. 20/12/2023
Culture news Céline Dion 'no longer has control over her muscles' says sister After having been diagnosed with a rare neurological illness last year, Céline Dion’s sister has given an update on her condition. 19/12/2023