Love

Cinema

Berlinale interview: ‘Honey Bunch’ - Deconstructing love in darkness

What would you for love? We sit down with Canadian filmmakers Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli to talk about their follow-up to 2020’s ‘Violation’ – ‘Honey Bunch’, a haunting and strangely tender deconstruction of all the things we believe to be love and devotion.

22/02/2025

World News

Valentine's Day in Europe: From cheese hearts to lion love stories

In Naples, red horns — an iconic Neapolitan symbol of prosperity, love and fortune -- are preferred over flowers and chocolates.

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

Culture news

'Men In Love': Irvine Welsh to publish new sequel to ‘Trainspotting’

There have been other spin-off novels with the Trainspotting characters, but next year's "Men In Love" is the first that takes place immediately after the events of the original novel.

09/12/2024

Culture news

Is Netflix's dating show 'Love Is Blind UK' worth your time?

Is Love Is Blind UK as bad as other dating shows? Here's what works, what doesn't, and what the future of the show should look like...

09/08/2024

Culture news

30 years of Sziget: Festival kicks off with Kylie Minogue

Hundreds of nationalities gather in the heart of Budapest – as the 30th edition of Sziget festival kicks off today.

07/08/2024

Lifestyle

What does the ideal European partner look like – according to AI?

When it comes to finding your ideal significant other, what do people actually look for? A new global study breaks down the physical and character attributes... With a little help from AI.

05/08/2024

Culture news

The internet is going nuts over ‘Hot Rodent Men’ - What does it mean?

Gen Z want Hot Rodent Men - and they are being very vocal about it. What does it mean? How does one qualify? And how is being compared to a rodent a compliment?

10/06/2024

Culture news

Album anniversaries: Three records to celebrate in June 2024

From flirtatious pop to electro remixes via raw declarations, three British artists tackle love in all its permutations – sultry, heartbreaking, and melancholic. Here's our pick of the three albums celebrating a major anniversary this month.

03/06/2024

Culture news

Film of the Week: 'La Bête' ('The Beast')

This genre-bending tale from French conceptualist Bertrand Bonello is a lot to take in. But get on its audacious wavelength and it might just be one of the most memorable films you'll watch all year.

31/05/2024

Culture news

Album anniversaries: Three records to celebrate in May 2024

From devastatingly intimate love songs to hip-hop bangers via lush soundscapes for a Parisian escapade, here's our pick of the three albums celebrating a major anniversary this month.

09/05/2024

Culture news

Film of the Week: 'Challengers' - Game, set, match to Zendaya & Co.

Love all. In all senses of the term?

26/04/2024

People

This couple left the city to build their dream eco-community life

Their adventures in France and Portugal taught 'Growing Greener' how to create an eco-lodge built around nature, sharing and community.

09/03/2024

Food and Drink

This ancient Romanian love potion contains just 4 simple ingredients

The Pharmacy Museum in Cluj Napoca, Romania, is offering guided sessions on crafting an enchanting love potion for its visitors.

01/03/2024

Economy

The price of love: Why finding a partner is such a costly affair

The average young dater is getting into more than £2,000 (€2,338) of debt, according to financial services company Experian.

27/02/2024

Lifestyle

Museum of Broken Relationships: Where heartbreak is given a home

Opened in 2010, the Museum of Broken Relationships has become the most visited museum in Croatia - and a reminder of the power physical objects hold to connect and heal us.

22/02/2024

Culture news

Culture Re-View: Who was Saint Valentine?

To mark this famous day in history, we've traced the origins of Saint Valentine and how his name became associated with the romantic holiday we know - and love or hate - today.

14/02/2024

Lifestyle

Coquette, mob wife & magnetic hearts: Top nail trends for Valentine's

Nail art has taken TikTok and Instagram by storm lately! From Coquette or Kawaii nails to French manis and Mob Wife looks, there's a style out there for everyone.

14/02/2024

Lifestyle

Is it time to break up with dating apps?

It's been just over a decade since dating apps took over our phone screens but signs suggest most people are growing tired of traditional digital dating and are starting to look elsewhere for love, like apps which match mutual interests.

14/02/2024

wellbeing

Brains may have capacity to ‘reset’ after breakup, researchers say

Scientists studied prairie voles, rodents that are known to be monogamous, to analyse the relationship between love and chemicals in the brain.

15/01/2024