Category: 5. Entertainment

Britain’s battle of brutalism has finally reached an exhausted conclusion with the listing of London’s Southbank Centre. The so-called “concrete monstrosities” of the Hayward Gallery, Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall and its skatepark…

Opera has inspired many of the 20th century’s greatest artists to create extraordinary sets. Oskar Kokoschka designed a Magic Flute for Salzburg and a Ballo in maschera for Florence. Salvador Dalí produced a controversial Salome for London;…

After being canceled last year due to the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, the annual Oscars Nominees Luncheon was back Tuesday at the Beverly Hilton. Nominees across all 24 categories mingled and schmoozed before taking part in the…

The actor Noel Clarke has been arrested over an attempted rape, which allegedly took place in 2007.

The former Doctor Who star is also facing allegations of exposure and sexual assault by touching.

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan police said:…

The last thing she asked me to make for her was my broccoli cheddar potato soup.

I worked on that recipe for quite a while to get the nutrition where I wanted it. It has lots of secret vegetables but is still creamy and comforting, and she loved…

Rare “holy grail” footage of David Bowie performing Heroes at Earl’s Court in 1978 is to feature in a new immersive show about the singer’s life and creative practice.

Extended footage of the performance has been pieced back together by…

What would Wallace – everyone’s favourite amateur Yorkshire inventor – look like with a moustache, straw boater and postman’s coat? Would a huge set of teeth suit his faithful beagle, Gromit? How about a nose shaped like a banana?

Such…

Exchanging poems on Valentine’s Day is a long-standing tradition. But poetry doesn’t have to be bound to the page. This February 14, why not try sharing a game poem instead?

Game poems are tiny video games made as a form of poetic…

In 2015, during a particularly energetic performance of the song American Woman in Stockholm, Lenny Kravitz split a pair of leather pants right down the crotch, revealing his manhood to the world.

I’m sorry to say I think about this incident…

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In an era of multi-step lip routines punctuated by painstakingly applied liners, stains and glosses, the blurry “just…