Category: 5. Entertainment

Towards the end of Knife, his 2024 book about the assault at a public event in upstate New York that blinded him in his right eye, Salman Rushdie offers a thought experiment:

Imagine that you knew nothing about me, that you had arrived from…

Japanese actor Lily Franky will appear in Wayne Wang’s next film “Diary of a Mad, Old Man,” revealed co-star Fan Bingbing at a Q&A session for the film “Mother Bhumi,” in competition at the Tokyo International Film Festival.

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In My Own Words: Tom Jones

10.40pm, BBC One
A lovely, intimate trip down memory lane as the Welshman with the voice watches back smile-raising footage of his life. From working-class life in Pontypridd to breakout hit It’s Not Unusual, his first…

A solar farm developer’s community fund offer “beggars belief” and should be far more, local groups have said.

Photovolt Development Partners (PVPD) has offered £441,000 per year to local community groups located nearby the proposed 1,000…

Two-and-a-half years ago, Léna Descottes (29) thought her time in Ireland was over. Despite being a traditional-music performer who had played in venues across the country, she had spent the previous six months sleeping primarily in her car….

Curation, research and design: Eva Franch i Gilabert, Mireia Luzárraga and Alejandro Muiño. Produced by Institut Ramon Llull.

Water Parliaments: Projective Ecosocial Architectures invites the visitor to explore new models of civic engagement and…

“There are many, many things I’d change,” says Mitch Albom, discussing the notion of doing things over again.

That’s the premise of his new novel Twice, where the protagonist, Alfie, has the ability to jump back in time and, with the…

Japan will take the spotlight at next year’s Cannes market, the business hub of the Cannes Film Festival, after being named the 2026 Country of Honor — a recognition that will see the nation lead the market’s opening festivities and mount…