Category: 5. Entertainment

With Mariah Carey and Wham! saturating airwaves with their holiday tunes, it’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas.

But if all you want for Christmas is a reprieve from stereotypical Christmas music, you’re not alone.

Despite the…

In Ni Hao’s video installation Elementary School Teacher, Recess (2025), a young woman removes her white socks and wiggles her feet at the camera. From its caption, we know that she is “a 23-year-old female seller on a Taiwanese online foot…

Some revivals really do need the drama of their original setting. Noël Coward’s comedy of (wishful) female infidelity is one such play, first performed 100 years ago and brought to life now as a period piece that offers insight into the mores…

There’s been so many great music releases this year, but we here at World Cafe wouldn’t dare try and rank them from best to … least best? Instead, we’re…

6. Peach, soft browns and cream

“Paint colours are a backdrop on which to layer, rather than the hero,” says interior designer Christian Bense. “Mixing tones allows for a more organic styling of our homes.” Bense chose a warm neutral brown in this…

The holidays tend to draw people back to family, memories and shared stories. Craighead Green Gallery is opening a new exhibition that leans directly into the question many of us quietly consider this time…

Mark Savage
Music correspondent

There was no big break-out star in the mold of Chappell
Roan, and nothing like Charli XCX’s Brat to define the summer while pushing…

Eisner: Well, it depends on how much you like it. But just make it feel like it has no memories—think of it as a piece you got at a vintage or antique store. But if you really hate them, sell it or melt it down. Or, give it to your…

The information age has made it much more difficult for artists to cultivate mystique. Gone are the days when David Bowie could seemingly arrive fully formed with Space Oddity and Hunky Dory, with most of the record-buying public unaware of his…

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The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) has appointed Shlomy Dobrinsky to the position of associate leader. The appointment completes the front desk of the orchestra following the recent appointment of Igor…