From Israel’s war on Gaza to the Trump administration’s deadly strikes on boats in the Caribbean, from violent unrest in post-Assad Syria to the deployment of military in cities across the United States, 2025 has been a…
Kate Winslet went through major struggles before and after rising to fame as the gorgeous Rose in “Titanic.” She recently opened up in an interview about the “appalling” things she was told as a child actor. Before making it big in…
Incense burners as big as basketballs send thick clouds of smoke into the hyped-up crowd. “Hoo hoo Holly!” cries a man in a suit of twisted roots, looking like an oversized Shredded Wheat. The crowd begins to chant: “Make way for the…
When I was a child, I did not go to pantos. I was born in Harare, Zimbabwe, where I lived until I was 12. It was years later, when my sister’s boy Nicholas was about five, that I first discovered it – and it was through his eyes. We saw one…
Forty years after a band of Pittsburghers brought the spirit of the San Francisco gay choir to the Steel City, the group is changing its name to mark its ruby anniversary. Originally called the Renaissance…
The blockbuster based on the brick-building video game came top at the US box office – and, with their “chicken-jockey” chaos, its colourful screenings pointed to the future of cinema.
Oppenheimer is a cerebral drama with Cillian Murphy as the…
Sir David Attenborough’s invitation to apply for the BBC’s TV Training Scheme, an audition request from young aspiring actress Vanessa Redgrave, and Laurence Olivier’s first steps toward a life in television are among the remarkable stories…
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