There are many approaches one could take for holiday gifting. You can shop your giftee’s wish list directly, browse our carefully-curated gift guides for inspiration, or head to your favorite retailer to see their recommendation. In the spirit…
Category: 5. Entertainment
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Eurovision plans voting, security changes after allegations of Israel ‘interference’
GENEVA — Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest announced plans to change the voting system of the popular musical extravaganza to ensure fairness, a move that follows allegations of “interference” by Israel’s government.
The European…
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The Queen hosts a reception for winners of The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition
Her Majesty The Queen, Vice-Patron of the Royal Commonwealth Society, hosted a reception for winners and runners-up of The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2025.
At a reception at St James’s Palace, The Queen celebrated the winners of…
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Inseparable, sensuous and confident, the Kessler twins were pioneers of variety show culture | Pop and rock
When Dean Martin announced the Kessler sisters’ appearance on his show in 1966, he remarked that he had been desperate to book them not just because the German-born dancer-singers were “so pretty and so talented”, but “also because…
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Miramax To Qatar’s Film Committee To Co-Develop Original Series, Films
Miramax and the Film Committee at Media City Qatar announced on Friday that they are partnering to co-develop premium film titles for audiences across the Middle East and international markets.
All the projects are being developed by…
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‘Justin Bieber is an insanely courageous artist’: Tobias Jesso Jr on how he became the songwriter to the stars | Pop and rock
Goon, the 2015 debut album by Canada-born LA musician Tobias Jesso Jr, was one of the revelations of the 2010s. An album of heartfelt, earnest ballads in the vein of 70s singer-songwriters such as Randy Newman and Harry Nilsson, it instantly…
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Emerald Fennell’s Edition of ‘Wuthering Heights’
Next year, just before her Wuthering Heights hits theaters, Emerald Fennell will make her mark on the novel as well. Simon & Schuster is launching a Female Filmmakers Collection that will feature rereleases of classic literature — each…
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‘The sword swung so close to her head!’ What it’s like to commit one of TV’s most unforgivable murders | Television
Talk about being a pantomime villain. It’s unpopular enough playing the antagonist who murders a long-running TV character. When your victim is a fan favourite, though, you risk being vilified even more. So what’s it like being the ultimate…
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Pollyfromthedirt’s grey-skied Anglo ambience and the week’s best new tracks | Music
From Darlington, County Durham
Recommended if you like Blood Orange, Dean Blunt, Elliott Smith
Up next The Dirt Pt 1 EP out nowAs the internet spits out underground artists like mouthwash, it has becoming harder to separate the visionaries from the…
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Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber reunite for dire Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas
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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.
It is a mystery. Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas is not so much a whodunnit as a why-have-they-done-it. In…
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