With year-round balmy weather and palms far outnumbering pines, the arrival of the holiday season can be tough to discern in Los Angeles. That is, until Ralph Lauren comes to town. On Friday evening, the heritage-steeped brand transformed a…
Fujimoto Tatsuki’s Chainsaw Man is one of the biggest manga hits of recent years, with tens of millions of books in print and adaptations for TV and the cinema. A look at what makes this work resonate with modern audiences in Japan and…
Raz Shaw’s exuberant production of Singin’ in the Rain opens with nothing on stage but a coat and hat. They belong to leading man Don Lockwood (a charismatic Louis Gaunt), who taps out a quick dance before shrugging them on and transforming…
Robots can make humans laugh – mostly when they fall over – but a new research project is looking at whether robots using AI could ever be genuinely funny.
If you ask ChatGPT for a funny joke, it will serve you up something that belongs in a…
Mahato showed me to my simply decorated room, complete with Western-style bathroom and air conditioning. When I asked, she explained that, like all members of the homestay network, she receives 80% of the fee (£50/$66 full board per night), with…
Anna Maxwell Martin in 1982 and 2025Anna Maxwell Martin in 1982 and 2025. Later photograph: Pål Hansen/The Guardian. Styling: Andie Redman. Hair and makeup: Celine Nonon at Arlington Artists. Archive image: courtesy of Anna Maxwell Martin
