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Do we really need more male novelists?
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/02/men-bminority-authors-and-readers-conduit-books
Published: May 2, 2025 15:12
There may not be obvious successors to the likes of Martin Amis and Salman Rushdie among todayâs hotshot young writers. But is a new publisher dedicated to âoverlookedâ male voices necessary?âWhere have all the literary blokes gone?â is a question that hasâŠ
Stephen Colbert on Elon Musk âstepping down from ruining everythingâ
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/may/02/stephen-colbert-elon-musk-trump
Published: May 2, 2025 14:52
Late-night hosts discussed the latest impacts of Trumpâs tariffs and further chaos within his administrationLate-night hosts surveyed the wreckage from Donald Trumpâs latest cabinet reshuffling and took aim at his recent comments about a toy shortage.âŠ
âI was thrilled when they put me in solitaryâ: Pussy Riotâs Nadya on Putin, joining OnlyFans and turning her prison cell into art
Published: May 2, 2025 13:00
The artist spent time at a penal colony for her work â and has channelled the trauma into a stark new show. Despite being on Russiaâs âwantedâ list, she remains hopeful for the futureTen minutes into our interview, Nadya Tolokonnikova ducks to fetch aâŠ
Grand Theft Auto VI delayed until May 2026
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/may/02/grand-theft-auto-vi-delayed-until-may-2026
Published: May 2, 2025 12:56
Much anticipated title was due in autumn but fans will now have to wait another year after the announcement by Rockstar GamesRockstar Games has delayed the launch of Grand Theft Auto VI until 26 May, 2026. The game had been scheduled for release thisâŠ
âPenn Badgley didnât know who I was!â Charlotte Ritchie on Ghosts, You and conquering global telly
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/may/02/charlotte-ritchie-interview-you-code-of-silence
Published: May 2, 2025 12:00
She was in a girl group and starred in a Harry Potter film, but it was her genius turn as Oregon in Fresh Meat that made Ritchie a TV favourite. Now, sheâs wrapping up her hit Netflix serial killer series and entering her detective era In the beginning,âŠ
Has Marvel shot itself in the foot by bringing superfreak Sentry into Thunderbolts*?
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/may/02/marvel-sentry-thunderbolts
Published: May 2, 2025 09:43
The inconveniently irrational god-being makes Rocket Raccoon look positively humdrum. Would it be wise to let him monopolise the multiverse?Is there ever a right time to introduce into your superhero universe a psychologically unstable god-being with theâŠ
âHe lived his whole life in that fireâ: the tragic story of âlostâ singer Jackson C Frank
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/may/02/jackson-c-frank-singer-documentary
Published: May 2, 2025 09:20
A school fire, a shooting and mental health issues plagued a man whose legacy is remembered in a new documentaryThirty years ago, when the music writer Jim Abbott tried to track down the âlostâ folk singer Jackson C Frank, he had no idea what heâd find.âŠ
Add to playlist: Gelli Hahaâs playful dance-pop and the weekâs best new tracks
Published: May 2, 2025 09:01
A delightfully deranged party girl whose bleepy vintage synths, sleazy chug and tireless disco keeps things weird in the right way â plus new music from Jorja Smith and moreFrom Boise, IdahoRecommended if you like Devo, Chai, Remi Wolf Up next DebutâŠ
Space Invaders on your wrist: the glory years of Casio video game watches
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/may/02/space-invaders-casio-video-game-watches
Published: May 2, 2025 08:00
Their tech may have been primitive, but for 80s schoolchildren of a certain kind they had a glamour to equal any modern iPhone Over the last couple of weeks I have been tidying our attic, and while the general aim has been to prevent its contents fromâŠ
Red Pockets by Alice Mah review â finding hope amid the climate crisis
Published: May 2, 2025 06:00
A professorâs quest to make sense of her eco-anxiety takes her from her ancestral village in China to Cop 26 and beyondEco-anxiety is not an official medical diagnosis, but everyone knows what it means. The American Psychological Association defines it asâŠ
âI donât want to die in a hotel room somewhereâ: Black Sabbath on reconciling for their final gig â and how Ozzy is living through hell
Published: May 2, 2025 04:00
Heavy metalâs godfathers are preparing a star-studded farewell â but will Ozzy Osbourne, after âhorrendousâ surgery, be well enough to perform? In their first interview for two decades, the original lineup talk about their hopes and fears for rockâsâŠ
Jill Sobule, I Kissed a Girl singer, dies in Minneapolis house fire aged 66
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/may/02/jill-sobule-death-singer-dies-aged-66
Published: May 2, 2025 02:46
Musician whose hits also included the satirical anthem Supermodel from the Clueless soundtrack died early on ThursdayJill Sobule, the singer-songwriter whose hits included the satirical anthem Supermodel from the Clueless movie soundtrack and theâŠ
Lupe Fiasco on his new art project and looking at rap âin a deep academic wayâ
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/may/01/lupe-fiasco-new-art-project
Published: May 1, 2025 17:30
Rapper turned MIT professor is unveiling a project of âen plein air rappingâ, which is about outdoors-inspired musicâWhat does it mean to record outside, not just rap outside like a cypher, but actually record outside with the intention of completing aâŠ
A Different Manâs Adam Pearson to star in new film of The Elephant Man
Published: May 1, 2025 16:12
Pearson, who will be the first disabled actor to play the role in a film, said: âI can think of no greater honour than to tell the true story of Joseph Carey MerrickâAdam Pearson, the actor who appeared in Under the Skin and the Oscar-nominated A DifferentâŠ
âIâll be thereâ: Ozzy Osbourne insists he will perform final concert amid health doubts
Published: May 1, 2025 16:00
Exclusive: Black Sabbath frontman details training he is doing to ensure he is fit to play all-star reunion gig in JulyAmid concerns about his health, Ozzy Osbourne has insisted he will perform in July at what is being billed as his final concert, frontingâŠ
Seth Meyers on looming recession: âWe all knew Trump was bad with moneyâ
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/may/01/seth-meyers-trump-economy
Published: May 1, 2025 15:36
Late-night hosts discuss Trumpâs attempts to shift blame for the shrinking US economy in the first quarter of 2025Late-night hosts pondered a possible recession under Donald Trump, as the US economy contracted during the first quarter of 2025. ContinueâŠ
The grisly return of Final Destination: âWhat are the everyday experiences we can ruin for people?â
Published: May 1, 2025 15:00
Twenty-five years after its first release, the horror franchise that made mundane life seem fraught with danger returns with a bloody but oddly moving fifth sequelâMy inbox is filled with the most horrible ways people can die,â says Craig Perry, theâŠ
Tonys 2025: George Clooney and Nicole Scherzinger land first nominations as Othello snubbed
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/may/01/tony-award-nominations-broadway
Published: May 1, 2025 14:02
Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal have both been left out of this yearâs nominations for their Shakespeare revival while Audra McDonald makes historyGeorge Clooney and Nicole Scherzinger have been nominated for their first Tonys this year while DenzelâŠ
âDo something with your actions. Donât just write a chequeâ: Bonnie Raitt on activism, making men cry and 38 years of sobriety
Published: May 1, 2025 13:00
Going back out on tour, the 13-time Grammy winner recalls stark inspirations and steamy studio sessions as she answers your questionsYouâve had a decades-long career. When did you first feel that you had âmade itâ? LondonLuvverI wasnât expecting to doâŠ
Rockânâroles: Dwayne Johnson films â ranked!
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/may/01/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-films-ranked
Published: May 1, 2025 13:00
As the wrestler turned action hero turns 53, we count down his best movies â from Baywatch to Jumanji to that time he played the Tooth FairyDwayne Johnson is about to violently switch gears. His next films include a Benny Safdie drama about an MMA fighterâŠ
Justice for Phish! How the jam band shaped US culture â without awards or big hits
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/may/01/phish-hall-fame
Published: May 1, 2025 11:00
They were snubbed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But their dedicated followers â from Bernie Sanders to Maroon 5 â know they exemplify a uniquely American traditionBernie Sanders has called them âone of the great American rock bandsâ. Theyâve beenâŠ
Robert De Niro supports daughter Airyn as she comes out as trans: âI donât know what the big deal isâ
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/may/01/robert-de-niro-daughter-airyn-trans
Published: May 1, 2025 10:54
After her announcement of her transition, the actor said: âI loved and supported Aaron as my son, and now I love and support Airyn as my daughterâRobert De Niro has expressed support for his daughter Airyn after she came out as transgender.In a statementâŠ
Freakier Friday cast and crew criticise âhurtfulâ Asian stereotypes in 2003 film
Published: May 1, 2025 10:32
Director Nisha Ganatra said she felt they âowed audiences to make it rightâ in the new filmThe director and leading cast member of Freakier Friday, the soon-to-be-released sequel to Disneyâs 2003 body-swap comedy Freaky Friday, have criticised theâŠ
âIt gets me cackling like nothing else!â Your favourite YouTube TV shows
Published: May 1, 2025 09:53
From a very-not-safe-for-work cartoon to a drag queen fever dream and a puppet show thatâs like Horrible Histories for grownups â networks wouldnât dare air these online hitsHazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss, made by the same team, are as funny as anything onâŠ
Rust review â tragedy-marred Alec Baldwin western is a tough slog
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/may/01/rust-alec-baldwin-review
Published: May 1, 2025 09:11
The late cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who died on set, shows herself to be the saving grace of an otherwise poorly acted and overly long messLetâs put this upfront: the cinematography by the late Halyna Hutchins is gorgeous. Hutchins died in a horrificâŠ
âJazz isnât about perfectionâ: drummer Billy Cobham on Miles Davis, Massive Attack and still learning at 80
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/may/01/jazz-drummer-billy-cobham-uk-dates
Published: May 1, 2025 08:45
After a grounding with genre greats, he fused jazz with rock to outrageously funky effect. Ahead of UK dates, he explains why two prosthetic hips arenât slowing him downBilly Cobham speaks the way he plays drums. Words pour out of him in a great, rhythmicâŠ
âYou can see affection, love, respect, rivalryâ: what happens when artists paint each other?
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/may/01/seeing-each-other-portraits-of-artists
Published: May 1, 2025 07:00
Ever since Raphael included Leonardo and Michelangelo in a crowd scene of one of his works, painters have had a fascination with depicting their peers, as a new exhibition revealsAs with all genres of art, portraiture has its own set of subgenres. AsideâŠ
Cliff-divers, floating drinkers and billion-dollar flies: everyday moments on Earth â in pictures
Published: May 1, 2025 06:00
From daredevil swimmers in Tunisia to a rope-tricking Mexican horseman and a family get-together at a Californian river bar, the magic of the everyday is celebrated in LensCultureâs New Visions awards Continue reading...
Search Partyâs John Early: âYou can only take a narcissistic monster for so long â it grates after 10 yearsâ
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/apr/30/comic-john-early-uk-shows
Published: April 30, 2025 19:00
Dropping the droll, self-obsessed character from his early standup shows, the comic and TV star is swapping millennial irony for the sincerity of songThere was a time when comedians werenât just about the jokes, they were about the crooning, too. I saw KenâŠ
âStill an open woundâ: damning docuseries revisits Vietnam war 50 years on
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/apr/30/vietnam-war-documentary-netflix
Published: April 30, 2025 17:30
Netflix series Turning Point: The Vietnam War goes back to retrace a devastating history from multiple perspectivesThis Wednesday, 30 April, marks a full half century since the fall of Saigon. The takeover of the South Vietnamese capital, renamed Ho ChiâŠ
Jimmy Kimmel on grade for Trumpâs first 100 days: âSomewhere between F and Uâ
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/apr/30/jimmy-kimmel-trump-100-days
Published: April 30, 2025 15:06
Late-night hosts discuss Trumpâs chaotic first 100 days in office, his low approval ratings and Canadaâs election resultsLate-night hosts reacted to Donald Trump reaching 100 days in office and the results of the Canadian election. Continue reading...
Kendrick Lamar and SZA review â powerhouse duo make their mark in Atlanta
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/apr/30/kendrick-lamar-sza-tour-review
Published: April 30, 2025 14:50
Mercedes-Benz stadium, AtlantaThe record-breaking Grand National tour brings together two stylistically opposed stars and continues an internet-breaking feudJust when it seemed as if Kendrick Lamar had dropped his grudge against Drake, it turns out hisâŠ
What weâre reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in April
Published: April 30, 2025 13:00
Writers and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the commentsEven though it came out only last year, I was so impressed with Ălvaro Enrigueâs You Dreamed of Empires that I am on my second reread.âŠ
Skin Deep review â kitty rescue immersive-sim is slapstick fun in a cartoony playground
Published: April 30, 2025 12:00
Blendo Games/Annapurna Interactive, PCThis attempt to cosy-fi an immersive sim game is full of âzanyâ gags as you rescue cats from a spaceship, but it gets a bit too saccharineWhen it comes to gamer-gatekeeping, there are few genres as snootily guarded asâŠ
Parents: what are the best books to read aloud to children?
Published: April 30, 2025 10:58
We would like to hear what you think is the best book to read aloud with young children and whyNew research has shown a steep decline in the number of parents reading aloud to young children, with 41% of 0- to four-year-olds now being read to frequently,âŠ
Before and after: images by Sudanâs accidental war photographer show loss of everyday life
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/apr/30/sudan-war-photographer-mosab-abushama
Published: April 30, 2025 10:49
Mosab Abushamaâs work is an attempt to spotlight what the destruction has meant for ordinary peopleWhen Mosab Abushama returned to his house in eastern Omdurman a year into the war in Sudan it was unrecognisable. Like the other buildings in hisâŠ
Is Doctor Who doomed?
Published: April 30, 2025 10:41
With record low ratings and Ncuti Gatwa rumoured to be departing, the Time Lord faces an uncertain future. Could this be it for good?The Doctor has fought enemies like the Daleks and Cybermen all through time and space, but the Time Lord may now be facingâŠ
âA human piñataâ: Katy Perry reflects on online abuse following Blue Origin flight and latest tour
Published: April 30, 2025 09:34
Pop singerâs tour has been mocked online and she was criticised for taking commercial spaceflight, but she tells fans âplease know I am OKâFollowing criticism of her latest tour, new music and her trip to the edge of space on Jeff Bezosâs Blue OriginâŠ
Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata review â a future without sex
Published: April 30, 2025 08:00
The Convenience Store Woman author imagines the creep of a new worldview, in a novel that highlights the weirdness of normal lifeIn Japanese writer Sayaka Murataâs fiction, characters do perverse things in order to âplay the part of the fictitious creatureâŠ
Playing with words: why novelists are becoming video game writers â and vice-versa
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/apr/30/novelists-video-game-writers
Published: April 30, 2025 08:00
While the novel remains a high-status cultural form, video game writing is still seen as a throwaway art â despite some of the biggest names in fiction being involvedIâve been working in games for a little more than 15 years, and the main thing Iâd sayâŠ
Sing for your snapper: a life-affirming view of New York â in pictures
Published: April 30, 2025 06:00
Known as the âsinging photographerâ, Arlene Gottfried traversed her home city with a camera, capturing vibrant communities that no longer exist Continue reading...
âItâs just a bookâ: Wuthering Heights casting director defends choice of Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi
Published: April 29, 2025 16:05
Kharmel Cochrane responded to criticism of both actorsâ ages and of Elordiâs ethnicity being unfaithful to Emily BrontĂ«âs novel, saying âwait until you see the set designâKharmel Cochrane, the casting director of Emerald Fennellâs adaptation of EmilyâŠ
Thunderbolts* review â Florence Pugh is saving grace of Marvelâs hit-and-miss mess
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/apr/29/thunderbolts-review-florence-pugh-marvel
Published: April 29, 2025 16:00
The Oscar nominated actor is the most impressive member of a ragtag Suicide Squad-esque team in an often charmingly unusual yet still baggy adventureThunderbolts* can be messy. Not just the movie, with its clumsily forced narrative beats and whiplash tonalâŠ
Jon Stewart on Trumpâs first 100 days: âI am so tiredâ
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/apr/29/jon-stewart-trump-first-100-days
Published: April 29, 2025 15:36
Late-night hosts discuss chaos and lies in Donald Trumpâs first 100 days in office, and his blue suit at the popeâs funeralLate-night hosts delve into Donald Trumpâs historically low poll numbers after his chaotic first 100 days in office. ContinueâŠ
The Smashing Machine: Dwayne Johnson fights for an Oscar in first trailer
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/apr/29/smashing-machine-dwayne-rock-johnson-movie
Published: April 29, 2025 14:15
Actor makes major dramatic bid as UFC fighter Mark Kerr in biopic also starring his Jungle Cruise co-star Emily BluntDwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt aim for awards glory with the first trailer for fact-based sports drama The Smashing Machine.TheâŠ
BeyoncĂ© review â ever-evolving star kicks off electrifying Cowboy Carter tour
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/apr/29/beyonce-cowboy-carter-tour-concert-review
Published: April 29, 2025 13:46
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CaliforniaThe singer delivers a rousing, seven-act spectacle as she performs many of her country songs on stage for the first time while also harking back to her previous dance-leaning eraBeyoncĂ© doesnât just take the stage â sheâŠ
Philip Pullman announces The Rose Field, the final part of Lyraâs story
Published: April 29, 2025 12:00
The acclaimed writer of His Dark Materials says the third volume in The Book of Dust series will portray a âdangerous, breathtaking questâPhilip Pullman has revealed he will tell the final part of Lyra Silvertongueâs story in The Rose Field, which willâŠ
âIf I kissed some man, I would cut my lips offâ: Terrence Howard explains why he declined Marvin Gaye biopic
Published: April 29, 2025 11:45
The American actor told Bill Maherâs podcast that he had asked Quincy Jones about the singerâs sexuality and felt he couldnât âplay that character 100%âThe actor Terrence Howard has said that he declined the role of Marvin Gaye in a film, because he didnâtâŠ
Conclave director signs Brad Pitt for long-awaited adaptation of The Riders
Published: April 29, 2025 11:35
Edward Berger will helm the Ridley Scott-produced screen version of the 1994 novel by Tim Winton, which has been in development in various incarnations for 25 yearsEdward Berger, whose papal thriller Conclave won best film at the Baftas and was nominatedâŠ
Pedro AlmodĂłvar attacks Trump as âcatastropheâ in New York speech
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/apr/29/pedro-almodovar-attacks-donald-trump-in-new-york
Published: April 29, 2025 10:52
Spanish director compared the US president to Franco and said he wondered whether it was appropriate to visit country while he is in powerThe veteran Spanish director Pedro AlmodĂłvar has launched a broadside against the US president, Donald Trump, whileâŠ
âI felt caught between culturesâ: Mongolian musician Enji on her beguiling, border-crossing music
Published: April 29, 2025 10:00
She started singing in her familyâs yurt before a Goethe-Institut residency led her to jazz and life in Munich. The distance from home is âbittersweetâ â but both styles, she says, are about trusting your instinctGrowing up in the icy Mongolian capital ofâŠ
âI didnât know they existedâ: US exhibition highlights rarely seen Picasso artwork
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/apr/29/picasso-gagosian-exhibition-new-york
Published: April 29, 2025 09:21
Gagosian, New YorkIn collaboration with the artistâs daughter, an ambitious new exhibition finds unusual ways to pair better-known pieces with those lesser seenHosting a showing of Pablo Picassoâs art isnât like putting together your normal galleryâŠ
âA form of meditationâ: a photographic haiku to Japan â in pictures
Published: April 29, 2025 06:00
A poetic new exhibition of dreamlike black and white images captures the countryâs contemplative beauty, from lonely Torii gates to sprawling temple trees Continue reading...
Miami Vice: new movie on the way from Top Gun: Maverick director
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/apr/29/miami-vice-new-movie
Published: April 28, 2025 20:02
Detectives Crockett and Tubbs are set to return in a new big screen take on the 80s cop show from Joseph KosinskiDetectives Crockett and Tubbs are in line for a new look with the 80s cop show Miami Vice set to make a big-screen comeback.The Top Gun:âŠ
John Oliver on RFK Jr: âA man who is clearly in way over his worm-riddled headâ
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/apr/28/john-oliver-rfk-jr
Published: April 28, 2025 15:41
The Last Week Tonight host discusses JD Vance meeting the late pope and delves into the decimation of the US healthcare system under Robert F Kennedy JrJohn Oliver kicked off his Sunday evening episode of Last Week Tonight by acknowledging the death ofâŠ
âI wish Iâd never written that damn movieâ: Rust director Joel Souza on finishing his film after the fatal on-set shooting
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/apr/28/rust-joel-souza-alec-baldwin-halyna-hutchins-shooting
Published: April 28, 2025 15:11
He was hit by the same bullet that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The film-maker talks about his hopes for his western, his complicated feelings towards star Alec Baldwin â and why the industry hasnât learnedJoel Souza never liked guns. âI didnâtâŠ
Playing to win: are video game movies replacing superhero blockbusters?
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/apr/28/video-game-superhero-movies
Published: April 28, 2025 14:41
The record-breaking box office for A Minecraft Movie has been followed by a rush of announcements for more films based on gamesMargot Robbie and Sydney Sweeney are two of the most in-demand actors in Hollywood. As such, theyâve both logged their time inâŠ
Jeremy Renner speaks about âtiny but monumental slip of the mindâ which led to snowplough accident
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/apr/28/jeremy-renner-snowplough-accident
Published: April 28, 2025 14:26
The actor describes the horrifying details of the ordeal that left him with 38 broken bones in his upcoming memoirJeremy Renner has detailed the chain of events which led to him being crushed by his own snowplough on New Yearâs Day 2023.Writing in hisâŠ
Mark Knopfler on Dire Straitsâ Money for Nothing: âI wrote it in the window display of a New York appliance storeâ
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/apr/28/mark-knopfler-dire-straits-money-for-nothing
Published: April 28, 2025 13:38
âA big bonehead of a delivery guy was looking at all these TV screens tuned to MTV and the lines he was saying were too good to be true. So I borrowed a pen and paper, sat down and started writingâI was in an appliance shop in New York and there was a bigâŠ
Final autopsy results on Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, reveal complex health issues
Published: April 28, 2025 11:01
Report confirms that Arakawa died of hantavirus and her husband, who had heart problems and Alzeimerâs disease, may not have realised she had diedTwo months after the actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead in their home in SantaâŠ
Monty Python and the Holy Grail at 50: a hilarious comic peak
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/apr/28/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-50th-anniversary
Published: April 28, 2025 09:30
The endlessly quoted 1975 comedy remains both a clear product of its era and a timelessly funny masterworkIt was with some surprise, as I gathered my recollections of Monty Python and the Holy Grail before its 50th anniversary this week, that I realised IâŠ
âLike sinking into a warm bathâ: why Jaws is my feelgood movie
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/apr/28/jaws-steven-spielberg-feelgood-movie
Published: April 28, 2025 09:00
The next pick in our ongoing series of comfort movie favourites is Steven Spielbergâs defining shark thrillerWhat makes a film âfeelgoodâ? If itâs not a romcom, or otherwise setting out to impart warm fuzzies, familiarity plays a big part. Iâve seen JawsâŠ
Notes to John by Joan Didion review â a writer on the couch
Published: April 28, 2025 08:00
Thereâs a crude fascination in seeing the contents of a literary celebrityâs therapy sessions, but weâre surely invading her privacyMotherhood is a state of continuous loss that is meant to culminate when the dependent baby becomes an independent adult.âŠ
Cosmic metros, UFO circus tops and a 3,000C sun gun: the mesmerising architecture of Tashkent
Published: April 28, 2025 04:00
From its cavernous domed bazaar to its ravishingly muscular museum, the Uzbek capital has one of the worldâs wildest collections of modernist gems. Will its bid for world heritage status succeed?A pair of huge turquoise domes swell up on the skyline ofâŠ
âI stopped talking to my parents â and life opened upâ: Heather Graham on family, ageing and âcreepyâ film-makers
Published: April 28, 2025 04:00
The actor has seen the best and worst of Hollywood, from directors like Paul Thomas Anderson to the notorious Harvey Weinstein. She talks about her #MeToo moment, her difficult childhood and her new movie, Chosen FamilyFor almost all her life, HeatherâŠ
âTragedy to transcendenceâ: Alice Coltrane exhibit honors jazz legendâs sonic and spiritual legacy
Published: April 27, 2025 11:00
Monument Eternal at Los Angelesâs Hammer Museum showcases the life, music and writing of the groundbreaking artist also known as TuriyaOm âŠOm ⊠Continue reading...
Francis Ford Coppola unveils Megalopolis graphic novel
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/apr/25/francis-ford-coppola-unveils-megalopolis-graphic-novel
Published: April 25, 2025 16:05
In a statement, the 86-year-old director of the critical and box-office flop said the book confirms his feeling that âart can never be constrainedâMegalopolis, Francis Ford Coppolaâs $120m passion project, was neither a box office nor a critical success onâŠ
Jimmy Kimmel on Hegseth bringing his wife to meetings: âMaybe sheâs his designated driverâ
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/apr/25/jimmy-kimmel-pete-hegseth-wife-meetings
Published: April 25, 2025 14:14
Late-night hosts discuss the defense secretaryâs many scandals and Muskâs alleged screaming match outside the Oval OfficeWith several hosts still on holiday, Jimmy Kimmel reacts to reports of a screaming match at the White House and Pete Hegseth bringingâŠ
May the force be with you! How to save every tired TV superfranchise, from Star Wars to Game of Thrones
Published: April 25, 2025 12:00
Does anyone know what Marvel multiverse weâre in? And will anything ever happen in Westeros again? The worldâs biggest fantasy franchises are in trouble ⊠but we have ways to make them must-see TV once moreItâs amazing to think that, not so very long ago,âŠ
Can Predator: Badlands finally prove a shared universe with Alien was a good idea?
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/apr/25/predator-badlands-trailer-alien
Published: April 25, 2025 11:16
With the filmâs promising teaser trailer, the worldâs eyes have flipped silver and itâs party time in the cryo-sarcophagus aisle of Space Ikea! Continue reading...
Post your questions for Nicolas Cage
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/apr/25/post-your-questions-for-nicolas-cage-the-surfer
Published: April 25, 2025 11:04
One of the most singular talents, and lives, in movie history is ready to tell you a thousand things about his dizzyingly various career. Nowâs your chance to askThere arenât many actors who transcend the roles they play in quite the unique way as NicolasâŠ
Pedro Pascal calls JK Rowling a âheinous loserâ in wake of supreme court gender ruling
Published: April 25, 2025 11:01
The actor has long been an activist for LGBTQ+ rights and has a transgender sister who often accompanies him on the red carpetThe actor Pedro Pascal has attacked author JK Rowling on X, calling her a âheinous loserâ.Pascal responded to a comment reportingâŠ
Where to start with: Terry Pratchett
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/25/where-to-start-with-terry-pratchett
Published: April 25, 2025 11:00
Ten years on from his death and just before what would have been his 77th birthday, take a deep dive into the funny, fantasy works of one of the most loved British writersWith more than 75m copies of his books sold around the world, Terry Pratchett is oneâŠ
Add to playlist: Kashus Culpepperâs âsouthern soundsâ and the weekâs best new tracks
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/apr/25/add-to-playlist-kashus-culpepper
Published: April 25, 2025 10:14
Welcome to our new series highlighting the best emerging artists â first up, a former firefighter and US Navy recruit who counts Samuel L Jackson as a fanFrom AlabamaRecommended if you like Luke Combs, Tony Joe White, Charles BradleyUp next Supporting LeonâŠ
Atomfall might have been an apocalyptic classic if it wasnât for all the walking | Dominik Diamond
Published: April 25, 2025 09:00
The Lake District after the 1957 Windscale nuclear disaster is a great setting for a game â and gorgeously rendered. That doesnât mean I want to endlessly keep traversing itâFast travelâ. The greatest two words in gaming. Greater even than âinfiniteâŠ
âI miss those days terriblyâ: readers share their defining video store memories
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/apr/25/video-store-rental-memories
Published: April 25, 2025 08:04
With the arrival of a new video store in Brooklyn, we asked you to tell us about your most memorable anecdotesAfter a film had been in the cinema but before a film was on general sale (also called âHome Releaseâ) there would be a window of perhaps a fewâŠ
Maria Somerville: Luster review â a vivid and vital entry in the shoegaze revival
Published: April 25, 2025 08:00
(4AD)The Irish artistâs folk-inflected sound is both unnerving and alluring on her luxuriant second albumMaria Somervilleâs second album of folk-tinged shoegaze arrives at an apposite time. TikTok has turned the genre into a lifestyle for alt teens, whileâŠ
âIf Jesus and Buddha had our work schedule, theyâd have fallen out tooâ: boyband Five on bullying, Britney and their blockbuster return
Published: April 25, 2025 04:00
After being fast-tracked to stardom, the bad boys of Y2K pop butted heads and burned out. They explain how they faced their demons for an arena-sized reunion â and why Simon Cowell was âa proper winkerâIn September 1998, amid a rocketing pop career thatâŠ
Bill Maher calls Larry Davidâs satire of his Trump dinner âkind of insulting to 6 million dead Jewsâ
Published: April 25, 2025 02:02
âNobody has been harder ⊠about Donald Trump than me,â Maher says after fellow comedian compared his meal with US president to meeting HitlerBill Maher has responded to Larry Davidâs satirical essay in the New York Times that compared Maherâs glowingâŠ