ADVERTISEMENTThis is not the Sesame Street way... The popular educational children’s TV show, led by puppets Big Bird, Cookie Monster and Count von Count, usually teaches kids about the alphabet, kindness and generally getting along with one another.The adorable monsters don’t get involved in burning political issues. Imagine fans’ surprise when Elmo, everyone’s favourite furry
ADVERTISEMENT"Our memories are not very good. We forget quickly." This 11 July marks three decades since more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys from Srebrenica - a small town in eastern Bosnia - were systematically executed over the course of several days. It was the worst atrocity on European soil since World War II. For
ADVERTISEMENTThis year’s edition of the Slovak Rubicon Festival, which was scheduled to feature controversial American rapper Kanye 'Ye' West next week, has been cancelled. Organizers announced the news on Instagram, with the Rubicon Festival Team saying: “This was not an easy decision. Due to media pressure and the withdrawal of several artists and partners, we were
ADVERTISEMENTRyan Gosling’s new sci-fi movie Project Hail Mary has broken trailer viewing records, gaining more than 400 million views since it was released online on 30 June. Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (21 Jump Street, The Lego Movie), the film is based on the 2021 novel of the same name by Andy Weir
ADVERTISEMENTLast week, we learned of the tragic death of American actor Michael Madsen, a regular collaborator with Quentin Tarantino on films like Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill: Volumes 1 & 2. The beloved actor was founded dead at his home on 3 July. He was 67. Now, Madsen’s cardiologist has announced that the actor died
ADVERTISEMENTHave you heard of the band The Velvet Sundown? They’re blowing up right now, racking up more than a million monthly listeners on Spotify - which is pretty good going for a group that formed less than two months ago. What’s also impressive is that the prolific four-piece psych-rock outfit have already released two albums on their
ADVERTISEMENTHong Kong has opened the doors to the first Cristiano Ronaldo museum in far east Asia. The CR7 Life Museum welcomed the public on Monday in Tsim Sha Tsui, where visitors can learn a little more about the Portugal international footballer's remarkable career, from his origins on the island of Madeira to his current chapter
ADVERTISEMENTWhat began as an extremely rare discovery of two Roman swords by a metal detectorist has led to an enormous Early-Middle Iron Age find in the Cotswolds in south-west England. Archaeological excavations at the site in Gloucestershire have revealed an extensive Roman era settlement from the first and second centuries. The site near Willersey, funded
ADVERTISEMENT A fire, reported shortly after 9 pm on Friday, affected the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba. The blaze began in the Patio de los Naranjos, near the Puerta de San José, prompting the evacuation of the area around Magistral González Francés Street to allow fire crews to carry out their work. According to the town's mayor
ADVERTISEMENT Amid the tranquil verdant hills of the Brecon Beacons in south Wales, one of Europe’s most special music festivals finds its home. While many festivals might turn their sites into cacophonous blurs of hedonism and noise, Green Man Festival is a little different. Sure, there’s plenty of noise. After all, this year’s line-up includes