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Venus Williams to be honoured with new Barbie doll

ADVERTISEMENT When it comes to the Barbie universe, children can become anything... Even one of the greatest tennis players of all time. American tennis star Venus Williams will be honoured with a new Barbie doll celebrating her sports legacy and her fight for pay equity, the dollmaker announced today. Williams’ doll is part of Mattel

Madonna urges Pope Leo XIV to visit Gaza ‘before it’s too late’

ADVERTISEMENT Pop icon Madonna is pleading with Pope Leo XIV to travel to Gaza to “bring your light to the children before it’s too late.”  She posted a message online saying that her plea was motivated by her son Rocco’s birthday.   “I feel the best gift I can give to him as a mother

How Drag Race attempts to reconcile entertaintment and politics

ADVERTISEMENT After three publicly acclaimed seasons, some of the most beloved Drag Race France cast members returned to TV screens last month for France's first All Stars edition. However, audiences were surprised to see that singer and DJ Kiddy Smile, who had been a main judge since the show’s first season, would not reprise his

Emma Thompson shares ‘stalking’ story of Donald Trump asking her out

ADVERTISEMENT British actress and national treasure Emma Thompson was at the 78th edition of the Locarno International Film Festival this weekend to receive the Leopard Club Award prize at the Swiss festival. During her talk on Saturday, the Oscar-winning Sense And Sensibility and Love Actually actress reflected on the time when Donald Trump asked her

Thieves steal $7,000 worth of Labubu dolls from California store

ADVERTISEMENT A gang of masked burglars has stolen roughly $7,000 (€6,010) worth of Labubu dolls from a toy store in California – the latest sign of just how wild the global craze for the collectible figures has become. The break-in happened around 1:29 a.m. on Wednesday 6 August at One Stop Sales, a shop in

‘Depravity and lawlessness’: U2 speak out on Israel’s actions in Gaza

ADVERTISEMENT Irish rockers U2 have spoken out on the Israel-Palestine crisis, with Bono saying that Benjamin Netanyahu’s actions “now feel like uncharted territory”. In an Instagram post published yesterday, the four members of U2 - Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. - wrote personal responses to Israel’s actions in Gaza. After his condemnation of

Kneecap continue to call out Gaza ‘genocide’ ahead of Sziget fest ban

ADVERTISEMENT This summer has seen Irish rappers Kneecap dropped from a number of line-ups, including Germany’s Hurricane and Southside festivals, as well as being slapped with a three-year ban from Hungary ahead of their planned performance at Sziget – where the band would have played tonight.  “It is important to say that Hungary is an island

Spooky summer: Why are people celebrating Halloween so early?

ADVERTISEMENT What? Summerween. It’s Halloween - the spooky decor, candy eating and horror movie watching - but in summer!  Why? Because Halloween is the one night a year when a girl can dress like a total… No Mean Girls quotes, please. Sorry, what we meant to say is, we have no definitive answers to that

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Too sexy? Why the ‘Wuthering Heights’ trailer is dividing the internet

ADVERTISEMENT The first trailer for Emerald Fennell's adaptation of Emily Brontë's 1847 classic novel “Wuthering Heights” came out this week and it’s proving to be divisive, shocking fans of the source material and getting many online to call it out for being "soft porn". Fennell, whose film Promising Young Woman won her an Oscar for

Darth Vader’s lightsaber shatters Star Wars record at auction

ADVERTISEMENT A lightsaber used by Darth Vader in the original Star Wars films – A New Hope (1977); The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983) - has sold for a record-shattering $3.6million (approx. €3m).  The winning bid for the iconic red lightsaber ($2.9m plus a $700,000 buyers premium paid to the
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