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ADVERTISEMENTThe Wife-Carrying World Championship – known as Eukonkanto - starts today and runs until tomorrow in Sonkajärvi, in the Northern Savonia region of Finland.Held since 1992, the annual sporting event involves male participants carrying their female partners on their backs through a challenging obstacle course, which features water, hurdles and sand pits.Not just a test of

ADVERTISEMENTTwo Frenchwomen are set to give new meaning to the expression: "The sky's the limit".As announced by the European Space Agency, Sophie Adenot (who, next year, will fly to the International Space Station with her co-graduate from the class of 2022 Raphaël Liégeois) has worked with French chef Anne-Sophie Pic to develop the "bonus" dishes

ADVERTISEMENTIrish rockers Fontaines D.C. invited a pro-Palestine group on stage at their festival slot at Roskilde, Denmark - one of the largest music festivals in Europe and the largest in the Nordic countries.The band brought out the activist group mid-performance to show their solidarity with the people of Gaza and led chants in both English

ADVERTISEMENTPresident Donald Trump has announced a new addition to his personal line of merchandise: branded perfume and cologne that will set you back $249 (€211). The fragrances, called "Victory 45-47" - a reference to his two presidential terms - are "all about Winning, Strength, and Success," Trump wrote on his social network Truth Social. "Get yourself a

ADVERTISEMENTFollowing the news earlier this year that longtime stewards of the James Bond franchise Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson ceded creative control to Amazon Studios, Bond fans were treated to more positive news last week: the identity of the director of Bond 26. Oscar-nominated filmmaker Denis Villeneuve will be responsible for ushering the 007

ADVERTISEMENTA criminal investigation has been launched into the Glastonbury performances of both Bob Vylan and Kneecap after the police reviewed video footage and audio of both sets, which took place on Saturday.  UK culture secretary Lisa Nandy condemned the "appalling and unacceptable scenes" and said she had called BBC director-general Tim Davie after the broadcast of Bob Vylan's

ADVERTISEMENTHello, and welcome back for another week of defeating pop culture overwhelm (and FOMO).First thing's first: If the glass of water beside you appears to be trembling - don't panic. It's just a bunch of gigantic cloned dinosaurs stomping their way towards the big screen for Jurassic World: Rebirth. And speaking of man playing God

ADVERTISEMENTWe’ve had Hot Girl Summer, Hot Vax Summer and Brat Summer... Now it’s time for Convent Summer.  Confused? Don’t be.  Apparently, summers have to be defined by a cultural phenomenon, with a trend that needs to neatly encompass the warmest season.  Before you start Gen Z bashing and get all “this damn generation this... and