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Music legends pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne following singer’s death

ADVERTISEMENT The music world is in mourning following the death of Ozzy Osbourne, the gloomy, demon-invoking, lead singer of Black Sabbath and legendary godfather of heavy metal, who passed away at 76. Tributes poured in from icons across generations, each painting a portrait of a man who was as groundbreaking as he was beloved. Elton

George the Poet teams up with young Londoners to reimagine iconic art

ADVERTISEMENT “I think expressing yourself creatively is like opening a window in a crowded room,” George the Poet told Euronews Culture. “It’s part of the cleansing process. It’s a way of letting go. A way of just confronting things that you might not even want to say out loud.” That energy was exactly what filled

Here we go again: Donald Trump takes United States out of UNESCO

ADVERTISEMENT The United States has announced it will once again leave UNESCO, the UN’s educational, scientific and cultural agency, only two years after rejoining. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce linked the withdrawal to what Washington sees as UNESCO’s push to “advance divisive social and cultural causes.” She added that the decision to admit the “State

Osaka’s Expo 2025 is shining a spotlight on Japan’s fusion cuisine

ADVERTISEMENT In the buzzing crowd at Expo 2025 in Osaka a small line is starting to form, curling around the Tasty Japan food stall. The rumour that rice-guru Sumidaya Shoten is about to serve up some 'curry rice' samples is quickly confirmed as a trolley laden with spoonfuls of thick sauce and sticky white rice emerges

Cattelan’s ‘Comedian’ banana eaten again at French museum in Metz

ADVERTISEMENT It’s happened again. Someone walked into a museum, spotted Maurizio Cattelan’s banana-taped-to-a-wall artwork, and decided to tuck in. This time, the setting was the Centre Pompidou-Metz in eastern France, where the infamous 'Comedian' (2019) has been on display since May as part of a major retrospective marking the museum’s 15th anniversary. A visitor reportedly

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, star of ‘The Cosby Show’, dies aged 54

ADVERTISEMENT Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who became widely known in the 1980s as Theo Huxtable on 'The Cosby Show', has died aged 54. Costa Rican authorities said the actor drowned on Sunday while swimming off Playa Cocles, on the country’s Caribbean coast. He was pulled deeper into the ocean by a current and rescued by beachgoers, according

Italy disinvites pro-Putin classical conductor from Caserta concert

ADVERTISEMENT An Italian classical music concert has uninvited a famous Russian conductor who's known to be a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Valery Gergiev was meant to participate in A King's Summer festival (Un'Estate da Re) on 27 July that's organised by the Royal Palace of Caserta and held in the courtyard of

Talk show hosts react to cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’

ADVERTISEMENT Late-night talk shows are enormous totems on the US media landscape so news that CBS is axing its version after more than 30-years has sent shockwaves across the industry. Stephen Colbert is bidding farewell to 'The Late Show' after the network confirmed the programme will wrap up next May, triggering a wave of support

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Highlights and standouts of Green Man Festival 2025

ADVERTISEMENT A central focus building up to this year’s Green Man Festival was whether a set by controversial Belfast trio Kneecap would even take place. The Northern Irish group’s frontman Mo Chara is due to appear in court later this week for a terror offence charge for allegedly displaying the flag of proscribed terror group
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Controversy explained: UK’s LGBTQ+ literary prize 2025 cancelled

ADVERTISEMENT The Polari Prize, a prestigious UK literary award for LGBTQ+ literature, has announced a pause to its 2025 competition following backlash over the inclusion of author John Boyne. Boyne, best known for his best-selling novel "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas" – which was adapted to the big screen in 2008 - has a

Downing Street warns author Sally Rooney over Palestine Action support

ADVERTISEMENT The UK government has warned best-selling Irish author Sally Rooney that her public pledge to support the banned group Palestine Action could fall foul of terrorism laws. Speaking after Rooney announced she would donate her BBC adaptation royalties to the controversial campaign group, a spokesperson for the prime minister said: “Support for a proscribed

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Highlights and standouts of Green Man Festival 2025

ADVERTISEMENT A central focus building up to this year’s Green Man Festival was whether a set by controversial Belfast trio Kneecap would even take place. The Northern Irish group’s frontman Mo Chara is due to appear in court later this week for a terror offence charge for allegedly displaying the flag of proscribed terror group

Controversy explained: UK’s LGBTQ+ literary prize 2025 cancelled

ADVERTISEMENT The Polari Prize, a prestigious UK literary award for LGBTQ+ literature, has announced a pause to its 2025 competition following backlash over the inclusion of author John Boyne. Boyne, best known for his best-selling novel "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas" – which was adapted to the big screen in 2008 - has a
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Ed Sheeran exhibits original paintings to raise money for foundation

ADVERTISEMENTBritish singer songwriter Ed Sheeran has launched a new series of original paintings and prints titled ‘Cosmic Carpark Paintings’.  The artworks will exhibited at the HENI Gallery in London from Thursday 10 July and sales will benefit the Ed Sheeran Foundation - an initiative providing inclusive, high-quality music education for every child.The foundation has already supported

Marcel Ophuls, director of ‘The Sorrow and the Pity’, dies aged 97

ADVERTISEMENTMarcel Ophuls, the acclaimed French-German documentary filmmaker whose probing explorations of history and memory helped shaped the genre for decades, has died at the age of 97.His grandson, Andreas-Benjamin Seyfert, confirmed that he "died peacefully" on Saturday.Ophuls' life and career focus was shaped enormously by his own experience of war and exile. Born in Frankfurt

Donald Trump weighs in on Sydney Sweeney-American Eagle controversy

ADVERTISEMENT Another day, another chapter in the American Eagle / Sydney Sweeney controversy, which won’t seem to die down.   Following the polarising campaign that led many to call out racist undertones and label the fashion ads as “Nazi”, the viral backlash that ensued, the comments from The White House and other US conversatives regarding