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What are the best TV shows of 2025 so far?

ADVERTISEMENTWe’re past the halfway mark of 2025 and it’s time to give you our final Best Of... So Far: the TV shows which have already made our year. Unlike our favourite album and movie rankings, TV is a tougher ask, as there are so many shows out there to keep up with, leading to a feeling of cultural

France’s prestigious Lumière Award 2025 goes to… Michael Mann

ADVERTISEMENTThe great American filmmaker Michael Mann will be honoured with the Lumière Award at the 17th edition of the Lumière Festival in Lyon this fall. The Institut Lumière praised Mann’s 40-year career marked by classics such as Manhunter, The Last of the Mohicans, Heat, The Insider and Collateral, as well as his direction of “screen legends” including

Kneecap controversy hits French music festival as funding withdrawn

ADVERTISEMENTIt’s one of France’s biggest and most popular music festivals, held every year at the Domaine National de Saint-Cloud, west of Paris, in August.  Rock en Seine attracts more than 150,000 spectators each year, and while this year’s edition features massive headliners like Chappell Roan, Fontaines D.C., Queens of the Stone Age and Doechii, one headliner

Can-can celebrations as iconic Moulin Rouge windmills turn again

ADVERTISEMENTThe windmills of the Moulin Rouge, one of France's most famous landmarks, are turning again after they accidentally collapsed last year.In a ceremony befitting of the extravagant cabaret, a troupe stopped traffic on Thursday night by performing the can-can outside the Parisian venue to celebrate the machine being back in motion thanks to a new

Jane Birkin’s original Hermès bag sells for €8 million at auction

ADVERTISEMENTSome say you can't put a price on the right fashion and style accessories but the record books from auction houses tell a different story. The original Birkin bag, named after Jane Birkin, the late actor, singer and fashion icon that Hermès created it for, has sold for more €8.6 million to become the second

UK vs Oasis: What’s the story (morning glory) against the band’s fans?

ADVERTISEMENTIt’s the reunion everybody’s talking about, and the hype for Oasis’ comeback shows no sign of slowing down following their Live ‘25 tour debut last Friday in Cardiff, Wales. Liam and Noel Gallagher are gearing up to bring their tour to Manchester - their hometown where they formed in 1991 - tomorrow evening. They'll be

Slovakian music festival featuring Kanye ‘Ye’ West cancelled

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

Ryan Gosling’s ‘Project Hail Mary’ trailer breaks viewings record

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

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‘Weapons’: Why no one needs a prequel to the box office hit of 2025

ADVERTISEMENT While it was highly anticipated, Zach Cregger’s Weapons has become the breakout hit of the summer no one expected. Not only did the American filmmaker’s sophomore horror film top the box office during its debut weekend and has raked in a reported $92 million internationally at the time of writing (on a budget of $38
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Imperial War Museum defends Holocaust caption criticised by historians

ADVERTISEMENT It’s just one word – but two leading Holocaust historians say it warps history. The Imperial War Museum (IWM) in London has refused to alter an information panel in its Holocaust Galleries after two leading historians criticised its wording as historically inaccurate. Describing the Nazi's 1935 Nuremberg race laws, the disputed caption reads: “Under

Every new revelation about Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’

ADVERTISEMENT Taylor Swift’s new era is almost upon us...   The pop superstar announced her 12th album two days ago but everything apart from the title, ‘The Life of a Showgirl’, remained a secret – the cover of the album, the track titles, the release date... Everything. Until now. Swift appeared on her partner’s podcast last

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‘Weapons’: Why no one needs a prequel to the box office hit of 2025

ADVERTISEMENT While it was highly anticipated, Zach Cregger’s Weapons has become the breakout hit of the summer no one expected. Not only did the American filmmaker’s sophomore horror film top the box office during its debut weekend and has raked in a reported $92 million internationally at the time of writing (on a budget of $38

Imperial War Museum defends Holocaust caption criticised by historians

ADVERTISEMENT It’s just one word – but two leading Holocaust historians say it warps history. The Imperial War Museum (IWM) in London has refused to alter an information panel in its Holocaust Galleries after two leading historians criticised its wording as historically inaccurate. Describing the Nazi's 1935 Nuremberg race laws, the disputed caption reads: “Under
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Cancelled ‘Beauty and the Beast’ book ‘finally’ released in France

ADVERTISEMENTA modern retelling of the 1756 fairytale "La Belle et la Bête" (“Beauty and the Beast”) is published in France today, three months after the French Education Ministry called it inappropriate for children.The new illustrated rendition, written by cartoonist Jul, comes to bookstores with a red banner on its cover saying: “Enfin!” (“Finally!”).The French government

Disneyland reveals controversial animatronic figure of Walt Disney

ADVERTISEMENTRobotic Walt Disney, anyone?  Installed as part of Disneyland California’s 70th anniversary, “the first Audio-Animatronics figure of Walt Disney ever created” is taking center stage in a new show called "Walt Disney: A Magical Life".  The robot approximation of Walt Disney speaks, with his words derived from recordings of the real Walt Disney. To quote the

All you need to know about the Jeff Bezos-Lauren Sánchez wedding

ADVERTISEMENTThe high-profile wedding of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and former TV journalist Lauren Sánchez takes place in Venice this week.Since their engagement in May 2023, the couple, 61 and 55 respectively, have dominated headlines and there has been plenty of speculation about the date, location and the guest list for their extravagant nuptials.Already compared to