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Back to business: Kai Cenat to open ‘Streamer University’ for creators

ADVERTISEMENT"Streamer University" is a project for aspiring content creators, founded by American streamer Kai Cenat, the most-subscribed streamer on Twitch. In recent years, he's become a global internet celebrity, known for coining viral catchphrases like “rizz.” The term, which is internet slang for charisma, even became so popular that Oxford University Press named it the

Singer Billy Joel cancels all concerts after brain illness diagnosis

ADVERTISEMENTThe US singer-songwriter, Billy Joel, has been diagnosed with a brain disorder that's forced him to cancel all his upcoming concerts across North America and England. Joel used his Instagram to reveal that he has Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, a fluid buildup in his brain that affects his "hearing, vision and balance". “This condition has been

Film of the Week: ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’

ADVERTISEMENTOver the course of three decades, the Mission: Impossible franchise has given us some of the most consistently enjoyable cinematic thrills out there. Thanks in large part to Tom Cruise’s devotion to sprinting and pushing the envelope when it comes to making impossible stunts possible, the series has managed to become a blockbuster singularity which has bucked

Photographer and environmentalist Sebastião Salgado dies aged 81

ADVERTISEMENTBrazilian photographer and environmentalist Sebastião Salgado, known for his award-winning images of nature and humanity, has died at age 81.Instituto Terra, which was founded by him and his wife, confirmed the information on Friday but did not provide more details on the circumstances of Salgado's death or where it took place."Sebastião was more than one

‘Grandpa Robbers’ found guilty in Kardashian robbery

ADVERTISEMENTA French court found the ringleader and seven other members who were involved in the armed robbery of Kim Kardashian guilty, but did not give them a prison sentence. The chief judge, David De Pas, said that the defendants' ages and their health issues weighed on the court’s decision to impose milder sentences. He added

Who really took the Napalm Girl photo? Iconic image credit ‘suspended’

ADVERTISEMENTMore than 50 years after Nick Ut’s Pulitzer Prize-winning image of a nine-year-old Phan Thi Kim Phuc fleeing a napalm attack in the South Vietnamese village of Trảng Bàng, a prestigious photography organisation has cast fresh doubt over who actually took it.World Press Photo, which awarded the image its 1973 Photo of the Year, recently

What is Dogma 25 – the new cinematic movement unveiled in Cannes?

ADVERTISEMENT30 years after the original cinematic movement, a group of Danish and Swedish filmmakers have relaunched the avant garde Dogma 95, with a new manifesto that has been updated for the internet age.“In a world where film is based on algorithms and artificial visual expressions are gaining traction, it’s our mission to stand up for

Bono speaks out against Hamas and Benjamin Netanyahu for first time

ADVERTISEMENTU2’s Bono has spoken out against Hamas, Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli “far-right fundamentalists” at the 2025 Ivor Novello Awards last night.  U2 became the first Irish act to receive the Fellowship of the Ivors Academy, the highest honour that the organisation bestows.  The band took to the stage to accept the honour, with frontman Bono

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Hackers blamed for Epstein and antisemitic posts on Elmo’s X account

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
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Beloved and polemic French TV presenter Thierry Ardisson dies aged 76

ADVERTISEMENTThierry Ardisson, a leading French television presenter and producer, has died aged 76.  Ardisson died on Monday 14 July of liver cancer, his family told AFP.  "Thierry left as he lived. As a courageous and free man. With his children and mine, we were united around him. Until his last breath," wrote his wife, TF1

Explaining the viral irony of The White House’s ‘Superman Trump’ post

ADVERTISEMENTThe release of the new Superman movie has kicked off a new era for DC Studios, dubbed “Chapter One: Gods and Monsters”, and audiences worldwide have responded to the cinematic call.James Gunn’s bold and boisterous take on the beloved superhero opened last week and has already taken $217m at the global box office ($122m of

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Hackers blamed for Epstein and antisemitic posts on Elmo’s X account

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

Beloved and polemic French TV presenter Thierry Ardisson dies aged 76

ADVERTISEMENTThierry Ardisson, a leading French television presenter and producer, has died aged 76.  Ardisson died on Monday 14 July of liver cancer, his family told AFP.  "Thierry left as he lived. As a courageous and free man. With his children and mine, we were united around him. Until his last breath," wrote his wife, TF1
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NY jury convicts Harvey Weinstein of top charge in sex crimes retrial

ADVERTISEMENTFormer movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was convicted on Wednesday of one of the top charges in his sex crimes retrial but acquitted of another. Jurors were unable to reach a verdict on a third charge.The split verdict was a measure of vindication for his accusers and prosecutors, but also to Weinstein after the landmark case was thrown

What will Jonathan Anderson bring to Dior as new creative director?

ADVERTISEMENTThe world of football makes regular headlines for huge money-spinning transfers as fans eagerly anticipate what wonders players will bring to their team. This week has seen one of the biggest moves in the fashion business with the iconic French maison Dior now hoping Jonathan Anderson will liberally sprinkle his magic dust about its men's

Slovenian police investigate disappearance of Melania Trump’s statue

ADVERTISEMENTPolice in Slovenia are investigating the disappearance of a bronze statue of US first lady Melania Trump.The life-size sculpture was unveiled in 2020 during President Donald Trump’s first term in office near Sevnica in central Slovenia, where Melanija Knavs was born in 1970. It replaced a wooden statue by US artist Brad Downey which had