ADVERTISEMENTShould an artist’s faith determine what happens to their work when they die? The death of one of France’s most successful rappers has raised this question.French rapper Werenoi, whose real name was Jérémy Bana Owona, died on 17 May 2025, aged 31. He was France’s top album seller in 2023 and 2024, and his death
ADVERTISEMENTRenowned British actor, author and broadcaster Stephen Fry has labelled Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling a “lost cause” and stated that she has been “radicalised by TERFs” - the acronym that stands for “trans-exclusionary radical feminist”. The term is used by transgender activists against gender critics like Rowling, who has dedicated much of her online
ADVERTISEMENTKneecap rapper Mo Chara, whose real name is Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, has been released on unconditional bail after today's hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London. Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, 27, faced a terror-related charge in what he says is a politically motivated effort to silence the band’s support for Palestinians before their appearance at
ADVERTISEMENTA member of the Belfast rap group Kneecap has a scheduled appearance today at Westminster Magistrates Court in London, UK, over terror charges. How to prep for such a situation? Billboards, of course.The trio, known for satirical lyrics and on-stage provocations, have put billboards up all over London that read “More Blacks, More Dogs, More Irish, Mo
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
ADVERTISEMENTContent warning: This article contains images which some readers may find offensive.If you’re a music lover and enjoy a bit of drama, you must have heard that controversy is brewing over the artwork of Sabrina Carpenter’s upcoming album ‘Man’s Best Friend’. The suggestive – but hardly sexually explicit - cover features the buzzy ‘Espresso’ hitmaker on
ADVERTISEMENTAlfred Brendel, a classical pianist and writer renowned for his refined playing of Beethoven and Schubert, died Tuesday at his home in London. He was 94.Born on 5 January 1931 in Moravia, now the Czech Republic, Brendel spent most of his childhood in Croatia and Austria. “I grew up in a family that was not
ADVERTISEMENTA collection of rare scientific papers written by mathematician, computer scientist and Second World War codebreaker Alan Turing has sold for a record £465,400 (€544,400) at auction in Lichfield, UK. The documents were discovered in a loft at a property in Bermondsey, London, and were almost destroyed during a house clearance. Some of the rare items that
ADVERTISEMENT Hello, and welcome back for a fresh serving of cultural recommendations that'll (hopefully) have you drooling like a xenomorph. Indeed, Alien: Earth crash lands on small screens this week, taking us back to the origins of face hugger-to-human contact. Meanwhile,Together hits cinemas, utilising the concept of codependency for some sick supernatural body horror nightmares.
ADVERTISEMENT Last year, a tea-based fracas between the UK and the US threatened to brew up one hell of a storm. This year, “perfidious Albion” is sizing up against Italy in a near-diplomatic crisis that could escalate... It all started with the wrong cheese and a rogue knob of butter. One of the UK’s most
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
ADVERTISEMENT Hello, and welcome back for a fresh serving of cultural recommendations that'll (hopefully) have you drooling like a xenomorph. Indeed, Alien: Earth crash lands on small screens this week, taking us back to the origins of face hugger-to-human contact. Meanwhile,Together hits cinemas, utilising the concept of codependency for some sick supernatural body horror nightmares.
ADVERTISEMENT Last year, a tea-based fracas between the UK and the US threatened to brew up one hell of a storm. This year, “perfidious Albion” is sizing up against Italy in a near-diplomatic crisis that could escalate... It all started with the wrong cheese and a rogue knob of butter. One of the UK’s most
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
ADVERTISEMENT A simmering political war between the White House and the media has grown more fiery in recent weeks, with satire and political commentary caught directly in the crosshairs. From the cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s Late Show to attacks on The View’s Joy Behar, and now the latest controversy over South Park’s explicit mockery of
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