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What were the most-streamed shows of 2024-2025?

ADVERTISEMENTThe most watched shows in the US have been revealed by ratings company Nielsen, and Netflix rules the top of the chart. To assert its clear dominance over TV viewing, precisely half of the Top 20 come from the streaming juggernaut.Nielsen, which historically charts broadcast viewership, has released multi-platform viewing figures for the first time
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Film of the Week: ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ – Wes Anderson’s empty shell

ADVERTISEMENTAfter three decades delighting audiences with ornamental eccentricities and highly stylised aesthetics, is Wes Anderson now simply recycling his same old tricks? Worse, has he forgotten that immersive world-building becomes the crafting of empty shells without precious emotional payoffs?  On the back of 2023’s Asteroid City and judging by this year’s offering, it’s a frustrating ‘yes’ on

Russell Brand pleads not guilty to charges of rape and sexual assault

ADVERTISEMENTBritish actor and comedian Russell Brand has pleaded not guilty in a London court Friday to rape and sexual assault charges involving four women dating back more than 25 years.Brand, who turns 50 next week, denied two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault. He said "not guilty”

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What were the most-streamed shows of 2024-2025?

ADVERTISEMENTThe most watched shows in the US have been revealed by ratings company Nielsen, and Netflix rules the top of the chart. To assert its clear dominance over TV viewing, precisely half of the Top 20 come from the streaming juggernaut.Nielsen, which historically charts broadcast viewership, has released multi-platform viewing figures for the first time

Film of the Week: ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ – Wes Anderson’s empty shell

ADVERTISEMENTAfter three decades delighting audiences with ornamental eccentricities and highly stylised aesthetics, is Wes Anderson now simply recycling his same old tricks? Worse, has he forgotten that immersive world-building becomes the crafting of empty shells without precious emotional payoffs?  On the back of 2023’s Asteroid City and judging by this year’s offering, it’s a frustrating ‘yes’ on
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Manchester Museum is the European Museum of the Year 2025

ADVERTISEMENTThe Manchester Museum has collected this year’s top honour at the European Museum of the Year Awards, which were presented on the last day of the EMYA2025 Conference in Poland at the Sybir Memorial Museum in Białystok. On a self-proclaimed mission to become the “most inclusive, imaginative, and caring, museum you’ll ever see,” the Manchester