PS Plus Extra November 2024 PS4 and PS5 games predictions – GTA 5, Lies of P and AC Mirage | Gaming | Entertainment
Sony is getting ready to announce the PS Plus Extra and Premium games for November 2024, just days after Ghostwire Tokyo and Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 joined the Essentials tier. The next batch of PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium games…
Top 5 PlayStation games that need a PS5 Pro patch | Gaming | Entertainment
Available for £699.99, Sony’s powerful new PS5 Pro console is out now. The PS5 Pro has a 2TB SSD, and is bundled with a DualSense controller and a copy of Astro’s Playroom. The console also comes with a bigger GPU…
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo: How stars of Wicked forged a friendship on set | Films | Entertainment
Cynthia Erivo is Elphaba in the new Wicked film (Image: Universal Studios) It’s the musical that has defied gravity. Wicked, a reimagining of the wonderful world of Oz, has earned more than £4.6billion and been seen by 65 million people…
Top 10 Michael Caine movies ranked – Zulu and The Italian Job missed out on No 1 | Films | Entertainment
Sir Michael Caine has starred in over 130 films across his incredible Hollywood career. The 91-year-old is best known for classics from Zulu, The Italian Job and The Man Who Would Be King to his Harry Palmer spy flicks. Incredibly…
Bob Dylan tickets and how to buy last-minute entry to UK shows | Music | Entertainment
After a lengthy hiatus, Bob Dylan has made his much-anticipated return to the UK for a series of concerts across the country. In his “Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour”, the American legend will be hitting some massive venues around the…
How to get tickets for Coldplay at Capital Jingle Bell 2024 | Music | Entertainment
This year’s Jingle Bell Ball with Barclaycard, hosted by Capital Radio, has finally had its first line-up announcement – and it’s a big one. The annual event, which is held at London’s O2 Arena, has just confirmed Coldplay as the…
How to buy The Libertines tickets for Gunnersbury Park gig | Music | Entertainment
The Libertines have recently returned to Britain’s music scene, and they’re keen to make their mark in 2025. The iconic band, which is fronted by Peter Doherty, have just confirmed they’ll be hitting the UK next year at a number…
Brian May and Roger Taylor on ‘very tough times’ for Queen ‘Tsunami of nothing’ | Music | Entertainment
Sir Brian May and Roger Taylor recently released a remastered and expanded version of the band’s first album Queen I, which debuted over 50 years ago. And now, in new interviews, which you can watch below, the two rock legends…
How to buy Deftones tickets for Crystal Palace Park | Music | Entertainment
Deftones have been absent from UK shore for almost three years, having last played in the country in 2022. But now, they Grammy Award winners are back. The incredible and genre-defining alternative metal band are playing one show in London…
The Lehman Trilogy review: A must-see masterclass | Theatre | Entertainment
The Lehman Trilogy returns to the West End to much fanfare after a triumphant, almost non-stop transatlantic run since its National Theatre opening in 2018. But does it live up to the hype? In short, yes, it probably does. Directed…
Brian May announces new ‘very catchy’ single with X Factor legend | Music | Entertainment
Sir Brian May has penned some massive Queen hits over the years, from We Will Rock You to I Want It All and Hammer To Fall. Now, the 77-year-old has collaborated once again with X Factor finalist Talia Dean, who…
Stardew Valley update 1.6 release date, patch notes for PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch | Gaming | Entertainment
This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Stardew Valley update 1.6 (Image: CONCERNED APE) Stardew Valley fans are counting down to the release of update 1.6 for PlayStation,…
Clint Eastwood ‘last film’ redeemed after premiere snub and ‘dumpster fire’ blow | Films | Entertainment
Clint Eastwood’s latest directorial effort Juror No 2 has scored an impressive 92 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes. However, what could well be the 94-year-old’s final film has not been given the cinematic release you’d expect the Oscar winner to…
Fortnite DOWN – Here’s when downtime starts and servers are online for Chapter 2 Remix | Gaming | Entertainment
UPDATE: Fortnite developer Epic Games estimates that downtime will last for a whopping seven hours! According to the estimated maintenance schedule posted on the Epic Games server status website, downtime is expected to run from 6am GMT until 1pm GMT…
Ghostwire Tokyo is free to download and keep – and you don’t need PlayStation Plus | Gaming | Entertainment
Sony recently announced the PlayStation Plus games for November 2024. The November Essentials are co-headlined by Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 – Turbocharged and Ghostwire Tokyo. Available from the morning of November 5, the aforementioned games will be joined by Death…
Fortnite Chapter 2 Remix release time, date, server downtime, Battle Pass, map, Juice WRLD | Gaming | Entertainment
Fortnite fans are counting down to the start of Chapter 2 Remix, which takes things back to the old-school. Fortnite Chapter 2 Remix was preceded by an in-game concert featuring the likes of Ice Spice and Snoop Dogg. The season…
Halloween Horror: Rachel Burge on how to write a best-selling spooky s | Express Comment | Comment
“A good scary book thrills in a way no other genre can quite match, it simply demands to be read,” says children’s horror author Rachel Burge as I interview her, appropriately enough, on Halloween. Burge has just published her fourth…
Black Ops 6 Nuketown release time and dates for Call of Duty Double XP event | Gaming | Entertainment
Black Ops 6 fans are counting down to the release of the Nuketown map for the new Call of Duty. Having first appeared all the way back in 2010, the fan-favourite Nuketown map joins Black Ops 6 just a week…
Clint Eastwood ‘final film’ nears perfect Rotten Tomatoes score ‘Best in years’ | Films | Entertainment
Clint Eastwood’s latest directorial effect, possibly his last movie at 94 years old, arrives in UK cinemas tomorrow. The courtroom thriller stars Nicholas Hoult as Juror No 2, who realises while serving on a murder trial jury that he was…
Top 6 best horror games for Halloween ranked – and Resident Evil doesn’t make the list | Gaming | Entertainment
From Resident Evil and Silent Hill, to Amnesia: Dark Descent, SOMA and P.T, the horror genre has produced some of my favourite games (and demos) of all time. 2024 has been a particularly good year for fans of the genre,…
Black Ops 6 update patch notes – Infected mode joins Zombies | Gaming | Entertainment
Call of Duty Black Ops 6 definitely feels like a step in the right direction for a series that was starting to lose some steam. The game has been praised for its captivating campaign, extensive multiplayer offerings and a Zombies…
PS Plus November 2024 free PS4 and PS5 games reveal time, date, leaks and predictions | Gaming | Entertainment
Sony is getting ready to reveal the PlayStation Plus games for November 2024. The free PS4 and PS5 games have an October 30 reveal date and a 4.30pm GMT announcement time. However, with the US still on Daylight Saving Time…
Michael Sheen’s critically-acclaimed NHS drama is free to stream | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV
Theatre aficionados are in for a treat as National Theatre’s stellar production of Nye, featuring the critically lauded performance by Michael Sheen, is set to stream at no charge next week. Sheen, the esteemed Welsh actor known for his recent…
Diablo 4 update 2.0.4 patch notes, release time, date and Vessel of Hatred changes | Gaming | Entertainment
Diablo 4 fans are counting down to the release of the game’s next major update, which makes a ton of changes to the Vessel of Hatred expansion. Diablo 4 update 2.0.4 has an October 29 release date on PS5, PlayStation…
Monster Hunter Wilds open beta release time, dates and how to get early access | Gaming | Entertainment
Capcom’s upcoming action adventure game Monster Hunter Wilds isn’t out until February, but fans can get a taste for the game early during this week’s open beta. The Monster Hunter Wilds open beta takes places over two phases, beginning with…
PS Plus November 2024 FREE PS4, PS5 games predictions – Prince of Persia, Lords of Fallen | Gaming | Entertainment
Sony will reveal the new PS Plus Essentials on Wednesday, October 30 at 4.30pm GMT. The free PS4 and PS5 games will be available to download and play the following week, on the morning of November 5. While fans have…
Tom Holland reveals next movie role was ‘phone call of a lifetime’ | Films | Entertainment
After it was recently confirmed that Tom Holland will star in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film, the actor has opened up about the project for the first time. Tom will appear in the critically-acclaimed director’s follow-up to Oppenheimer alongside fellow Hollywood…
Top 5 first person World War Two books you need to read | Books | Entertainment
Much has been documented on the Second World War, which devastated Europe and the world between 1939 and 1945. From films to historical accounts, there is a wealth of information available to those wanting to understand the conflict. But for…
Top 10 best Shakespeare ranked – and famous Romeo and Juliet film is not No. 1 | Films | Entertainment
William Shakespeare is, without a doubt, the most famous writer in English history. The famous playwright’s works have been adapted time and time again into films and TV shows. Over 400 years after his death – many audiences have still…
Becky Hill makes Wembley debut history as sold-out crowd left sobbing | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV
I’ve followed Becky Hill’s career since she was first introduced to the world as a fresh-faced wannabe popstar on the first-ever series of ITV’s The Voice UK. You could tell almost instantly she had something special; from unmatched live vocals,…
Fans wowed by ‘holy trinity’ Primavera line-up but miss detail | Music | Entertainment
Music lovers are excited about the lineup for next year’s Primavera Sound festival, with a “holy trinity” of artists set to headline. Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX and Chappell Roan are set to hit the stage in Barcelona, all of whom…
PS Plus November 2024 games leak – God of War coming to PlayStation Plus | Gaming | Entertainment
Sony’s PS Plus Premium tier has given retro gaming fans the opportunity to replay some classic games and hidden gems in 2024, after titles like Dino Crisis, Timesplitters and Mr Moskeeto all recently joined the service. If the latest leaks…
Black Ops 6 gets big pre-order discount with Call of Duty money-saving tip | Gaming | Entertainment
Call of Duty Black Ops 6 is about to launch on PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC. The latest entry in the long-running Call of Duty series transports players back to the early 90s, where they’ll navigate…
Retro game gathering dust on your shelf is worth at least £300 | Gaming | Entertainment
I always get annoyed when I see the amount of cash some retro video games are selling for in 2024, especially when I used to have the title in question. My latest gaming regret is Dreamcast shooter Cannon Spike, which…
‘Greatest action film of our generation’ is now free to stream | Films | Entertainment
Netflix subscribers are in for a treat as they can now stream one of the most exhilarating action thrillers at no additional charge. Released initially in cinemas in 2023, this adrenaline-fueled blockbuster featuring a top Hollywood A-lister garnered critical acclaim…
Top 5 PSP games that need to make a comeback on PS5 and Switch | Gaming | Entertainment
As you can tell from my recent Astro Bot review, I’m a big fan of Sony’s PlayStation Portal handheld, which lets you stream your PS5 games without losing any DualSense functionality. Still, as much as I like and appreciate the…
PS5 Slim less than half the price of PS5 Pro with BIG new discount | Gaming | Entertainment
The PlayStation 5 Pro is about to make its debut for the princely sum of £699.99. While some fans are willing to stump up the cash for the upgraded visuals and improved performance, most people are happy with the existing…
Britpop women challenged stereotypes and redefined 90s music culture | Music | Entertainment
In August, as an estimated 14 million people scrabbled for tickets to next year’s Oasis reunion, the mid-90s Britpop movement was back making headlines once again. Britpop was a cultural scene legendary for launching offbeat alternative bands into the mainstream,…
PS Plus November 2024 FREE PS4 and PS5 games delay – Fans face lengthy wait for line-up | Gaming | Entertainment
There’s good news and bad news for PlayStation Plus subscribers, as fans await the release of the new games for November 2024. The bad news is that the next batch of PS Plus Essentials are a long way from being…
Fortnite Spider-Woman release date, time and Item Shop prices | Gaming | Entertainment
Fresh off the back of the launch of the Disney Villains skins, Fortnite developer Epic Games is getting ready to unleash another big crossover character. Confirming earlier leaks and rumours, Epic Games has unveiled the Spider-Woman Jessica Drew skin for…
Top 10 PSOne games ranked and No. 1 is a real nostalgia trip | Gaming | Entertainment
Almost 30 years ago to the day the video game industry changed forever, as Sony launched its first console in Japan. With sales of around 100 million units, the PSOne would cement Sony as major player in the gaming space,…
How to watch Bruce Springsteen tour documentary Road Diary | Films | Entertainment
Bruce Springsteen is the focus of a new documentary that goes behind the scenes of his 2023-2024 world tour. Streaming later this month, Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band takes viewers ‘behind the curtain’ with unprecedented access…
Fortnite Disney Villains release time and price for Maleficent, Cruella and Captain Hook | Gaming | Entertainment
Fortnite fans are counting down to the release of the new Disney Villains skins in the item shop. The hotly anticipated Disney Villains pack includes new skins and items for Maleficent, Cruella and Captain Hook. The iconic characters will be…
One of the best Oscar-winning films of 2023 is now streaming on Netfli | Films | Entertainment
Film fans were delighted when legendary director Hayao Miyazaki came out of retirement to announce his first film in a decade, The Boy and the Heron. Studio Ghibli, the renowned Japanese animation studio, was founded in 1985 by Isao Takahata…
PS Plus losing a Rockstar Games masterpiece very soon | Gaming | Entertainment
There are a ton of games leaving PlayStation Plus in November, including an absolute masterpiece courtesy of Rockstar Games. Indeed, PlayStation Plus Extra subscribers only have a few weeks left to play the outstanding Red Dead Redemption 2 as part…
‘Elvis’ soul weeps for Lisa Marie’ claims his ex ‘outraged’ by abuse allegations | Books | Entertainment
Before she died at 54 last year, Lisa Marie Presley was working on her memoir with her eldest daughter Riley Keough. Elvis Prelsey’s daughter may have had fame and fortune, but her life was plagued by tragedy. From the death…
Woman of the Hour’s breakout star outshines Anna Kendrick | Films | Entertainment
Netflix’s latest true crime offering is mercifully snappy at a feature-length 94 minutes compared to the streamer’s usual eight-part miniseries fare, but it still proves the genre is skating on thin ice. Consumers’ obsession with serial killers, sparked by David…
Clint Eastwood ‘last film’ dealt huge blow before release ‘What a dumpster fire’ | Films | Entertainment
He may be 94, but Clint Eastwood is still working hard. The Hollywood legend’s latest directorial effort, Juror No 2, is set to hit cinemas in a couple of weeks. The only trouble is that the star-studded movie will barely…
New Xbox Series S solves console’s biggest problem and Argos customers are snapping it up | Gaming | Entertainment
Argos customers are rushing to buy Microsoft’s brand new Xbox Series S console, which is available to purchase today. The new and improved Xbox Series S solves one of the original version’s biggest problems, launching with 1TB of SSD storage,…
Overwatch 2 Season 13 update release time, date, patch notes, NEW skins | Gaming | Entertainment
Overwatch 2 developer Blizzard is getting ready to release a new season of content on PS5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC. Titled Spellbinder, Overwatch 2 Season 13 has an October 15 release date and…
Apex Legends Techno Terror event release time, date, Trick N’ Treat Trios and NEW rewards | Gaming | Entertainment
Apex Legends developer Respawn is about to launch a brand new event in time for Halloween. Coming to PlayStation, Xbox and PC, the Techno Terror Collection event has an October 15 release date and a 5pm BST UK launch time. …
SHAB’s rise as a voice for women’s rights – From Tehran to Texas: | Music | Entertainment
Iranian-born refugee-turned-pop star SHAB has turned her flight to freedom into an album. SHAB, who has amassed more than 20million streams worldwide, tells her personal story on her second album, One Suitcase. Its 21 tracks relate her escape from religious…
Metaphor ReFantazio review – Essential RPG that’s even better than Persona | Gaming | Entertainment
It always surprises me the extent in which people seem love and adore the Persona games, so much so that Persona 5 actually appears twice in the list of the ten best PS4 games of all time! However, despite the…
Top 10 greatest sci-fi movies of all time ranked and Interstellar is not No 1 | Films | Entertainment
As Elon Musk unveiled his household robots this weeks, science fiction looks soon to become a reality. It’s one of the most popular genres of blockbuster cinema, speculating futuristic concepts of science and technology from space exploration and aliens to…
Fortnite update 31.40 downtime, patch notes, Fortnitemares challenges and rewards | Gaming | Entertainment
UPDATE 2: Fortnite update 31.40 is available to download on PlayStation, Xbox, PC, Nintendo Switch and mobile. The latest Fortnite update introduces the Fortnitemares Halloween event, which includes new cosmetics and rewards, as well as map changes and the introduction…
John Wayne ‘punished’ producer on D-Day movie that almost co-starred Eisenhower | Films | Entertainment
John Wayne was famous for his tough guy image on and off screen, mostly being known for playing cowboys and military men. By the early 1960s, Duke was in his fifties, struggling with health problems yet continuing to insist on…
Daniel O’Donnell’s unique connection with fans includes singing from c | Music | Entertainment
The biggest fan Daniel never met was the late Queen Mum. “The artist Derek Hill lived in Donegal and he used to get me to sign CDs to ‘Ma’am’. He used to paint with the King when he was Prince…
George RR Martin speaks out on The Winds of Winter in his latest blog post | Books | Entertainment
George RR Martin is perpetually busy. The 76-year-old has been working on his penultimate A Song of Ice and Fire novel since 2011, as fans continue to wait for updates on The Winds of Winter. The author infamously doesn’t write…
How Much Does a Beginner Piano Transcriptionist Make?
Beginner Piano Transcriptionist Make Unlike many salaried jobs in which the transcriptionist is paid a set amount per hour, transcription work is generally paid by the word. This means that a beginner piano transcriptionist’s income can vary widely depending on…
What is Difference Between Piano Translation and Piano Transcription?
Piano Translation and Piano Transcription Piano transcription is a musical form that involves the creation of sheet music from an original piece of recorded music. This process often requires the use of music notation software to reduce the sound file…
A new archive preserves the creative legacy of the East Village
New York is still reeling from the pandemic. Almost 35,000 people have died from covid in the city; temporary morgues, in the form of refrigerated vans, were set up to store victims’ bodies. Many residents have left dense urban areas…
Abdulrazak Gurnah wins the Nobel prize in literature for 2021
On October 7th the Swedish Academy awarded Abdulrazak Gurnah, a Tanzanian writer based in Britain, the Nobel prize in Literature for 2021 for “his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in…
Ibrahim Mahama and the art of resurrection
Entering the White Cube gallery in London, visitors can hear the whirr of busy machinery. It is not difficult to locate the source of the noise: 100 vintage sewing machines have been lovingly restored and mounted on wooden school desks….
A powerful Irish film about the Great Famine reaches British cinemas
It would be wrong to say that Irish people do not commemorate the Great Famine. Since Ireland gained independence from the United Kingdom a century ago, generations of schoolchildren have learned that, between 1845 and 1855, the island’s population fell…
Good evening, Ms Bond. We’ve been expecting you
Funny business, the suspension of disbelief. Some disbeliefs are more suspendable than others. In six decades on screen, James Bond has been played by seven actors. He has barely aged. He has hopscotched on the backs of crocodiles, surfed a…
A short history of Hollywood’s poison-pen letters to itself
Hollywood loves making films about the movie industry. In this genre, the peculiarities of Tinseltown are sent up—from the enormous egos of the stars to the preciousness of the screenwriters—but the message is that there really is no business like…
A new play stages excerpts from the Grenfell Tower fire inquiry
The scene is familiar. Ranked rows of seats face a small platform, with desks full of administrative clutter: laptops, files and water bottles. A projector screen in the corner shows a PowerPoint slide. After the drama of scandal or the…
The success of “Succession” proves the virtue of hateful characters
Be careful how many episodes you watch in a sitting. As the old joke says of Scotch whisky, one hour of “Succession” is fine. Two may be too many: without intending to, you are liable to start mimicking the foul-mouthed…
The Van Gogh Museum showcases a rejected early masterpiece
EVERYONE THINKS they know Vincent van Gogh until they see “The Potato Eaters” (pictured). Painted in the Netherlands in 1885, it is as far in tone as could be imagined from the blazing sunflowers of his later work in the…
“The Harder They Fall” offers a new take on the Old West
The opening caption is too emphatic for standard punctuation. “While the events of this story are fictionalised,” it declares, “These. People. Existed.” The statement is true in that some of the characters in “The Harder They Fall”, Jeymes Samuel’s stylish…
George Orwell’s horticultural sensibilities
Orwell’s Roses. By Rebecca Solnit. Viking; 320 pages; $28. Granta; £16.99 Literary critics have been studying George Orwell’s novels and essays for almost a century, and it is well-established by now what political ideologies and ideas the writer was against….
ABBA return—and pretend no time has passed—with “Voyage”
The return of ABBA may be the biggest event in pop music so far this century. On November 5th the Swedish group, which quietly disbanded four decades ago, released a new album, entitled “Voyage”. With a Beatles reunion or a…
“Spencer”, Pablo Larraín’s Princess Diana fable, is less than the sum of its parts
IT IS HARDLY hyperbole to call the cultural fascination with Diana, Princess of Wales, cultish. Nearly a quarter of a century after her death in 1997, the stream of intrigue, betrayal, exploitation, obsession and recrimination seems in no more danger…
Inside the shared studio of Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood
MUSIC AND art have an entwined history. Nat King Cole sang of his appreciation for Leonardo da Vinci’s painting in “Mona Lisa”; Don McLean wrote the song “Vincent” after reading a biography of Van Gogh. (For his part, the Dutch…
Starry new productions show “Macbeth” is the tragedy for our times
THERE IS A tide in the affairs of men, and in performances of Shakespeare’s plays. The pageant of demagoguery in “Julius Caesar” seemed urgent during the ascent of Donald Trump. The dilemma in “Hamlet” over how to act in a…
Sung Tieu unpacks “Havana syndrome” in her latest work
FROM A HOTEL room in Brazil come the shrieks of children at play and the clangs of construction work. Sung Tieu tussles with her noise-cancelling headphones before a calm silence sets in over Zoom. The Vietnamese-born, Berlin-based artist touched down…
An inspiring, if frustrating, portrayal of the Williams sisters’ coach and dad
VENUS AND SERENA WILLIAMS may be two of the greatest sportspeople ever. Yet it is their father who has been granted a biopic while they are still waiting for theirs. Twenty years on from playing a champion himself in “Ali”,…
Abir Mukherjee adds a twist to his winning crime formula
The Shadows of Men. By Abir Mukherjee. Pegasus Crime; 352 pages; $25.95. Harvill Secker; £12.99 Abir Mukherjee’s series of novels set in colonial India is crime fiction at its finest. The Scottish-born author’s debut in 2016, “A Rising Man”, followed…
How Amos Vogel changed American film culture
Few film books get a blurb from both an iconoclastic auteur and Variety magazine. “I have gone through the intense garden of your book with the inducement of a fruit longtime forbidden,” Luis Buñuel, a Spanish surrealist director, wrote of…
The trouble with reality in fiction
You might not have heard of Pierre-François Lacenaire, but thanks to Fyodor Dostoyevsky, his story may ring a bell. The two men had a lot in common: blighted youths, gambling problems, flirtation with radical politics, prison time and a fascination…
The best films of 2021
Note: this list is based on British release dates “Another Round”The winner of the Academy Award for Best International Feature, Thomas Vinterberg’s bittersweet comedy-drama has a teacher (Mads Mikkelsen) and his three best friends addressing their midlife crises by staying…
Sean Baker’s films bring sex work into the light
The American porn industry has been largely ignored by its more respectable film-making counterpart. Movies that have touched on the subject have mostly been derisive comedies, such as “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” (2008), or semi-nostalgic throwbacks to an…
Array Collective, a group from Belfast, wins the Turner prize
They crowded onto the stage at the Coventry Cathedral in a flurry of colour and sequins. On December 1st Array Collective, a group of 11 Belfast-based artists, were declared the winners of this year’s Turner prize, Britain’s most prestigious contemporary-art…
The best albums of 2021
“Afrique Victime”. By Mdou Moctar The most vital, thrilling rock music of the past decade has often come not from Britain or America, but from west Africa—specifically from Tuareg musicians playing what has become known as “desert blues”. In the…
An animated documentary tells the story of Amin, an Afghan refugee
The simple black-and-white animation shows a pair of legs running, soon joined by others. The perspective changes to reveal a mother pulling her child along as buildings collapse around them. A voice asks: “What does the word ‘home’ mean to…
“Don’t Look Up”, Adam McKay’s political farce, is bleakly realistic
The new film from Adam McKay is a lot more believable than you might want a blackly comic disaster movie about the end of the world to be. In “Don’t Look Up”, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence star as Dr…
Life and death in a Christmas tree
“Little full,” says Clark Griswold (pictured) as the untethered branches of the family Christmas tree smash the windows of his living room; “lot of sap.” Soon the tree is ignited by a rogue cigar—though not before a cat has been…
The best television shows of 2021
“Bo Burnham: Inside”The musical comedian wrote, filmed, directed and edited this 90-minute show in his home during the pandemic. Though it never named covid-19 directly, it was a brilliant depiction of life in lockdown, particularly its strains: amusing tracks such…
Joan Didion’s radical curiosity
In the spring of 1967 Joan Didion was gathering material for an essay on the hippie movement. In Haight-Ashbury, a neighbourhood in San Francisco, a man named Otto promised to show her something that would “blow your mind”. He took…
A new exhibition shows the visual debt Disney owes to European art
Walt Disney landed in France just days after the first world war ended. The 16-year-old was working as a driver for the Red Cross and spent nine months touring the country, stationed in outposts including the outskirts of Versailles and…
Film-makers are finding horror, not comfort, in the natural world
Storytellers have always been fascinated by nature, particularly when it is hostile or its usual order perverted. In “Beowulf”, an Old English poem, abhorrent beings spring forth from marshes and watery caves to feast on human flesh. Gothic novelists used…
David Bowie delved into his own past on “Toy”
“This changes nothing.” Colonel Tom Parker made the now-notorious remark when his client, Elvis Presley, died in 1977. Yet the cold-blooded former fairground huckster was right: Presley would be the first of many artists to have a posthumous career that…
“Trading Places” and the challenge of troubling art of the past
This article is part of our Summer reads series. Visit the full collection for book lists, guest essays and more seasonal distractions. It is New Year’s Eve, and bawdy revellers are enjoying a fancy-dress party on an American train; in the baggage…
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association does penance for its sins
The 79th annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony was held in the Beverly Hilton on January 9th, which means that photos of the guests’ dresses and clips of their speeches should be all over the internet by now. That’s certainly how…
The Ugandan state unlawfully detains a novelist
On December 27th, in a series of tweets, the Ugandan novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija described the president’s son as “obese”, a “fool” and an “inebriated curmudgeon”. The following day he tweeted again—to say that “gunmen are breaking into my house by…
On the 50th anniversary of “Ways of Seeing” and “G.”
It is 50 years this month since the first airing of John Berger’s documentary series “Ways of Seeing”, which scrutinised the political meanings of art. Fifty years, too, since Berger published his Booker-prizewinning novel “G.”—a portrait of Europe just before…
Dominant languages can spread even without coercion
Whether and how to resist them is a tough question
The “Scream” franchise adds another self-referential sequel
The fifth film in the “Scream” series has a counter-intuitive title: “Scream”. That may be unhelpful to cinema-goers who are discussing the film, and to journalists who are writing about it, but it’s not unprecedented. The sequel to “Halloween” (1978),…
In Heavy Impasto Paintings, José Lerma’s Introduces Background Figures to the Fore — Colossal
Art #acrylic painting #art history #Jose Lerma #painting December 2, 2023 Kate Mothes “Leo” (2023), acrylic on burlap, 32 x 24 inches. Photos by Nicolas Brasseur. All images © José Lerma, courtesy of Almine Rech, shared with permission In…
Monumental Paper Installations by Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen Bring Vibrant Flora Indoors — Colossal
Art Craft #flowers #installation #Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen #paper November 1, 2023 Kate Mothes All images © Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen, shared with permission Enormous blooms crafted from thousands of sheets of creased, textured, and twisted paper explode in Marianne Eriksen…
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