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To mark 50 years since the punk DIY publishing explosion, we want to compile a map of the UK’s contemporary zine scene This year marks what is officially considered the 50th anniversary of punk: five decades since the Sex Pistols played Manchester Lesser Free Hall and allegedly inspired everyone present to start a band; and since the Ramones acted as a similar catalyst at London’s Roundhouse.…
Sorey/BBC Singers/Tines/Gibson/GBSR Duo St Giles’ Cripplegate, London The Pulitzer-winner’s sprawling amalgam of Morton Feldman and African American spiritual felt meandering, but the GBSR duo, the BBC Singers and Ruth Gibson’s viola were luminous and charismatic Monochromatic Light (Afterlife) by Pulitzer-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist Tyshawn Sorey demands patience. Subtitled “A…
Three months after Bergen-Belsen was liberated, Britten and Yehudi Menuhin performed there. Survivor and cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch was ‘transfixed’ – as she told the composer when they played together decades later In 1945, the violinist Yehudi Menuhin was on a short tour of Germany, offering recitals to survivors of the concentration camps. On Friday 27 July 1945 he reached Bergen-Belsen,…
The tharavad is a traditional style of housing designed for and run by women. Our writer went on a pilgrimage to find her own family’s – and uncovered a way of life fast disappearing A chance conversation with a distant family member led me to Palayil, the name bestowed on my ancestral tharavad . The latter is the name given to a house designed around women. Ours had stood, in some form, since at…
Whether you fire up the outdoor projector or Netflix and chill in a cool, dark place – let the escapism of cinema be a balm amid the punishingly hot weather As you will no doubt have noticed, it is quite warm out. Historically warm, in fact. By the end of the week it is likely that the UK will have seen its warmest June day since records began. The Met Office has issued a red warning,…
The Teesside town struggles with drugs and social discord, but inspired by its magical light and mercurial artistic spirit, some say it has the best cultural scene in the UK At a gig in a Middlesbrough art gallery, the room smells of blood. Rainbow confetti is strewn across the floor. Someone has been making music by rattling rusted springs from their dad’s sofa. Movement artist Shlinga bends and…
This stranger’s-eye-view of an eccentric nation promises insight but delivers only conventional wisdom ‘Continental people have sex lives; the English have hot-water bottles.” So observed Hungarian journalist George Mikes in How to Be an Alien (1946), one of the finest examples of a tradition in which foreigners explain Britain to itself. From Voltaire to VS Naipaul, outsiders have often…
Nostalgia hits hard for anyone who has grown up with the franchise. But little could prepare me for the emotional punch of this latest film – and the very specific vulnerabilities it taps Emily named her daughter Jessie. Any millennial woman watching Toy Story 5 over the weekend just about held it together before finally letting the sobs roll at this discovery. The film takes our yarn-haired…
Watching football is an emotional rollercoaster - but is it good or bad for your health?
The immunotherpay can give children and adults three extra years before they need to use insulin.
Dr Hilary Cass says she is "absolutely convinced that more children will be harmed if we don't do the trial than if we do."
The legendary music executive signed everyone from Patti Smith to Barry Manilow and changed the industry forever Clive Davis: music industry executive who signed Whitney Houston and Bruce Springsteen dies aged 94 Clive Davis: a life in pictures from Diana Ross to Aretha Franklin Clive Davis always claimed that his life in the music business was really kickstarted when he chose to attend the 1967…
Researchers launch a "Laughter Lab" to explore how laughing can improve wellbeing and health.
BBC HealthSPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “The Original Beef of Chicagoland,” the series finale of “The Bear,” now streaming on Hulu. The real restaurant was the friendships they made along t…
VarietyThey were a big 00s buzz band – but looked in danger of fading out. Empowered by fatherhood and anger at war and AI, the New Yorkers explain why they ‘really showed up’ again Suits. Gnomic poetry. …
The Guardian CultureThe Directors Guild of America has voted to ratify a four-year contract intended to preserve members’ jobs amid a historic downturn in film and TV production. Christopher Nolan, the DGA president, …
VarietyCrunchyroll has acquired the international streaming rights for the eagerly anticipated upcoming anime series “Kagurabachi.” Additionally, the streamer has confirmed actor Katsuyuki Konishi has joi…
VarietyWriter-director Taratoa Stappard is an artist who tells stories of his lineage, and his latest film, “Mārama,” is a tribute to the ancestral women who risked it all to do the same during a much mor…
VarietyWhen Netflix released the first “Enola Holmes” in 2020, audiences watched “Stranger Things” star Millie Bobby Brown reinvent herself as the eccentric, fourth-wall-breaking detective. They also met …
VarietyFor the second time this season, a “Love Island USA” contestant has been kicked off the show for using the n-word. Casa Amor participant Alannah Keyser will no longer appear on Season 8, Peacock ha…
VarietyAnn Blyth, who drew a 1946 Oscar nomination for her memorable performance as the spoiled, selfish daughter of Joan Crawford’s hard-working, devoted title character in the classic film “Mildred Pier…
VarietyAnd the award for best party at Cannes Lions goes to … There isn’t such a recognition (yet) from the annual festival of creativity for marketeers and advertisers in the South of France. But in 2026…
VarietyOne day that captures how Trump has gone from unpredictable to chaotic
The AtlanticThe president and the secretary of defense have a right to remove officers, but also an obligation to explain their actions.
The AtlanticSPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for Season 2 of the live-action “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” now streaming on Netflix. Netflix’s live-action “Avatar: The Last Airbender” is back for …
VarietyPhoebe Bridgers released her first new solo single in four years, “Lost Boys,” on Thursday, accompanied by a music video that sees the singer doing some serious Renaissance Faire-style role playing…
Variety(Dead Oceans) The US singer took years off after becoming ‘world-weary’ of public life – and in the meantime, her silvery balladry reshaped pop. Her return is an ornate reinvention In the press mat…
The Guardian CultureHarsh sentences raise uncomfortable questions about equal justice under the law.
The AtlanticFalling approval ratings for the president haven’t dimmed their enthusiasm.
The AtlanticThe Reflecting Pool is an image so perfect, it feels as though symbolism as a whole gave up and decided to sign off.
The AtlanticPacked with fun memories from Ben Elton and Stephen Fry plus heartbreaking regret from his former partner, the Bottom star is so adored that this documentary risks descending into cringe – but his …
The Guardian CultureJudging chair calls Lerner’s novel a ‘funny, brainy and timely’ study of our appetite for technology, while Karen Bartlett wins the nonfiction prize for The Escape from Kabul American writer Ben Le…
The Guardian CultureIn some ways, the fifth and final season of The Bear feels less daring — but after four seasons, the small wins mean more.
NPR BooksTheir cultural campaigns reveal how brittle their art can be.
The AtlanticSadler’s Wells, London Molina says she wants a show that never finishes – this one is endlessly thrilling and surprising Rocío Molina has completely redefined what flamenco can be. Some purists say…
The Guardian CultureBBC Medical Editor Fergus Walsh speaks to St John's ambulance service about treating heat exhaustion.
BBC Health‘Ambitious and welcoming’ venue that opened in 2020 praised for ‘reimagining what being a museum can mean’ The Box in Plymouth has won the prestigious Art Fund museum of the year award, the largest…
The Guardian CultureFull emergency cover remained in place and patients were told to attend all scheduled appointments unless advised otherwise.
BBC HealthExclusive: Unknown hand covered up artist’s depiction of diverse crowd during influx of refugees to Leiden in 1620s Layers of overpaint have been removed from a 17th-century painting, confirming th…
The Guardian CultureHow a weird, awkwardly fused creature became the meme of the summer
The AtlanticIn its final season, the FX show circles its end point.
The AtlanticThe Canadian musician, who achieved major hits such as Spinning Wheel and You’ve Made Me So Very Happy, died peacefully at a Toronto hospital David Clayton-Thomas, lead singer of 60s and 70s group …
The Guardian CultureThe director has spent decades telling stories about extraterrestrials, but his real focus lies on Earth.
The AtlanticThe blockbuster launch is expected to dwarf the box office takings of the year’s biggest movies with one industry analyst predicting it could make $1bn within an hour It is, quite simply, the most …
The Guardian CultureApollo theatre, London Stephen Mangan, Sarah Hadland, Ardal O’Hanlon and Janie Dee are seat-shakingly funny in this study of adultery Alice and Michel must conceal their affair from possibly suspic…
The Guardian CultureMatt Johnson and Jay McCarrol’s (non-Cobain affiliated) movie feels like Jackass via Back to the Future. They talk about how the supreme silliness was stressful to film, and how times have changed …
The Guardian CultureDo the games offer a lesson for politics?
The AtlanticResearchers are trying to improve how Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder is diagnosed
BBC HealthSo-called final outing for Johnny Knoxville and his daring, stunt-hungry pals might be close to a greatest hits reel, but there are enough laughs to warrant the nostalgia The boy-men of Jackass , a…
The Guardian CultureIn 1981, Australia launched a fight against skin cancer with help from a yellow cartoon seagull and a catchy jingle.
BBC HealthFreedom Under Grace will feature previously unpublished homilies and addresses from 2001 to 2013, letting readers ‘observe the development of Prevost’s thinking’ Robert Prevost – now Pope Leo XIV –…
The Guardian CultureFrom Merlin the duck to Thierry Henry’s panic and the goalie who broke the internet, here are the tournament’s most glorious TV moments The schedule-dominating football tournament has reached its m…
The Guardian CultureEurope cannot cope with this heat.
The AtlanticAs the former teen heartthrob turns 60, we look at his most intense, ironic, lovable roles – from a sympathetic scientist to a peevish puppeteer It’s the Great Depression à la Disney when a tomboy,…
The Guardian CultureIt turns out bots aren’t great teachers.
The AtlanticHe built an independent central bank that withstood many crises. That independence may not last forever.
The AtlanticI use a wheelchair and yearn to dance like I did when I was a kid. Could I possibly hold my own in a class led by inspirational disabled dance star Kate Stanforth? From ballroom to hip-hop, I tried…
The Guardian Culture(Warner) From Count Dracula organ to choirs crying in Latin, the Devon band are scenery-chewingly preposterous yet nuanced on this epic about extraterrestrial life Barely three minutes of Muse’s 1…
The Guardian CultureI bought the most confusing jacket in America.
The AtlanticThe banks of the Guadalupe River were an idyllic spot to park an RV. Then, last summer, it started to rain harder and faster than anyone could imagine.
The AtlanticNow supporting each other through cancer treatment, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova trace the ups and downs of their decades-long relationship at the summit of sporting achievement Here is a Ne…
The Guardian CultureAs a new retrospective opens, collaborators of the Mikey and Nicky film-maker explain how she blazed a trail for female directors in Hollywood In 1975, after more than two years of sifting through …
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