Paolo Sorrentino, for over 20 years one of the most vibrant and distinctive film-makers, is coming close to self-parody with this new film, which conceitedly
Author: Sarah Mitchell
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My daughter is nine years old. When I was her age, in 1989, I had my own small cassette player and a beloved pile of
New Orleans rapper BG won’t go back to prison – but judge will scrutinize lyrics
The rapper BG is no longer at risk of a return to federal prison after performing alongside fellow artists with prior felony convictions while on
Was Cate Blanchett’s Cannes dress a pro-Palestinian protest – or an optical illusion?
For some, the message Cate Blanchett brought to the Cannes red carpet on Monday rang loud and clear. At first, her form-fitting, off-the-shoulder Jean Paul
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As Stefanos Tsitsipas debriefed on his second-round loss at the Madrid Open last month, his regret was plain to see. The Greek explained that his
Benson Boone review – echoes of Harry Styles in pop’s newest star
‘I see you winning American Idol if you want,” judge Katy Perry told Benson Boone when he was on the show in 2021. He pulled
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Pakistan’s patriarchal society is a too credible source of horror in this promising feature debut from Canadian-Pakistani writer/director Zarrar Khan, whose gallery of violent, predatory
Attacks on health workers in conflict zones at highest level ever – report
Attacks on health workers, hospitals and clinics in conflict zones jumped 25% last year to their highest level on record, a new report has found.
‘My songs spread like herpes’: why did satirical genius Tom Lehrer swap worldwide fame for obscurity?
In 1959, at the stifling, snobbish Jesuit boarding school to which my loving parents had unwisely subcontracted my care, Tom Lehrer’s songs burst upon my
Naomi Osaka: ‘Becoming a mother forced me to see life and tennis in a different way’
Naomi Osaka is a worrier. There are times, she says, when she cannot stop her mind from working itself into overdrive as it fixates on