‘Keeps me optimistic’: why You’ve Got Mail is my feelgood movie
There’s a montage in the opening of You’ve Got Mail that is so sentimentally sweet that it feels like the cinematic equivalent of a pumpkin
Twins! Rivals! Clones! Hollywood is doubling down on dual roles
For years, dual roles have been played largely for laughs. Think of Adam Sandler’s Razzie-sweeping twin turn in Jack and Jill, or Lisa Kudrow as
Drone attacks killing hundreds of civilians across Africa, says report
Almost 1,000 civilians have been killed and hundreds more injured in military drone attacks across Africa as the proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles continues unchecked
Kamay review – searing story of Afghan Hazara family’s painful quest for justice
Living in the remote, mountainous Daikundi province in central Afghanistan, the Khawari family is part of the Hazara community, one of the most persecuted ethnic
King Charles’s Apple Music playlist: are they really his favourite songs?
Over the years, the music tastes of King Charles have remained something of a mystery – not one anybody seemed in a tearing hurry to
‘You can yodel and don’t have to be conservative’: the Swiss feminist choir rewriting traditional songs
Elena Kaiser just wanted to yodel, and living in central Switzerland, that didn’t seem too much to ask for. “But as a woman you couldn’t
Mass prison escapes stoke panic in DRC after rebel advance
Mass prison escapes during the chaos of fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured two of
Cameron Norrie crashes to straight-sets defeat at Indian Wells by Tommy Paul
It has been three and a half years since Cameron Norrie departed the Indian Wells Tennis Garden having shocked his sport by winning one of
Journalist quits role after comparing French actions in Algeria to Nazi massacre
A prominent French journalist has said he is stepping down from his role as an expert analyst for broadcaster RTL after provoking an uproar by
Spotify’s biggest sin? Its algorithms have pushed artists to make joyless, toothless music | John Harris
In the hands of some of its most gifted practitioners, songwriting is a kind of emotional alchemy. For the past week, I have been returning