‘Steam will come out of readers’ ears!’: Joe Boyd on his epic, enraging history of global music
In 1987, a group of white British independent label bosses came together to invent a new marketing category: world music. Eager to promote the growing
Together With Lorenza Mazzetti review – compelling final testament from overlooked director
Lorenza Mazzetti was the Italian artist, writer and film-maker whose short film Together made a key contribution to the influential mid-1950s Free Cinema movement in
The Mountain Within Me review – disabled heroes take on the Himalayas
Director Polly Steele’s documentary centres on Ed Jackson, a former professional rugby player who was catastrophically injured when he accidentally dived into a swimming pool’s
‘A war of who gets to write history’: the artists resisting in Ukraine
Kyiv was supposed to fall in three days. That’s what talking heads and pundits in media were saying, rather dismissively, before the February 2022 Russian
Inspired Joelinton gives Newcastle an immediate reminder of his value
Newcastle conceded more shots than any other team on the opening weekend of the Premier League season. Their home game against Southampton was supposed to
What is the latest opening goal in any Premier League season? | The Knowledge
“The first Premier League goal of the season came after 87 minutes,” tweets Daniel Hill. “What is the longest wait for the first goal from
UK government borrowing hits higher than expected £3.1bn in July
Strong spending on public services and welfare pushed government borrowing to £3.1bn last month, more than double its level in the same month a year
Bennifer is over – again. But why does Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s divorce feel so sad?
All Hollywood stars embarking on a romance secretly hope for just one thing: official condemnation from the Vatican. When it emerged that Elizabeth Taylor and
Hell Hole review – creature feature is fracking fun
In This Is Spinal Tap, one of the eponymous rock band’s hits is called Hell Hole. As the song has it, “It’s better / In
Philippines president says ‘heads will roll’ after wanted mayor allegedly flees country
The controversy surrounding wanted Filipino mayor Alice Guo has taken another dramatic turn, with government officials alleging that she fled the Philippines in July. Guo