John Claridge obituary | Photography
At a funfair on Wanstead Flats, east London, in the mid-1950s, a plastic camera was up for grabs.…
Takeaways from Pelley interview about firing from CBS and ’60 Minutes’
NEW YORK (AP) — When CBS News President Tom Cibrowski asked Scott Pelley if he could come by…
Tempest in the stalls as baby disrupts Kenneth Branagh RSC performance | Theatre
Boatswain! The opening scene of Shakespeare’s seminal play The Tempest, in which Prospero conjures up a violent storm…
‘The Amazing Digital Circus’ Beats Estimates With $36.6M BO
Weekend actuals are in, and once again, The Amazing Digital Circus has surpassed all expectations and beaten estimates,…
“Believe you me, I think the offers that have been turned down are literally eye-watering”: They might be Gen-Z’s new favourite band, but the chances of a Dire Straits reunion are “unfortunately, nil” says keyboard player Guy Fletcher
Despite being hugely successful, Dire Straits were never what tastemakers might describe as ‘cool’. As such, they seem…
UK watchdog to look at Paramount’s $110bn takeover of Warner Bros Discovery | Competition and Markets Authority
The UK competition watchdog has opened an investigation into Paramount Skydance’s $110bn (£82bn) takeover of Warner Bros Discovery…
Cats, flowers and Harry Hill’s car on fire – RA Summer Exhibition review | Art and design
This year’s RA Summer Exhibition is less awful than usual. It’s still full of some of the worst…
Natalie Portman, Justine Triet Oppose Boycott of Israeli Director Nadav Lapid
Natalie Portman and French directors Justine Triet (Anatomy of a Fall) and Jacques Audiard (Emilia Perez) have joined…
Interpol Ready New Album, Share Two Songs
Interpol are back. This Mirror Weighs a Ton is coming on August 28 via the band’s new label…
Guadagnino Is Not A “Top Gun: Maverick” Fan
Paramount Pictures Celebrated Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, who once sang the praises of Joseph Kosinski’s “Top Gun: Maverick,”…
“I said, ‘You’ve got to be joking! You can’t put out a record about a trad band playing in a pub and expect it to sell!’”: the story of the classic Dire Straits song that’s often imitated, but rarely mastered
By the summer of 1977, Mark Knopfler had jacked in his job as an English lecturer in Essex…
Stephen Colbert’s Extended Farewell May Have Backfired — Report
Stephen Colbert’s talk show’s finale aired last month. According to a recent report, his extended farewell after the…