Focus Turkmenistan celebrates 30 years of permanent neutrality In partnership with the International Conference on Peace and Trust
Focus Turkmenistan celebrates 30 years of permanent neutrality In partnership with the International Conference on Peace and Trust
Culture news Human Authored: How to know the book you're reading isn't AI-generated How do you know what you’re reading? The Human Authored online portal uses a specially designed logo on book covers and promotional materials to acertain that the work comes from ‘human intellect’. 04/02/2025
Cinema Juliette Binoche named 2025 Cannes Film Festival President of the Jury The jury of the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival will be helmed by French award-winning actress Juliette Binoche. 04/02/2025
Culture news Album anniversaries: Three records to celebrate in February 2025 From cynicism intertwined with genuine declarations of love to trip hop’s crown gem, via a concept album that’s both enthralling and headache-inducing, here's our pick of the three albums celebrating a major anniversary this month. 04/02/2025
Cinema Why are DC and Warner Bros. being sued over Superman? The unwelcome news comes as DC and parent WBD are gearing up for the release of 'Superman', the franchise reboot in the new DC universe. Can this new litigation block the international distribution of the film? 03/02/2025
Lifestyle Grammys 2025: The two shocking red carpet looks going viral Warning: Article contains images featuring nudity. Kanye West and his wife Bianca Censori showed up to the Grammys, posed, and reportedly left - leaving quite the impression. As for Jaden Smith... Well, take a look for yourselves. 03/02/2025
Culture news Fancy bidding for a locket of Leonard Cohen’s hair? There are some interesting items belonging to the late singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen going under the hammer at the end of February - including a locket which contains a piece of his hair inside... 03/02/2025
Culture news World’s most popular TikTok star becomes UNICEF goodwill ambassador The Senegalese-born, ex-factory worker started making TikTok videos during the lockdown after being laid off. The 24-year-old has been appointed as UNICEF goodwill ambassador. 03/02/2025
Culture news Grammy Awards 2025: Beyoncé & Kendrick Lamar big winners of the night Beyoncé was the big winner at the 67th Grammy Awards. For the first time ever, the 'Cowboy Carter' artist won the award for Album of the Year. Meanwhile, Kendrick Lamar won all five of the categories he was nominated for, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Here's the full breakdown. 03/02/2025
Culture news Grammy Awards 2025: Who will win and who should win? Will Beyoncé finally win Album of the Year? Is 2025 the year Kendrick Lamar wins it all? Could Charli XCX nab her first Grammy? Here are our predictions for this weekend’s ceremony. 31/01/2025
Cinema Why are people turning against Karla Sofía Gascón and 'Emilia Pérez'? Here’s everything you need to know about the recent backlash against ‘Emilia Pérez’ star Karla Sofía Gascón and how Jacques Audiard’s award-winning film and Oscar hopeful has seen its buzz dwindle in the past weeks. Could this hurt the film’s Oscar chances? 31/01/2025
Cinema Film(s) of the Week: The 10 unfairly snubbed Oscar movies of 2025 Oscar snubs are to be expected. But these ones hurt. 31/01/2025
Cinema Césars 2025: Who is the favourite to win France’s top cinema award? Who will succeed Justine Triet's 'Anatomy of a Fall' and take home the top prize at France's equivalent to the Oscars? It looks like three films in particular will be locking horns for Best Film... 29/01/2025
Culture news Doomsday Clock ticks one second closer to midnight: How doomed are we? The Doomsday Clock is now at 89 seconds to midnight and we’ve never been closer to annihilation. Here’s everything you need to know about the recent announcement, the origins of the clock, and its presence in pop culture. 29/01/2025
Culture news Algeria blasts EU for condemning arrest of author Boualem Sansal Algerian lawmakers accused the European Parliament of political inference. They have also cast doubt on whether their motivations had to do with French-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal's well-being or “harming the image of Algeria.” 29/01/2025
Cinema #SaveThePCC: Iconic London cinema threatened with closure London’s legendary Leicester Square picturehouse is facing possible redevelopment and could be forced to close. A petition to save one of the UK’s best-loved cinemas and the last independent cinema operating in London’s West End has gained more than 11,000 signatures already. 28/01/2025
Lifestyle Year of the Snake 2025: Symbolism, soup and ssstyle The Lunar New Year starts tomorrow, welcoming the Year of the Snake. What can we expect from this year and how are people celebrating? With soup and puppets, for some... 28/01/2025
Culture news French film academy quits Elon Musk’s X The group behind France's equivalent to the Oscars has announced its decision to quit X: "The X platform, particularly due to the actions and stances of its leader, no longer aligns with our values." 28/01/2025
Culture news Watch: Just Stop Oil activists disrupt Sigourney Weaver West End show The climate activists have targeted works of art, Stonehenge, Taylor Swift's jet and Charles Darwin's grave. Now, they're interrupting a Hollywood legend on stage, in order to raise the alarm about a "global shipwreck"... 28/01/2025
Culture news UMG and Spotify sign new deal as Björk slams streaming economy “Spotify is probably the worst thing that has happened to musicians.” Despite new agreements between the world’s largest music label and one of the largest providers of music streaming services, the Icelandic artist’s words continue to ring true. 27/01/2025
Culture news Anti-extremism centre opens in house of Auschwitz commandant The family home next to Auschwitz – immortalized on screen in last year’s Oscar-winning film ‘The Zone of Interest’ - is opening its doors to the public for the first time. This coincides with an alarming international survey examining Holocaust knowledge and awareness. 27/01/2025