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<p>Laura Dern and Andra Day: ‘Bradley Cooper said: What are we missing? You inform us about these female characters. You help us build them, and this sisterhood’</p>
Features

Laura Dern: ‘David Lynch saw things in me that I didn’t see in myself’

One is the Oscar-winning star of ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘Blue Velvet’. The other is a Grammy-winning singer who played Billie Holiday to an Oscar nod. And now they’re best friends in Bradley Cooper’s new comedy drama ‘Is This Thing On?’. They speak to Adam White about David Lynch, breaking rules, and the evils of ‘preventative Botox’

<p>Making us swoon: Olivia Dean is bewitching on her second album, ‘The Art of Falling in Love’</p>
Features

Why Olivia Dean is Britain’s big hope at the Grammy Awards

<p>Marvel-lous work: Yahya Adbul-Mateen II in 'Wonder Man'</p>
comment

Wonder Man is Marvel’s best in years – sadly, it no longer matters

Grammys 2026

Who will, and should, win in the big four categories at the Grammys

Features & Reviews

<p>Realism is not Freida McFadden’s strong suit, but nor is it her goal</p>
In Focus

How The Housemaid’s Freida McFadden took over the bestseller lists

<p>Helen Fielding, Ian McEwan, Salman Rushdie, Malorie Blackman, Jeanette Winterson and more give their advice</p>
National Year of Reading 2026

‘Don’t google the Beckhams’: Britain’s top authors on how to read more

<p>The first lady in her new documentary, ‘Melania’, for which Amazon paid $40m</p>
Reviews

Melania Trump is a scowling void of pure nothingness in her new film

<p>‘Mine own king’: Faizal Abdullah as Caliban in ‘The Tempest’</p>
Reviews

There’s not a Shakespearean rule the Globe’s Tempest won’t break

<p>Sugar snappy: ‘The Apprentice’ boss remains a curmudgeon on the reality show’s 20th series</p>
Reviews

On The Apprentice, Lord Sugar’s whole routine is becoming preposterous

<p>‘Atys’ is an opera that shows Jean-Baptiste Lully at his best</p>
In Focus

The wrenching beauty of Lully at the Palace of Versailles

Reviews

Bridgerton season 4 feels like AI slop but is somehow still enjoyable

<p>Will Arnett and Laura Dern in Bradley Cooper’s ‘Is This Thing On?’</p>
Reviews

John Bishop inspired this Bradley Cooper movie – and it somehow works!

<p>Jessica Ferretti and Devon Louis in ‘Under the Rhythm’</p>
Reviews

Paul Taylor Dance Company show is an athletic take on modern classics

<p>Melania Trump in her new documentary ‘Melania’, which comes amid a particularly problematic time for her husband</p>
In Focus

How the Melania Trump documentary became 2026’s most mysterious film

<p>Rachel McAdams in Sam Raimi’s ‘Send Help’</p>
Reviews

Sam Raimi’s Send Help is absolutely disgusting – and brilliant

Comment

Nigella Lawson, Queen of the Innuendo, will save Bake Off

The Saturday Interview

<p>Laura Dern and Andra Day: ‘Bradley Cooper said: What are we missing? You inform us about these female characters. You help us build them, and this sisterhood’</p>
Features

Laura Dern: ‘David Lynch saw things in me that I didn’t see in myself’

One is the Oscar-winning star of ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘Blue Velvet’. The other is a Grammy-winning singer who played Billie Holiday to an Oscar nod. And now they’re best friends in Bradley Cooper’s new comedy drama ‘Is This Thing On?’. They speak to Adam White about David Lynch, breaking rules, and the evils of ‘preventative Botox’

<p>The story of a 17-year-old in love and lust with her teacher, Jennette McCurdy’s debut novel, ‘Half His Age’, is full of pathos and rage</p>
The Saturday Interview

Jennette McCurdy: ‘Do we ever grow out of wanting to feel special?’

Rising Stars

<p>Éanna Hardwicke by Pip. Styling: Tom O’Dell. Grooming: Alexis Day.</p>
Interview

Meet the man playing Roy Keane: ‘He wasn’t afraid to p*** people off’

<p>Rising star Alfie Williams, who returns to the world of ‘28 Years Later’ with ‘The Bone Temple’</p>
Interview

Meet 28 Years Later’s 14-year-old star: ‘It’s so gory but so awesome!’

<p>Josh Finan: ‘There’s a certain amount of pressure that builds up in your body over the days’</p>
Interview

Josh Finan on his searing prison drama Waiting for the Out

<p>‘It was awful timing. It was the biggest opportunity I’d had in my career. And we weren’t allowed to talk about it’</p>
Interview

Archie Madekwe: ‘It’s easy to get lost in the bigger picture – that’s when you fall into narcissism’

Roisin O’Connor’s Good Vibrations podcast

Jill Scott appeared as a guest on 'Roisin O'Connor's Good Vibrations' podcast
News

Jill Scott: ‘I love seeing a confident woman, in any shape or size’

Good Vibrations with KT Tunstall
News

KT Tunstall reflects on the ‘unwelcome side’ of her early fame

Ella Eyre is a guest on Roisin O'Connor's Good Vibrations podcast
News

Ella Eyre: ‘I’ve had to unlearn what I was shown early in my career’

Bon Jovi
Features

Jon Bon Jovi: ‘There have been days where I thought I was done’

News

<p>Halle Berry slammed Governor Gavin Newsom over menopause bill veto at the New York Times’ DealBook conference</p>
Culture

Halle Berry: ‘I’ve been fighting to be seen and heard’

Culture

Halle Berry: ‘I’ve been fighting to be seen and heard’

<p>Halle Berry slammed Governor Gavin Newsom over menopause bill veto at the New York Times’ DealBook conference</p>
<p>Catherine O'Hara, who has died at the age of 71, pictured in 2024 at the premiere of 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' at the Venice International Film Festival</p>
LiveNews

Catherine O’Hara death latest: Tributes pour in for Home Alone star

<p>Catherine O'Hara has died aged 71</p>
News

Catherine O’Hara dead at 71 following brief illness

<p>Alan Carr let slip he had won ‘The Traitors’ to an unassuming crew member on another show</p>
News

Alan Carr admits to accidental Celebrity Traitors final revelation

<p>Bug Hall starred as Alfalfa in ‘The Little Rascals’</p>
News

Little Rascals star is now self-declared ‘radical Catholic extremist’

<p>Bug Hall starred as Alfalfa in ‘The Little Rascals’</p>
News

Little Rascals star is now self-declared ‘radical Catholic extremist’

<p>Quinton Aaron’s family says he had a spinal stroke</p>
News

Quinton Aaron’s illness revealed as family shares update

<p>‘Melania’ follows the first lady in the 20 days leading up to her husband’s second inauguration. The first lady in her infamous hat at the ceremony </p>
Features

I watched ‘Melania’ on opening day - it’s left me with many questions

The Countdown

<p>Tom Cruise and Michelle Monaghan in ‘Mission: Impossible III’</p>
The Countdown

15 times a director walked away from a blockbuster

<p>Overrated?: Daniel Day-Lewis in ‘There Will Be Blood’ and Cillian Murphy in ‘Oppenheimer’</p>
Features

The most overrated films of the 21st century

<p>Glast from the past: A snapshot of the famous festival from 1982</p>
Features

17 of the weirdest things we’ve seen at Glastonbury

<p>Not even music’s greats are immune to writing absolutely terrible songs</p>
Features

13 worst songs by brilliant artists, from The Beatles to Taylor Swift

Independent TV

Culture

John Leguizamo issues stern warning to ICE-supporting fans

<p>Liam Neeson praises Cold Storage co-star Joe Keery - before dropping Stranger Things confession.</p>
Culture

Liam Neeson forced to make Stranger Things confession

Culture

Fired Apprentice candidate fights back tears

Culture

I was watching an art show in a seaside town - then Madonna walked in

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gaming

Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters: What needs to change and improve

Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters: What needs to change and improve

viral

Kendall Jenner and ex Devin Booker spark flirty exchange over ‘Kardashian Curse’ Super Bowl ad

celebrities

Jimmy Kimmel mocks Melania Trump's new documentary

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New PlayStation hardware could release sooner than you think

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Pokemon Presents 30th anniversary details 'discovered' in datamine

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politics

Trump dodges 'corruption' questions around Melania's Amazon Prime documentary

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Sydney Sweeney answers speculation about political beliefs and responds to 'MAGA Barbie' nickname

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