Ken Russell’s The Devils, a controversial 1971 film about religious persecution, political power and alleged demonic possession in 17th-century France, is returning to cinemas in the United Kingdom and Spain in a
“Nothing happens. Nobody comes, nobody goes. It’s awful.” ~ Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot Staged in the broad, resonant spaces of the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles during its much-anticipated 2025 season,
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For Howard Jones, enlightenment began with chaos — “a slow-motion explosion of fruit and veg,” as he describes it. In the early 1980s, long before Things Can Only Get Better became an
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The butterfly counts not months but moments and has time enough.” — Rabindranath Tagore, Gitanjali Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” — Kahlil Gibran, The
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by Eric Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s Rich Flu (2024), an audacious meditation on wealth’s terminal decay, emerges as a glistening, if occasionally hollow, critique of contemporary society’s slavish devotion to affluence. There is a
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A high-budget Saudi television production portraying the life of an early Islamic ruler has ignited controversy across the Middle East, with Iraq and Iran banning the show and some clerics denouncing it
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Spotify announced it paid more than $10bn in royalties to the music industry in 2024, accounting for over 60% of its total revenue of €15.7bn. The company framed the payout as “the
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Fifteen years ago, Lady Gaga was an unknown artist giving interviews in Berlin’s underground clubs. Today, she is a global icon, a 13-time Grammy winner, and a cultural phenomenon who has shaped
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Sony Music has disclosed that it has removed over 75,000 AI-generated tracks impersonating its artists, including global stars like Harry Styles, as the music giant fights back against a rising tide of
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James Bond, the world’s most famous spy, is entering a new chapter—one defined by the Hollywood ambitions of Amazon MGM Studios. After three decades at the helm, longtime franchise custodians Barbara Broccoli
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In an era where artificial intelligence is often seen as a threat to artistic creativity, Canadian-Chinese artist Sougwen Chung embraces AI as a tool for collaboration and exploration. Through their work, Chung
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A groundbreaking study published in Nature on February 5 has uncovered surprising patterns in the behavior of large crowds. Researchers studying the movement of crowds at Spain’s traditional Feast of San Fermín
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Controversial rapper Kanye West and his wife, architect Bianca Censori, were rumored to have been removed from the 2025 Grammy Awards after crashing the event’s red carpet, The U.S. Sun reports. A
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French President Emmanuel Macron has announced an extensive renovation of the Louvre Museum in Paris, which will include a new, dedicated space for Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic painting, the Mona Lisa. This
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Chinese actress Zhao Lusi, renowned for her roles in Hidden Love, Love Like the Galaxy, and The Story of Pearl Girl, recently shared her personal battle with depression in an exclusive interview
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has finally announced the nominations for the 97th Academy Awards, following multiple delays caused by the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles. Originally slated for
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