Joachim Lyche Trio - Primal Heuristics
Påfyllet av nye og interessante jazzstemmer her til lands tar aldri slutt og takk for det. Joachim Lyche er nok et godt eksempel på det.

Lola Young mest spilt på norsk radio i fjor med «Messy»
Lola Youngs låt «Messy» var fjorårets mest spilte låt på norske radiokanaler – og blant de 100 mest spilte det siste tiåret.
Isalill Kolpus: «Hvem brente John Savio?»
Veldig mange kjenner Isalill Kolpus fra «Nytt på nytt» på NRK. Men hvem og hva hun er blir vi først kjent med gjennom denne sterke debutboka.

Nusa gir ut bok: – Betyr mye
Antonio Nusa prøver seg i et nytt yrke. Nå skal fotballstjernen gi ut bok.

Harry Hole topper listene
Den norske serien er sett av nær fem millioner seere.

Påskepraten: Sanna Sarromaa (46)
Den frittalende finnen beskriver påsken som både meningsløs og kjedelig.

Writing on the wall: Art UK digitises thousands of murals as street artworks go mainstream
From medieval church wall paintings to Liam Gallagher’s viral X post, charity has catalogued more than 6,600 pieces Some of the UK’s smallest public murals are on bollards in Shrewsbury while one of the biggest is on a 1960s 16-storey block of flats in Gosport. Perhaps the funniest though is in Cardiff. Ahead of last summer’s Oasis concerts it was a straightforward copy of Liam Gallagher’s viral post on X declaring: “Because Cardiff is the bollox.” Continue reading...

«Harry Hole» er verdens nest mest sette serie på Netflix nå
«Jo Nesbøs Harry Hole» gikk rett inn som verdens nest mest sette, ikke-engelskspråklige TV-serie på Netflix.

‘A place where music fills the air’: Bangkok to host Eurovision’s first Asia song contest
Spin-off launched with 10 nations, as original event remains mired in protests and boycotts over Israel’s involvement Eurovision is seeking to expand into the Asian market by hosting a version of its song contest in Bangkok this year, just as the original annual event is being buffeted by discord and boycotts on the eve of its 70th anniversary edition. The grand final of the inaugural Eurovision song contest Asia will take place in Thailand’s capital on Saturday 14 November, the Switzerland-based organisation announced on Tuesday. Broadcasters from 10 countries have confirmed their participation. Continue reading...

Sad faces all round as Bolivia’s clowns protest over decree threatening their livelihoods
Clowns in Bolivia are upset by mandate that stops schools hosting events from which they earn a living Dozens of clowns have marched through the streets of Bolivia’s capital to protest against a government decree that limits extracurricular activities in schools, threatening their livelihoods. Wearing full face paint and their signature red noses, the clowns gathered on Monday in front of the ministry of education in La Paz to oppose a decree published in February. The new mandate says schools must comply with 200 days of lessons each year – in effect banning them from hosting the special events where the entertainers are frequently employed. Continue reading...

Game of Thrones film adaptation in the works at Warner Bros
Blockbuster adaptation of George RR Martin’s fantasy world will focus on events 300 years before the HBO series’ pilot A Game of Thrones film is set for the big screen, with Warner Bros officially developing a prequel set in the world of Westeros. House of Cards showrunner Beau Willimon has been recruited to write the script based on George RR Martin’s fantasy series. Continue reading...
Martin Wind - Stars
Den tyske bassisten Martin Wind gjorde amerikaner av seg for 30 år siden. Det er det så avgjort mulig å høre på musikken også.

‘I won’t be on roller skates!’ Nick Mohammed to host Olivier awards in 50th anniversary year
Ted Lasso star and Celebrity Traitors finalist will take the helm at Royal Albert Hall ceremony in London next month as special award recipients are announced Nick Mohammed has been named as the host for this year’s Olivier awards, which take place at the Royal Albert Hall in London next month. The comedian, writer and actor, who recently found a new fanbase as a Celebrity Traitors finalist, will follow in the footsteps of his Ted Lasso co-star Hannah Waddingham, who presented the Oliviers in 2023 and 2024. Last year, they were co-hosted by Beverley Knight and Billy Porter. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the awards, which recognise achievements in theatre, dance and opera. Continue reading...

Avslører ny jobb
Else Kåss Furuseth lager NRK-serie om ensomhet til høsten.

Paavo Järvi to succeed Edward Gardner at helm of London Philharmonic
The Estonian will take over as chief conductor of ‘this wonderful historic orchestra’ from the 2028/29 season, when Gardner’s current contract ends The London Philharmonic Orchestra announced on Tuesday that Paavo Järvi will succeed Edward Gardner as chief conductor from the 2028-29 season, when Gardner’s current contract comes to an end. Järvi, 63, was born in Estonia into a musical dynasty. His father, Neeme is also a conductor, his younger brother Kristjan too. The family moved to the US in 1980, and Järvi studied at Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music and at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute with Leonard Bernstein. Continue reading...

Australia valgte millionselgende artist til Eurovision
Det blir den veletablerte sangeren Delta Goodrem som representerer Australia i Eurovision Song Contest i mai.

Luke Kornet says Atlanta Hawks’ theme night with strip club Magic City objectifies women
Club is popular with athletes and rappers Kornet says night helps objectify women San Antonio Spurs center Luke Kornet has called on the Atlanta Hawks to abandon their collaboration with a famous strip club. Magic City is an Atlanta institution and been mentioned in a string of hip-hop records, as well as hosting rappers such as Drake, Lil Yachty, Migos, Jack Harlow and Future. It is also popular with athletes: past visitors have included Michael Jordan, while MLS’s Atlanta United celebrated their title at the club in 2018. The club gained widespread attention in 2020 when the Los Angeles Clippers’ Lou Williams visited the club after leaving the NBA’s quarantine bubble during the Covid pandemic. Continue reading...
Deler nyhet: – Jeg har en helt syk idé
Selene Lie vil lage Norges største russefestival for mennesker med funksjonsvariasjon.
Frode Andresen/ATLYS - Aurora Polaris
I fjor dukka Frode Andresen opp i et jazz-/progrock-landskap. Nå møter vi tangentisten sammen med strykekvartett i et helt annet univers.

Over to millioner svenske TV-seere fulgte låtene som kjemper om Eurovision-billett
Mens NRK hadde historisk lave seertall til Melodi Grand Prix-finalen lørdag, ble en delfinale i den svenske parallellen ukens mest sett program.

Rijksmuseum reveals painting to be early work by Rembrandt
17th-century Dutch master’s Vision of Zacharias in the Temple to go on display this week It hung unrecognised on the wall of a private home for decades but now a 17th-century painting has been revealed as a Rembrandt, taking its potential value from thousands to millions of pounds. The Rijksmuseum announced on Monday that it had rediscovered an early biblical scene by the Dutch master that was once thought lost, thanks to hi-tech scanning and two years of expert analysis. Continue reading...

Lave MGP-tall for NRK
605.000 TV-seere så lørdagens MGP-finale på NRK. Det er 228.000 færre enn fjorårets finale.

Top UK film and TV production school puts spotlight on students with disabilities
Exclusive: National Film and Television School introduces fully accessible accommodation and bursary scheme at its Beaconsfield campus For a long time, physically disabled students who dreamed of studying at the UK’s most prestigious film and TV production school had nowhere to stay in the local area. And when they commuted, they would encounter hundreds of inaccessible areas on campus. In an industry where just 12% of TV employees are disabled, compared with 18% in the labour market as a whole, something had to change. Continue reading...

Derfor elsker vi når stjernene slår seg sammen
Fra legendariske møter mellom Queen og David Bowie til norske superduetter og nye metalsamarbeid.

Baz Luhrmann om Elvis-dokumentaren: – Slutter når han er på topp
Stjerneregissøren med ny dokumentar om musikk-ikonet, som nå går på norske kinoer.

«Sinners» storvinner på skuespillernes prisutdeling
Vampyrthrilleren ble kveldens vinner på Actor Awards, mens prisgrossisten «One Battle After Another» kun hentet hjem én pris.
Ketil Bjørnstad – Glemselen
Ketil Bjørnstad har fullført sin Vendepunkt-trilogi på et flott, sterkt og bjørnstadsk vis som sørger for at mange med meg bør gå nye runder med seg sjøl.

Over 50 klager på «Humoretaten» på NRK
Klagene gjelder blant annet seksualisert språk.
TeleGram - Common Good
Den norske kvartetten TeleGram gir oss nydelig trøst i et univers med både folk og americana i fundamentet. I tider der den ene mørkere nyheten enn den andre møter oss, gjør den veldig godt.

Alexander Skarsgård i skeiv komedie med BDSM-innslag
Alexander Skarsgård spiller dominant motorsykkelkjekkas i den britisk dramakomedien «Pillion» om røff kjærlighet mellom sårbare menn.

An ugly year for the Louvre: where does the world’s biggest museum go from here?
After a heist and the departure of its boss, the French institution wrestles with water leaks, strikes and much-criticised plans for a €1bn renovation Just over a year ago, Laurence des Cars, the intellectually brilliant (if famously prickly) former head of the largest and most-visited museum in the world, wrote a somewhat alarming note to her boss, France’s culture minister. Des Cars, who on Tuesday resigned as president of the Louvre, lamented the advanced state of disrepair of the iconic museum’s buildings and galleries. Continue reading...

Brit awards 2026: full list of winners
Olivia Dean tops the winners list with four, while Sam Fender bags two – see all the category winners here • News: Olivia Dean sweeps the board at 2026 Brit awards, winning four including artist, song and album of the year • Alexis Petridis: This year’s Brit awards found a flicker of chaos – but the winners were never in doubt Olivia Dean Continue reading...

Olivia Dean sweeps the board at 2026 Brit awards, winning four including artist, song and album of the year
The 26-year-old dominates in Manchester, landing the night’s biggest prizes as Rosé, Wolf Alice and Mark Ronson also take top honours • Brit awards 2026: the full list of winners • Alexis Petridis: This year’s Brit awards found a flicker of chaos – but the winners were never in doubt • ‘We’re going into a dark place’: Brit awards artists voice alarm over Reform UK’s rise Olivia Dean was the big winner at the 2026 Brit awards, taking home awards for artist of the year, pop act, song of the year for her Sam Fender duet Rein Me In, and album of the year for The Art of Loving. In less than a year, Dean has leaped to the forefront of British pop thanks to The Art of Loving, her second album. With songs that get to the heart of the joys and frustrations of casual modern dating, she is enormously relatable, while her sophisticated and cosmopolitan songcraft, deftly finessing styles such as bossa nova, trip-hop, neo-soul and jazz together, has given her an unusually broad and cross-generational appeal. Continue reading...

‘Crazy, without limits’: Paris disco haunt of Jagger and Grace Jones to reopen
Legendary nightclub Le Palace, where Serge Gainsbourg and Prince also performed, to rise again In the late 1970s, Le Palace in Paris’s busy theatre district was one of continental Europe’s most famous nightclubs. On the opening night on 1 March 1978, Grace Jones stunned VIP guests with her rendition of Edith Piaf’s classic La Vie en Rose. Later, Serge Gainsbourg and Prince came to perform, Bob Marley was photographed there and Mick Jagger, Andy Warhol and Karl Lagerfeld were part of a glittering cast of international celebrities, politicians, designers and models who came to drink and dance. Continue reading...

Boss of theatre hosting Chinese dance group Shen Yun in Sydney won’t be intimidated by ‘outrageous’ threats
Graeme Kearns, chief executive of Foundation Theatres, says: ‘Our job in theatre is to absolutely defend the right to tell stories about culture’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The head of the theatre hosting the Shen Yun dance troupe in Sydney says the company would not be intimidated to pull the shows by any “outrageous” anonymous threats and that the publicity had increased interest in the show. On Monday, the Gold Coast venue for the Shen Yun performances was forced to evacuate after a bomb threat, with a similar threat forcing the evacuation of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s official residence, The Lodge, in Canberra the next day. Continue reading...

Kid Rock og tre countryartister klare for Maga-sidens alternative Super Bowl-show
Ikke overraskende stiller Kid Rock opp i Maga-sidens alternative Super Bowl pauseshow søndag.
Amanda Ginsburg & Andy Fite - Lies! Lies! Lies!
Den utmerkede svenske vokalisten Amanda Ginsburg har slått seg sammen med sin tidligere lærer Andy Fite. Det har det blitt ei fin hyggestund av.

Ny organisasjon skal diskutere samarbeidet med kronprinsessen
Kristiansand Internasjonale Barnefilmfestival skal diskutere samarbeidet med kronprinsesse Mette-Marit på et styremøte denne uken.

Historisk gård er solgt
Garden har røter tilbake til Svartedauden. No er den seld.

Han lagde verdens frekkeste hit og hatet det
«Call On Me» var en frekk kopi. Både sangen og musikkvideoen som alle husker.

Stilte krav til produksjonen: – Det er pinlig, altså
Synne Vo hadde et enkelt krav til «Hver gang vi møtes»-produksjonen.

Melania: Amazon’s $106m documentary takes $982 per screen in Australian opening weekend
Documentary about the US first lady debuted at No 31 at Australian box office, making $32,399 from 33 screens Melania, Amazon’s $106m (US$75m) documentary about the US first lady, has bombed at the Australian box office on its opening weekend, debuting at No 31 on the charts and taking just $982 (£503, US$688) per screen. The documentary, directed by Brett Ratner, was screened in 33 cinemas across Australia and made $32,399 overall. Continue reading...

Mark of Cain singer comes out as trans ‘to finally live as myself’
Josie Scott, who has played in the Australian heavy metal band with her brother Kim for 40 years, writes to fans: ‘I’ve decided to embrace, rather than endure, who I am’ Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email The guitarist and vocalist in Australian heavy metal band the Mark of Cain has come out as a trans woman, writing that seeing younger trans people live freely had “helped shine a light on the possibility that maybe I can finally be me in my autumn years.” On Monday night, Josie Scott wrote a statement to fans on the band’s social media, announcing that her family know her as Josie or Jo and “given where I identify on the gender spectrum, I fit within the paradigm of being a trans woman”. Sign up for our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...
«Hele verden» skriver om sjokkfunnet fra Tønsberg: – Den er så pen at jeg får lyst på den selv!
Historien om gullringen fra Tønsberg omtales i Aserbajdsjan, i Danmark, England og USA – det er en skatt fra virkeligheten.
Kristin Bolstad - Gje meg fred
Låtskriveren, vokalisten og pianisten Kristin Bolstad er et nytt bekjentskap for meg. Hun har mye ekte og inderlig å melde.

‘They are not manufactured’: how Brit school stars took over the Grammys
Croydon school’s principal says success of Olivia Dean and Lola Young is a ‘brilliant celebration’ of free arts education As the Grammy winners took to the stage in Los Angeles on Sunday night, one common thread emerged: many had once walked the halls of a comprehensive school in Croydon, south London. British performers Olivia Dean, who won the prestigious gong for best new artist; Lola Young, who took home best pop solo performance for Messy; and FKA twigs, who won best dance/electronic album for Eusexua, all attended the Brit school in Selhurst. As did Raye, who earlier in the week received the Harry Belafonte best song for social change award for Ice Cream Man. Continue reading...

Roman Polanski rape scandal movie to follow perspective of 13-year-old victim
The Girl, based on Samantha Geimer’s memoir, will revisit ‘one of Hollywood’s most notorious scandals through the eyes of the person most misrepresented by it’ A new movie will explore the notorious Roman Polanski statutory rape scandal from the perspective of the 13-year-old girl, Samantha Geimer. The Girl, based on Geimer’s 2013 memoir The Girl: A Life in the Shadow of Roman Polanski, will trace her time in the famous director’s orbit in the 1970s, her experience being subjected to sexual assault and the media maelstrom that followed after Polanski, then 43, was arrested in 1977 on charges of statutory rape and lewd and lascivious act with a child. Continue reading...

‘This is history, it should be free’: Rome’s €2 Trevi fountain fee divides opinion
Charge is designed to protect much-loved monument from overtourism, but not all visitors like the idea Teresa Romero is in Rome to celebrate a milestone birthday and one of the first things she did on Monday was visit the Trevi fountain to participate in the ritual of tossing a coin into the waters of the late baroque masterpiece. But before the Portuguese tourist could get close to the fountain, she had to hand over €2 (£1.70) – the cost of an access fee that has finally been enacted by Rome council officials after years of discussions. Continue reading...

NRK lanserer nytt musikkprogram
NRK lanserer P3 Live, et nytt radioprogram som skal sette liveopplevelsen, musikkjournalistikken og artistene i sentrum.

Turister må betale for å se Trevi-fontenen
Turister som besøker Roma, må fra nå av betale 2 euro i inngang til den verdensberømte Trevi-fontenen.

I kø for Marius: – Kom klokken 03 i natt
– Det er jo helt vilt å lese om.

Meryl Streep får storslått rolle i ny film
Ryktene har florert lenge – men under førfesten til Grammy ble det bekreftet av Clive Davis: Ja, Meryl Streep skal spille selveste Joni Mitchell.

Nordmann med på å vinne ny Grammy-pris
Den norske produsenten og lydteknikeren Morten Lindberg sikret seg nok en Grammy-pris som medprodusent for et canadisk album kalt «Immersed».

Dalai Lama (90) vant Grammy
Buddhistlederen Dalai Lama (90) vant Grammy for beste lydbok under nattens prisutdeling i Los Angeles. Han er takknemlig og ydmyk over å få prisen.

Hidden detail found in Anne Boleyn portrait was ‘witchcraft rebuttal’, say historians
Exclusive: Underdrawing suggests attempt to debunk myth that former wife of Henry VIII had sixth finger Anne Boleyn’s Hever “Rose” portrait is one of history’s most iconic faces, with her “B” pendant, her French hood, her dark eyes and a red rose in her right hand. Now a secret that has remained hidden for nearly 500 years has been discovered beneath the layers of paint. Scientific analysis of the painting at Hever Castle, her childhood home in Kent, has uncovered evidence that an Elizabethan artist sought to create a “visual rebuttal” to claims that Henry VIII’s ill-fated wife was a witch with a sixth finger on her right hand. Continue reading...

Chris Holsten: – Jeg trengte å ha det gøy med musikken
– Jeg ble litt smådeprimert siste halvdel av i fjor. Et helt år uten bekreftelsen og adrenalinet av å stå på scenen, sier Chris Holsten om pauseåret som nå er over.

Bad Bunny and Kendrick Lamar win big in Grammys ceremony filled with anti-ICE sentiment
Musicians delivered impassioned speeches during a star-packed night that saw Lamar become the most awarded rapper of all time Grammy awards 2026: list of winners Bad Bunny and Kendrick Lamar took home major Grammy awards during a night that saw musicians hit back at Donald Trump’s ICE occupation. From Justin Bieber to Carole King, artists wore anti-ICE pins while others also spoke out during their speeches. Bad Bunny, who is performing at the Super Bowl next weekend, took home three awards, for album of the year, best música urbana album and global music performance, and used his time on stage to call out anti-immigration sentiment. Continue reading...

Grammy-utdelingen: Olivia Dean beste nykommer
Den britiske artisten Olivia Dean fikk Grammy-pris for beste nykommer under utdelingen i Los Angeles.

Kennedy Center will halt entertainment operations for two years, Trump says
DC arts venue, which has seen wave of canceled events after Trump’s takeover, will start renovations in July The John F Kennedy Center, a world-class venue for the performing arts in Washington DC, will halt entertainment events for two years starting on 4 July during renovations, Donald Trump posted on Sunday on Truth Social. The Kennedy Center, which has seen a wave of performers cancel events in recent months as well as the lowest ticket sales in years, has been in turmoil since the president orchestrated a leadership overhaul in the beginning of his term. Continue reading...

– Alle burde se hundre vulvaer
Etter en «intim-workshop» fikk Hanne en idé – hun skulle fotografere vulvaer.

Tim Garland - ReFocus
Tim Garland er en fremragende engelsk saksofonist som den store verden først blei oppmerksom på da Chick Corea tok han med i sitt Origin-band. Her hyller han en annen gigant: Stan Getz.

Dozens of historic Maseratis recreated for movie about Italian car company
Film with a cast headed by Anthony Hopkins tells the story of a supercar marque that began in a small Bologna garage Dozens of Maseratis of 1920s and 1930s designs have been built specially for a feature film about the Italian car company’s earliest days, with a cast headed by Anthony Hopkins. Maserati: The Brothers tells the story of siblings driven by their love of cars to create an automotive company from scratch. It all began in a little garage in the Italian city of Bologna: in 1914 they founded a sports supercar company that went on to make some of the fastest vehicles on the planet. Continue reading...
Silya og Bodø Big Band - Bodø Jazz Open
Energipakka Silya sparte verken på et ene eller andre i møtet med Bodø Big Band. Og ja det var absolutt ei deilig avslutning på årets Bodø Jazz Open.

Pels-boom: – Det er blitt kjempepopulært
Før ble du både utskjelt og hetset for å gå med pels. Nå får ikke kundene nok. Tilbyderne sliter med å holde tritt med etterspørselen.

Norske Maria til topps med dansk film i Göteborg
Den danske filmen «Paradis», eller «The Last Resort» vant hovedprisen under filmfestivalen i Göteborg. Norske Maria Sødahl har regien.

«Alle» vil se «Affeksjonsverdi» – salget økte med 1300 prosent hos TV 2 Play
Samme dag som den norske filmen «Affeksjonsverdi» fikk ni Oscar-nominasjoner, økte salget av filmen med over 1300 prosent hos strømmetjenesten TV 2 Play.

Filmen som truer Oscar-festen for «Affeksjonsverdi»
Affeksjonsverdi får ni muligheter til å vinne Oscar i år. Særlig en film pekes ut som den største trusselen i kampen om å nå helt opp.

‘Island of peace’: Israeli-Palestinian restaurant in Berlin to close – but live on as TV series
Kanaan, a symbol of dining across religious and political divides, will shut it doors ‘probably in March’, say owners An Israeli-Palestinian restaurant in Berlin conceived as an “island of peace” will close in the spring, but its Jewish and Arab owners say their dream will live on in a television series based on their unlikely partnership. Kanaan, a decade-old casual eatery in the Prenzlauer Berg district of the German capital, gained an international profile for its message of “unity over hate” after the 7 October attacks on Israel by Hamas and the outbreak of the Gaza war. Continue reading...
Enok Monk - Brødrene Løvemat
Den unike duoen Enok Monk fra Trondheim fortsetter på sin originale og kompromissløse reise.

As stars wear black at Valentino’s funeral, tributes are dressed in red
Fashion designer’s death has put the red dress – and his particular shade of the colour – back in the spotlight “The red dress,” said Valentino Garavani in 1992, “is always magnificent”. This week, following the announcement of his death at the age of 93, the red dress – and the particular shade of red used by the designer known simply as Valentino – is back in the spotlight. Continue reading...

Gjett albumet: 349 uker på lista
I 6–7 år har et spesielt album regjert på listene. Ifølge artisten bak, var flere av låtene nærmest tilfeldigheter.

Delroy Lindo: the Sinners Oscar nominee who could make Spike Lee’s secret British weapon rather less secret
Lining up for best supporting actor in the year’s most hotly-tipped film, the Lewisham-born actor has long been a favourite of the Malcolm X director and is poised for brighter limelight In the aftermath of the Oscar nominations, Wunmi Mosaku was heralded as Britain’s saviour after her best supporting actress nod at Hollywood’s most prestigious awards. The UK had been facing its first nomination-less year in the acting categories since 1986. But the Sinners star was joined by a fellow cast member, Lewisham-born, Delroy Lindo, who will also be representing Britain on the big night on 15 March. Continue reading...

NRK tar grep etter kraftige reaksjoner mot voldtektscene
Ble beskrevet som «grov» og «skjellsettende».

Digested week: Let us focus on the few, brief bright spots we can
Squint hard into the darkness and you’ll find there’s so much to look forward to. Gwyneth Paltrow and HBO Max for starters Ah, Blue Monday – it seems to come round quicker every year, no? For those of you not familiar with the term it denotes the third Monday of January, which is alleged to be the most depressing day of the year. Collectively, I mean – obviously each us has a birthday plus a year coming up that will inescapably include bad haircuts, disappointing Vinted purchases, and expensively untraceable leaks in the home. And Prue Leith’s leaving Bake Off. Continue reading...

Var 2016 året konseptalbumet døde?
Konseptalbumenes tid er for lengst over etter at TikTok spiste opp siste rest av tålmodigheten. Her er tidenes beste. Og verste.

Reinsve avslører: – Har begynt på Oscar-kjolen
Historisk dag for norsk film: «Affeksjonsverdi» får elleville ni nominasjoner i Oscar-utdelingen. Og Louis Vuittons-superstar og stjernen i «Affeksjonsverdi», skuespiller Renate Reinsve, røper noen «gode looks» til selveste Oscar-festen.

Norsk Oscar-håp til Trump: – Fuck you
Historisk dag for norsk film: «Affeksjonsverdi» får elleville ni nominasjoner i Oscar-utdelingen, og filmen «Den stygge stesøsteren» er nominert til en Oscar for sminke og hårstyling.

Arctic Monkeys release first new song since 2022 to benefit War Child
Opening Night will appear on HELP(2), a charity compilation out in March which also features Olivia Rodrigo, Depeche Mode, Pulp and more Arctic Monkeys have released Opening Night, their first new song since 2022 album The Car, with proceeds benefiting the charity War Child. Opening Night is taken from HELP(2), a sequel to War Child’s 1995 album Help, which brought together A-list music names to raise £1.2m for children affected by conflict, including Radiohead, Blur, Sinéad O’Connor and the Smokin’ Mojo Filters (a supergroup of Paul McCartney, Noel Gallagher and Paul Weller). Continue reading...

Reinsve: – Det kan ikke jeg svare på nå
Renate Reinsve var nærmest stum etter Affeksjonsverdi ble nominert til ni Oscar-priser. Deriblant ble den norske skuespilleren nominert til beste skuespillerinne.

– Ikke bare stort i norsk sammenheng
Direktør i Norsk filminstitutt, Kjersti Mo, forteller at filmen Affeksjonsverdi får flere Oscar-nominasjoner overgår hennes villeste forventninger. Affeksjonsverdi er nominert til ni ulike Oscar-priser.

– Historisk dag
Direktør i Norsk filminstitutt, Kjersti Mo, forteller at filmen Affeksjonsverdi får flere Oscar-nominasjoner overgår hennes villeste forventninger. Affeksjonsverdi er nominert til ni ulike Oscar-priser.

Disse Oscar-prisene er «Affeksjonsverdi» nominert til
Historisk dag for norsk film som får elleville ni nominasjoner i Oscar-utdelingen.

Hand shape in Indonesian cave may be world’s oldest known rock art
Archaeologists say stencil painted with ochre in limestone cave on Muna Island was created at least 67,800 years ago The faded outline of a hand on a cave wall in Indonesia may be the world’s oldest known rock art, according to archaeologists who say it was created at least 67,800 years ago. The ancient hand stencil was discovered in a limestone cave popular with tourists on Muna Island, part of south-eastern Sulawesi, where it had gone unnoticed between more recent paintings of animals and other figures. Continue reading...

Prislappen sjokkerer: 100.000 i uken
Årets «Mesternes mester»-hus er stort og flott, men også rådyrt.
Carl Petter & Johannes Opsahl - Folkcore
Far og sønn Carl Petter og Johannes Opsahl møtes på flotte og totalt unike musikalske steder. Tøft, herlig og livsbejaende.

Forget Keanu: Ulster Scots translation of Beckett classic takes on spate of celebrity Godots
Tragicomedy will be performed outdoors in Northern Irish countryside as part of new festival celebrating Irish playwright Beneath a stark steel tree in a bleak upland bog, a literary masterpiece is set to assume a different linguistic mantle. Samuel Beckett’s enigmatic tragicomedy Waiting for Godot will make its world premiere in Ulster Scots, a moment described as a “coming of age” for the minority language, and the antithesis of the trend for celebrity Godots. Continue reading...

Fest og alvor da verden gikk inn i 2026
Over store deler av verden ble inngangen til det nye året feiret med fyrverkeri, fest og show – mens andre hadde en mer dempet feiring.

New Traitors contestants include detective, crime writer and psychologist
BBC reveals latest cast, which also features cybersecurity expert, sweet shop assistant and personal trainer A retired police detective, a crime writer and a psychologist are among the next cohort of contestants to enter The Traitors’ castle, as the BBC revealed details of the latest series of its smash-hit sleuthing show. A sweet shop assistant, a cybersecurity expert and a personal trainer are also among those to be divided into plotting “traitors” and the “faithfuls” tasked with unmasking them. Continue reading...

‘It’s not a hen party hellscape’: Dublin’s Temple Bar strives to shake off its bad reputation
Despite reviews of the district as a raucous tourist trap, improved policing has restored safety and an eclectic vibe When Ireland redeveloped a swathe of central Dublin in the 1990s, the idea was to create a version of Paris’s Left Bank, a cultural quarter of cobbled lanes, art and urban renewal. Planners and architects transformed the run-down Temple Bar site by the River Liffey into an ambitious experiment that drew throngs of visitors and won awards. Continue reading...
Dhafer Youssef - Shiraz
Den verdensberømte tunisiske oudspilleren og vokalisten Dhafer Youssef debuterer på nytt selskap med en kjærlihetserklæring til sin kone.

Inviterer til Folkefest for fredsprisvinneren på Rådhusplassen
For første gang inviterer Nobels Fredssenter til Folkets fredsprisfest.

Oxford Dictionary kårer «rage bait» til årets uttrykk
Den anerkjente og normgivende ordboken Oxford English Dictionary er kommet til at «rage bait» vinner tittelen som årets ord, eller uttrykk, i 2025.

Andreas Whittam Smith, co-founder of the Independent, dies aged 88
Journalist and editor also led British Board of Film Classification and served as senior lay member of the Church of England Andreas Whittam Smith, the co-founder of the Independent newspaper and a former president of the British Board of Film Classification, has died aged 88. Whittam Smith was also the first editor of the Independent and served as first church estates commissioner, the senior lay member of the Church of England, from 2002 to 2017. Continue reading...

Bridge to the past: JR to wrap Pont Neuf again, 40 years after artistic forebears
Exclusive: French artist planning to cover bridge over Seine in tribute to Christo and Jeanne-Claude The enigmatic French artist JR will undertake what he says is his biggest ever challenge next year when he “wraps” Pont Neuf, the oldest standing bridge across the Seine River in Paris, in a tribute to a monumental art project by Christo and Jeanne-Claude. For three weeks next June, the 232-metre (761ft) long bridge will be wrapped in fabric, 40 years after the married artists known for their large-scale, site-specific environmental installations did the same thing. Continue reading...

Can you have a community without craic? Scholars of Ireland’s pubs warn of declining numbers
Two new books analyse what makes the ‘perfect pub’ and both come to a sobering conclusion: Irish pubs are in trouble Like triple-distilled whiskey, Irish pubs appear to have timeless appeal. They are staple setting in films, books and plays, draw tourists to Ireland, replicate themselves around the world and induce social media quests for the perfect snug and the perfect pint. Scholars have now bestowed academic imprimatur on this cultural treasure status by examining – and celebrating – pubs through the lens of history, sociology, architecture, psychology, design, art and literature. Continue reading...
Ida Frisch – Sort hund
Østlendingen og byjenta Ida Frisch bosatte seg i en periode på en ubebodd holme på værharde Hustadvika. Det har hun tatt med seg inn i den fine romanen «Sort hund».

Nikola Bankov - Everwanted
Slovakiske Nikola Bankov er bosatt i Sveits, spiller med danske musikere og gir ut musikken på et svorsk selskap. Verden kan ligge for hans føtter.

Erotisk dans: Alt som er lovlig, er ikke nødvendigvis sunt for byens omdømme eller trivsel
Er dette virkelig en berikelse for Drammen?
Selger historisk prestegård: Sendt ut nabovarsel
Den staselige boligen har vært hjem til 22 prestefamilier gjennom flere hundre år. Nå legges den ut for salg.

Sydney Sweeney kommer med overraskende uttalelser
Skuespiller Sydney Sweeney har bokset i en film. Nå åpner hun for å gjøre det på ordentlig.