Overrasker med ølstunt: Ekspert reagerer
Før årets Super Bowl har et amerikansk bryggeri skapt en helt spesiell øl.
Oilskin-jakken er tilbake som den selvsagte vestkantuniform
Er det noe vi vet preger motebildet hos den øvre middelklasse i 2025, er det at nye penger skal kle seg som gamle penger.

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...

‘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...
Filmprodusenten fra Kristiansand ble truet av Epstein: – Livredd
«Jeg håper du ikke tror at du kan gjøre dette uten konsekvenser», får Gundersen beskjed om. Over flere år får han truende meldinger av finansmannen.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...
Norske Maria Sødahl vant med dansk film i Göteborg
Den danske filmen «Paradis», eller «The Last Resort» vant hovedprisen under filmfestivalen i Göteborg. Norske Maria Sødahl har regien.
Videoer sprer seg: – Unge er mer redde for krig
En Tiktok-trend gjør at unge lager humor om tredje verdenskrig. Ekspert råder til å ikke uroe seg for mye.
TV 2 triller terning: – Stålkontroll
TV 2 anmelder låt for låt når Synne Vo hylles av artistkollegene – bli med og gi din dom her.
Ble årets «publikumsfavoritt»: – Setter stor pris på det
Se hvem som ble årets vinnere av Humorprisen her.
Oppsøkte skandaleregissør
Bare ett døgn etter premieren, har dokumentarfilmen «Melania» allerede rukket å skape flere kontroverser.
Ylvis-brødrene skal lede Gullfisken på TV 2
7. februar kåres fjorårets beste reklamefilm på TV 2, med Bård og Vegard Ylvisåker som programledere.
Dette er deltakerne i «Showtime»
Ni deltakerpar er klare for å konkurrere om å levere det beste showet i TV 2s nye underholdningsprogram.
Lily Allen til Øyafestivalen
Kommer til festivalen 15. august.
Økning på over 1300 prosent
Da Oscar-nominasjonene ble kjent torsdag, tok det ikke mange timene før det ga tydelige utslag langt unna Hollywood.

‘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...
99 år med intellektuell prompehumor
Mel Brooks har gjort narr av høy- og lavkultur siden 1938. Nå oppsummeres karrieren i tide til 100-årsdagen.
En islandsk samlivssaga
Men sagaøyas Oscar-håp byr på litt for mye hjerte og litt for lite smerte.
Synger om det gode Amerika
Lucinda Williams gir oss tilbake troen troen på USAs verdighet.
Chirags friminutt
Den ene halvdelen av Karpe gjør det han liker best, med Mae og Tommy Tee.
Jazzens nye førstefiolin
Smektende og oppvakte toner fra Tuva Halses kvintett.
Poetens varme og vonde romandebut
Steinar Opstad romandebuterer med en rørende fortelling som kryper under huden på leseren.
Besynderlig Kim Hiorthøy-bok
I kjernen av den første romanen fra illustratøren og kunstneren ligger et altoppslukende ingenting.

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...
Skaper reaksjoner i utlandet: Forklarer detaljen
Norge kan juble for hele ni Oscar-nominasjoner. Nå spør flere medier om de likevel ble snytt for én spesiell kategori.

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...

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...
«God morgen Norge» gjør store endringer
Nå blir det enda mer av det folkekjære TV-programmet.
Synes ikke Affeksjonsverdi fortjener noen Oscar-priser
– Jeg ombestemmer meg ikke fordi den får mange Oscar-nominasjoner, slår Morgenbladets kulturredaktør fast.

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...
– Vi lager pinot noir som de gjorde i Burgund for 10–15 år siden
De har base i Baden og Burgund som rettesnor. Brødrene Schneider lager rene, balanserte og presise viner – uten store fakter.
Grünerløkka kulinariske sirkus
Jimmy’s er blitt en institusjon på Grünerløkka med skamløse smaker og fet stil.
Jubler etter Oscar-nominasjonene: – Drøyt!
«Affeksjonsverdi» setter norsk film på verdenskartet med historiske Oscar-nominasjoner – og filmentusiaster er i gledesrus.
– Vestkanten er litt hipp igjen
Oslos gallerier flokker seg sammen på Frogner.
– Vi bygget dette som en familie, og det kjennes sånn også
Paris-kafeen gjør det umulige mulig på knappe 40 kvadratmeter.
Stilkoden: Jeg har lyst på Rolex, men er bekymret for å være harry
Det er nokså trist å kjøpe seg feil klokke og angre resten av livet på at man ikke valgte den store kjærligheten.
Renate Reinsve om Oscar-nominasjonene: – Et sjokk
Torsdag formiddag skrev «Affeksjonsverdi» historie med hele ni nominasjoner.
Sjokket «ingen» snakker om: – Uvirkelig
Det er ikke bare «Affeksjonsverdi» som er nominert til Oscar, selv om det er det som pryder de fleste avisoverskrifter nå.
«Affeksjonsverdi» nominert til ni Oscar
Spenningen har vært stor i forkant av årets Oscar-nominasjoner. Nå er de endelig klare – og Norge er med i det gjeve selskapet.
Svensk Eurovision-ekspert: – For en fiasko, Ylvis
Den svenske Eurovision-eksperten, Torbjörn «Tobbe» Ek, mener at det er et stort tap for Norge at Ylvis valgte å trekke seg fra MGP.
– Mer enn et dusin menn skal ha forlatt salen
Amanda Seyfried (40) forteller om én filmscene som skal ha vært for sterk kost for flere publikummere.
Spår historisk nominasjon
Flere spår at Norges Oscar-håp blir nominert til den gjeveste prisen av dem alle.
Havnet på Oscar-liste: – Surrealistisk
Hege Birch Wik ble filmet et helt år på Folkehøyskole i Finnmark. Denne uken kan dokumentaren bli nominert til Oscar.
Reagerte umiddelbart på det hun så i butikkvinduet
En ny strikkegenser i butikkene fikk varsellampene til å blinke hos Karen Charlotte Østlie Kalager.

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...
Dette er årets trendfarge
Chanel, Celine og Versace har allerede fargen i sine vårkolleksjoner.
«Det skal skje deg fandens ulykke!»
Middelalderdokumenter kan gi forskere ny kunnskap. Blant annet om det bitre munnhuggeriet mellom Eivind Toresson og presten Jon.

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...
Tv-året begynner her
De første skjermdagene i 2026 handler om Mozart, Harlan Coben, «The Pitt» og et samisk bryllup.
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...
Bolivia-Madeleine til TV 2: – Jeg synes faktisk den har blitt jævlig bra
Men langt ifra alle er fornøyd med TV 2s dramasatsning «Flukten fra Bolivia».
Lanseringsdatoen for den nye sesongen er satt
Etter 20 år får vi et gjensyn med den kaotiske familien.
Nå kan du passe denne «Farmen»-gården
Hundrevis av søkere strømmer til for å få tilbringe sommeren på denne «Farmen»-gården.
Hyller Brigitte Bardot: – Vi sørger over en legende
Frankrikes president Emmanuel Macron (48) hyller avdøde Brigitte Bardot (91).
To slag til kakeboksen
Gjestekokk Britt Marlene Kåsin er i gang med å fylle kakeboksen til jul. Her lager hun brune pinner og vepsebol.
Favoritt til å bli nye James Bond
Hvem som blir Daniel Craigs arvtager er fortsatt ikke bestemt. Nå seiler en ny skuespiller opp som oddsfavoritt.

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...
Her må du være over 55 år for å feste
Lørdag kveld åpnet en nattklubb med 55 års aldersgrense i Drøbak. – Et fantastisk konsept, sier gjest Renathe Helmersen.

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...
Kevin Vågenes om komiker-kollegaen: – Det gjorde meg trygg
Utallige timer i sminken, et hemmelig middagsritual og en god dose humor – slik beskriver trioen fra «Nissene i skjul» hvordan et helt nytt vennskap tok form bak kamera.
Åpenhjertig Morten Abel: – Har fått mange avslag
Morten Abel (63) har vært en av Norges største artister i flere tiår. Nå får han «endelig» drømmen om en stor rolle på skjermen oppfylt.
Sigrid vant den gjeve «P3 Prisen»
Fredag ble norsk musikkbransje hedret under P3 Gull.
17-åringens løfte
I Fredrikstad vekker dette bildet sterke følelser.
Bruker humor for å bli norsk: – Jeg vil vise at alt er mulig
Da Heritier Mufano kom til Norge som kvoteflyktning, bestemte han seg for å møte integreringen med humor. Nå har han over 91.000 følgere på Tiktok.

Party dressing’s most unexpected upgrade: the cocktail T-shirt
Cashmere and wool tees will keep you warm, cool and stylish during the festive season When it comes to dressing for a party, a T-shirt is usually something you change out of rather than put on. But this party season, the casual tee is experiencing a metamorphosis. Enter: the cocktail T-shirt. Continue reading...

Lee Tamahori, director of Once Were Warriors and James Bond movie Die Another Day, dies aged 75
New Zealand film-maker became a Hollywood fixture in the 90s and 00s, including making Pierce Brosnan’s last 007 movie, before returning to his home country Lee Tamahori, the New Zealand director of Once Were Warriors and Die Another Day, has died aged 75. In a statement to Radio New Zealand, Tamahori’s family said he had Parkinson’s and died “peacefully at home”. Continue reading...

Grammys 2026: the nominations in all the major categories
With big numbers for Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny and more, check out the nominated artists this year • News: Kendrick Lamar leads Grammy award nominations with nine nods Bad Bunny – DtMF Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild Doechii – Anxiety Billie Eilish – Wildflower Lady Gaga – Abracadabra Kendrick Lamar with SZA – Luther Chappell Roan – The Subway Rosé & Bruno Mars – APT. Continue reading...

Kendrick Lamar leads Grammy award nominations with nine nods
Rapper receives nominations in all top categories while Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter and Leon Thomas are also major nominees • Grammys 2026: the nominations in all the major categories The Grammys’ love continues for Kendrick Lamar. The rapper, who took home the most trophies at the 2025 music awards with five, leads the nominees for the 2026 awards. Lamar is up for nine awards, including album of the year (for his most recent album, GNX), best rap album, record of the year and song of the year. He faces competition for the night’s top award – album of the year – from Bad Bunny, Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter, Lady Gaga, Leon Thomas, Tyler, the Creator and Clipse, Pusha T & Malice. Continue reading...
Kendrick Lamar med flest Grammy-nominasjoner
Rapperen kan gjøre storeslem under utdelingen neste år.
De stakkars heterofile kvinnene
Kvinner klager og gråter over mennene rundt seg. Det har gått så langt at skeive nå synes synd på heterofile.
Megapop til venstre for hitlistene
Inspirerende norsk leftfield-pop fra Sofi O, Billy Meier og Nothing Personal.
Dylan før han ble Dylan
Fascinerende undersøkelse av Bob Dylans tidligste periode.
Trangere kår for oversatt litteratur
Bare to av årets Booker-nominerte er oversatt til norsk. Og forlaget til Katie Kitamura legger ned virksomheten.
Jennifer Lawrence røper detaljer om sexscener
Hollywood-stjernen droppet intimitetskoordinator og kritiserer mannlige skuespillere som straffer kvinner som sier nei.

The artist Luke Jerram on the tree-planting project he’ll never see finished
This may be a midlife crisis, says man behind seven-metre installations of the Earth, moon and Sun who has planted 365 trees in 100-year project in Somerset Luke Jerram – whose art installations have travelled the world – is philosophical about his latest project bearing fruit beyond his time on earth. Known for his “Play Me I’m Yours” street pianos project and his Museum of the Moon artwork – a seven-metre in diameter sculpture of the moon featuring detailed Nasa imagery of the lunar surface – Jerram is now working on Echo Wood, a living, breathing installation made of native British trees. Continue reading...
– Minner det ikke litt om en fancy flyplasslounge?
Men nyåpnede Kenzai på Tjuvholmen byr på gode asiatiske småretter.
Fant huset tre dager etter at de kjøpte et annet: – Hva har vi gjort?
Et ungt par har kjøpt et hus tegnet av Jan Inge Hovig, og har forsøkt å bevare inventaret mest mulig. Ingrid Espelid Hovig designet visstnok kjøkkenet. Det finnes også en plante fra 1973 der.
Denne planten har stått her siden 1973
Et ungt par har kjøpt et hus tegnet av Jan Inge Hovig, og har forsøkt å bevare inventaret mest mulig. Ingrid Espelid Hovig designet visstnok kjøkkenet. Det finnes også en plante fra 1973 der.
Absurd KI-trend har nådd Norge: – Kan fort bli skummelt
På sosiale medier flommer det over av KI-videoer som viser kjendiser i absurde situasjoner. Nå har trenden nådd Norge – og influenser Oskar Westerlin (27) er blant dem som får ansiktet sitt brukt.

‘Huge step in the right direction’: arts leaders hail move to boost creative subjects in England’s schools
Cultural figures hope proposed shake-up of curriculum can reverse years of ‘madness’ in which arts were devalued For years, Britain’s leading cultural figures have warned that substandard arts provision in schools is devaluing the sector and creating an increasingly elite industry. But the government’s proposed shake-up of the national curriculum, which includes scrapping the English baccalaureate (Ebacc), has been met with overwhelming positivity, with one figure saying it could end “the madness of the past decade”. On Wednesday the Department for Education said it wanted to boost the creative subjects taken at GCSE as part of its wider changes to England’s national curriculum. Continue reading...

Shirley Valentine actor Pauline Collins dies aged 85
Family pays tribute to actor who was ‘bright, sparky, witty presence on stage and screen’ The Shirley Valentine actor Pauline Collins has died aged 85, her family have announced. She died peacefully, and surrounded by her family, in her care home in Highgate, north London, having had Parkinson’s disease for several years, they said. Continue reading...

Southport reveals year of cultural events to entice tourists after attack
Town to become ‘elegantly eccentric’ to boost economy after horrific incident that left three young girls dead Southport has unveiled an “elegantly eccentric” year-long cultural programme as it seeks to lure back tourists after the fatal attack on young girls last summer. The Merseyside town will transform into an “open air ballroom” as part of an outdoor spectacular by the acclaimed French street theatre company Transe Express in the spring. Continue reading...
D'Angelos familie ber om ro: – Vær så snill
Soul-ikonet D'Angelo ble gravlagt i en privat, men stjernespekket seremoni. Nå lekker detaljer ut. Her hjemme tar norske stjerner i bruk de største ordene om den døde legenden.

Louvre heist a ‘deafening wake-up call’, says auditor
Report says Paris museum prioritised ‘visible and attractive’ projects over security in run-up to robbery Europe live – latest updates The spectacular theft of an estimated €88m (£77m) of crown jewels from the Louvre last month was “a deafening wake-up call” for the “wholly inadequate pace” of security upgrades at the Paris museum, the head of France’s state auditor has said. Presenting the report, which was completed before the dramatic heist at the world’s most-visited museum, Pierre Moscovici said the Louvre had sufficient funds for the improvements and “must now implement them without fail”. Continue reading...

Danes are Europe’s keenest nudists in principle and practice, survey suggests
YouGov study of six countries finds those in Denmark most likely to approve of nudism and have been naked in public Germans may have a hard-won reputation for being Europe’s most enthusiastic nudists, but a survey suggests Danes are not only more accepting of stripping off in public, but more likely to have actually done so. The YouGov survey of six western European countries – the UK, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and Spain – found that Danes were the most likely to say it was perfectly OK to bare all in public places – and to have followed through. Continue reading...
Lanserer bekmørkt lotteri i Paris
Glem pengepremier! Dette lotteriet har en helt spesiell tvist.
Hertuginne Meghan går til filmen igjen
Hertuginne og skuespiller Meghan returnerer til skuespilleryrket – sju år etter hennes siste oppdrag.

Director of Kim Kardashian show All’s Fair responds to scathing reviews: ‘Hopefully opinions will change’
Anthony Hemingway, who is both director and executive producer on the legal drama, has defended the show which has been the subject of a critical pile-on The Guardian has only ever published 15 zero-star reviews. Here they all are One of the directors of critically maligned legal drama All’s Fair has responded to negative reviews, saying that “not everything is for everybody”. Anthony Hemingway, who has directed four episodes of the show and is an executive producer on it, was asked about his thoughts on the overwhelmingly bad reviews in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter. Continue reading...

Ed Sheeran takes partial credit for move to overhaul music teaching in England
Singer says changes reflect points raised in open letter to PM organised by his foundation with over 600 signatures Ed Sheeran has taken partial credit for the government’s move to overhaul the teaching of music in England’s state schools, shortly after being mentioned by the education secretary in parliament. The Department for Education (DfE) said it wanted to broaden the appeal of music education “to give every child a strong start in the subject” and boost the creative subjects taken at GCSEs as part of its wider changes to England’s national curriculum. Continue reading...

Miss Piggy movie on way from Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone and Cole Escola
The demanding Muppet is set to get her own movie at Disney with Oscar-winning actors producing and the Tony-winning multi-hyphenate writing Miss Piggy is getting the movie star treatment, courtesy of Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone. A feature film about the diva puppet is in the works at Disney, which owns the rights to the Muppets franchise, Variety reported on Wednesday. Lawrence and Stone will serve as producers, working with a script from Oh Mary! creator Cole Escola. Continue reading...
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