
SE NÅ: - Et jævla kjør
Nominasjonene til Oscar 2026, som er den 98. gang de gjeve prisene deles ut, kunngjøres torsdag 22. januar.

SE NÅ: Norsk bonanza: - Gåsehud!
Nominasjonene til Oscar 2026, som er den 98. gang de gjeve prisene deles ut, kunngjøres torsdag 22. januar.

Grammy-winning director explores his Nigerian grandfather's role in the Biafran war
Filmmaker Meji Alabi directs a landmark BBC Africa Eye documentary about Nigeria's civil war.
Artister trekker seg fra USAs jubileum – nå skal Trump selv åpne festen
Flere artister følte seg lurt til å opptre på USAs 250-årsfeiring.

Massive Attack to tour Australia for first time in 16 years
The Bristol trip-hop group will perform in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney in August Massive Attack are set to tour Australia for the first time in 16 years. The influential British trip-hop group, made up of Robert “3D” Del Naja and Grant “Daddy G” Marshall, will play Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney in August. The upcoming tour will be the band’s fourth appearance in Australia and their first Australian shows since 2010. Continue reading...

Germany’s embattled nightlife scene welcomes plan to reclassify clubs
There is hope that a change to building regulations could resurrect music clubs, which have been hit by rising rents, social shifts and noise disputes A move by the German government to reclassify nightclubs to distinguish them from amusement and adult entertainment facilities could give a much-needed boost to the country’s struggling nightlife, industry advocates say. Under a fundamental change to building regulations approved by Friedrich Merz’s cabinet last week, nightclubs will be formally recognised as providing cultural and artistic value, making it more difficult for developers to evict venue operators in favour of new construction. Continue reading...

Oscar-winning Star Wars editor Marcia Lucas dies aged 80
The film editor and ex-wife of director George Lucas was widely recognised as a pivotal creative force behind the original space trilogy.

Italy bans Kanye West and Travis Scott concerts over security concerns
Local authorities say the cancellation of other West concerts had played a role in the decision.

Bound by blood: new film highlights Jamaica’s outlawed obeah belief system
Stew Peas focuses on obeah, an enduring African magic practice in Jamaica banned by colonisers in the 1700s A new movie from award-winning Jamaican film-maker Sosiessia Nixon shines a spotlight on Jamaica’s enduring west African-based magic and spiritual healing tradition known as obeah. Nixon’s tense, feature-length suspense, Stew Peas, tells of the story of Jamaican detective Tessa, who is obsessed with an old murder case. Continue reading...

How did tattoo artists become legal in South Korea?
The BBC is in Seoul, where tattooist from all over the country have gathered to celebrate their art, following decades of underground work.

Gerry Conway, creator of the Punisher in Spider-Man comics, dies at 73
Marvel praises Conway’s ‘undeniable and indelible impact’ of celebrated comic book writer who also worked for DC Gerry Conway, a renowned comic book writer who helped create characters and stories for Marvel and DC, including the Punisher character in the Spider-Man comics, has died. He was 73. In a Monday statement announcing his death, Marvel described Conway as a legendary comic book writer with a prolific career. He died of pancreatic cancer on Sunday in Thousand Oaks, California, his wife, Laura Conway, told the Associated Press. Continue reading...
Lager ny «The Blair Witch Project»
Skuespillerne fra originalen følte seg overkjørt da prosjektet ble annonsert. Nå er de om bord.
Her er de nye Oscar-reglene
Oscar-akademiet åpner opp på noen områder og strammer inn på andre.

Love, lies, angry ghosts: Indians are bingeing on two-minute dramas
Some of India's biggest producers are eyeing investments in micro-dramas, which are now hugely popular.

Ancient Roman gravestone found in New Orleans back yard returned to Italy
Nearly 2,000-year-old artifact handed over by FBI matches piece missing from museum near Rome for decades A nearly 2,000-year-old Roman grave marker discovered in a New Orleans backyard has now been returned to Italy. The marble epitaph – dating back roughly 1,900 years – was officially handed over to Italian officials in Rome on Wednesday during a ceremony led by the FBI. The event also marked the repatriation of another antiquity recovered in the US, the agency said. Continue reading...
Slik nyter folk fridagen: - Blir både pølser og pils
Folk fra hovedstaden strømmet til stranden for å bade, grille og flørte.

Oscars changes allow for double acting nominations while banning AI
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has also rewritten rules on international film eligibility The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a number of major changes for the Oscars on Friday, including a new policy allowing multiple nominations for a single actor in one category, as well as barring acting and writing awards for work done by AI. According to new statutes decreed by the group’s board of governors, only performances “demonstrably performed” by humans with their consent will be eligible for acting Oscars, while only human-authored screenplays can be up for any writing awards. Continue reading...
Roc Boyz og Vinni: Rap og rabalder i hver sin alder
Roc Boyz rapper om rus, og får trøbbel med «snuten». Nå har de alliert seg med en som har vært der før.
Nei, dette er ikke «Hunger Games møter Twilight»
Etter 200 sider øyner jeg håp for denne norske fantasyromanen. Men nei.
Han skal skrive bok om Liv Ullmann
Forfatter og historiker Ivo de Figueiredo (60) skriver på Facebook at når Liv Ullmann (87) setter blikket i en, er det umulig å si nei.
– Helt besatt av denne serien
På ukens meny finner du blant annet en skrekkomedie som omtales som must watch, en av undertegnedes favorittserier og en intens Netflix-true-crime.

Svensk musiker død
George «Jojje» Wadenius ble 80 år gammel.

Har brutt alle regler
Karpe gir seg. Helvete heller, hvem skal sette ord på den norske tilstanden nå?
«Jeg har lyst til å være litt svak»
Merete var redd for å finne kjærligheten på nytt.

Slår sprekker
NRKs egen anmelder av fantasylitteratur Sarah Adekoya (25) debuterer selv med fantasyboka «Når ild ser», uten å tenne noen særlig gnist.

Man who pocketed tiles from medieval priory as boy returns them 60 years later
Simon White comes clean after finding clay pieces in toffee tin, saying he took them as souvenir from Wenlock Priory Fragments of a priory’s medieval tiled floor that spent almost 60 years stashed in a toffee tin after being pocketed by a nine-year-old boy during a family outing have finally been handed back. The three pieces of decorative clay tiles, dating from the late 13th to early 14th century, were taken as a souvenir by Simon White during a family visit to Wenlock Priory in Shropshire in the late 1960s. Continue reading...

Fratatt trofeet
Pavel Talankin, læreren som vant Oscar for beste dokumentarfilm i mars, har ikke lenger beviset.

‘He’s probably good’: Donald Trump Jr gets muted endorsement from his father for The Apprentice reboot
Speculative reports say Amazon is considering relaunching the reality show once hosted by the US president, with his eldest son floated as a possible host Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Amid speculative reports that Donald Trump Jr is being considered by Amazon to lead a reboot of The Apprentice, he’s already received a slightly muted endorsement from the reality show’s former host: his father. The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that Amazon was considering rebooting The Apprentice, which was hosted by the now US president Donald Trump between 2004 and 2015, for its streaming service Prime Video. Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...
– Jeg var jo usårlig
Han var reklameguruen som satte de elleville ideene ut i live. Forfatteren og foredragsholderen som trollbandt publikum – uten manus.

Scientology ‘speed running’ trend has Hollywood abuzz and church unhappy
Religious group ‘reviewing all available remedies’ after clips of young people rushing its buildings in ‘raids’ go viral On any given day, Los Angeles’s Hollywood Boulevard teems with tourists and street performers clustered near the area’s many landmarks. But in recent months, the strip has been set abuzz for a new reason. Throngs of mostly adolescent boys and young men have been rushing the Church of Scientology’s international headquarters on the famed street. Continue reading...

Venice Biennale jury resigns days before start of exhibition
It follows growing tensions over the return of Russia for the first time since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

German artist Georg Baselitz dies aged 88
Prominent contemporary visual artist explored range of techniques across six decades of work Georg Baselitz obituary The German artist Georg Baselitz, whose expressive paintings and sculptures stirred controversy before winning him global acclaim and the admiration of politicians in high office, has died aged 88. The Thaddaeus Ropac gallery, which had a longstanding professional relationship with the artist, confirmed his death on Thursday. It said Baselitz had “defined German visual art for a generation” and had died peacefully. Continue reading...

Venice Biennale jury quits amid row over participation of Russia
Decision follows backlash from Italian government and European Commission The jury of the Venice Biennale has quit just days before the prestigious art exhibition is due to begin, amid a row over the decision to allow Russia to participate. The resignation of the five-member international jury was announced late on Thursday in a brief statement by the Venice Biennale organisers, and came a day after the Italian culture ministry sent inspectors to Venice in search of information about the decision to allow Russia to have a pavilion at the event. Continue reading...

- Synd på ham
Når kongeparet og kronprinsen denne uka feirer svenskekongen, er «skandalerollen» snudd. - Kongefamiliene følger med.
Jakten på den mystiske stemmen fra «Spillet»
Hvem står bak den hemmelige kvinnestemmen inne i Kuben på TV 2? VG prøver å oppklare saken.
Moteprofilen trosser hva andre måtte mene
– Jeg lovet meg selv for lenge siden at jeg alltid skulle kle meg i det jeg ønsket, uansett hva andre måtte mene, sier Paolla Da Silva.
Ida-Lova mener man skal kunne kle seg som man vil
– Gå pyntet på skolen eller jobb, gå ut på bar i joggeklær. Samme det! sier artisten til MinMote.
Varmere farger preger hårmoten denne våren
– Det trender som aldri før, røper frisøren.

Svensk krimkonge: - Det plaget meg
Den svenske krimkongen Johan Theorin (62) leser heller poesi enn selvhjelpsbøker for å bli et bedre menneske.
«Harry Hole» er verdens nest mest sette ikke-engelskspråklige TV-serie på Netflix
Den norske serien har 4,9 millioner visninger, og slås kun av brasilianske «Radioactive Emergency» med syv millioner visninger.

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...

‘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...

Dropper påsketradisjon
Avgjørelsen skal være tatt sammen med kong Charles.

Eurovision Song Contest launches first-ever Asia edition
Broadcasters from 10 countries, including South Korea and the Philippines, will be taking part.

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...

Watch: Iconic global landmarks turn off lights for Earth Hour
France's Eiffel Tower and Barcelona's Sagrada Família Basilica were among the famous global landmarks that went dark for an hour on Saturday night.
Blod og svart regn
Det har vært to av de mest intense ukene i den iranske fotografen Hamid liv.

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...

Avlyser: Innlagt på sykehus
Den svenske artisten setter sin pågående turné på pause.

‘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...
Jenny Skavlan starter leseklubb: – Kjenner på enorm ro
Skuespiller, programleder og influencer Jenny Skavlan (39) følger i fotsporene til kjendiser som Sophie Elise og Dua Lipa: Nå er det bøker som gjelder.
Ikke slutt for Lucinda Rileys «De syv søstre» likevel
Da Lucinda Riley fikk kreft og døde, var det sønnen Harry Whittaker som måtte skrive ferdig bokmysteriet hennes. Men siste ord er ikke sagt.
Den falske nærheten
Jeg mener influencere selger vennskap for profitt.

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...
Else Kåss gjør ensomhetscomeback
Politikken gikk ikke så bra, nå statser komikeren på ensomhet på TV.

The little town making nearly all of China's lanterns
A remarkable 80% of the country's lanterns are still made by hand in one small town in Hebei Province.

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...
Norsk regissør brant nesten ned hjemmet som barn
Joachim Trier brukte barndomsopplevelsen i sin nye film.
Store dramaserier utelates fra Gullruten: – Straffes
Påkostede norske dramaserier utestenges fra Gullruten. Årsaken er at Amazon Prime nekter å betale for å delta i prisutdelingen.

Lost Rembrandt painting rediscovered after 65 years
The painting, created by the Dutch master in 1633, had disappeared after being sold in 1961.

Saturday Night Live criticised for 'hurtful' Tourette's sketch
The condition is "not a joke", the Tourette Action charity says, as the Baftas fallout continues.

Her har du sett huset før
Villaen på Nesøya har blitt ikonisk etter «Exit» og «Affeksjonsverdi» - nå åpnes dørene nok en gang.

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...

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...
Nedgang i NRKs Melodi Grand Prix-seertall
Mistet 228.000 seere målt mot fjoråret.

Michael B Jordan upends Oscars race as Sinners wins big at Actor Awards
The US star's best actor win for Sinners leaves the Oscars race too close to call.

War photographer Paul Conroy dies as tributes paid
Jamie Doran played the photographer, who has died aged 61, in the 2018 movie A Private War.

«Trekant og runking»
Foresatte ved en skoleklasse mener at aldersmerkingen ikke samsvarer med innholdet i «Humoretaten». Nå krever de at NRK tar grep.
Lettlest, men lettglemt!
Dette blir for overfladisk, gutter!

- Jeg ble redd
Det er en colaboks forfatter Ingvild H. Rishøi (47) aldri glemmer.

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...
Nikolai Torgersen: – Rusen reddet livet
Den selvbiografiske debutromanen ble en bestselger. Nå forteller forfatteren og kunstneren om livet med rus, angst – og millioninntekter.

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...

Dukket opp: - Hva skjer!?
Statskanalen rigget til et forrykende show i Håkons hall lørdag kveld. Midt oppi alt dukket en skikkelig joker opp - nemlig sjakkeksperten Lahlum!

Slakt
Bare én artist kan få Wien-billett.

- En fet klisjé
En roman som viser det provinsielle ved Oslos kulturfiff. Er den ment som satire?

- Lyver på seg en graviditet
Japanske Emi Yagi regnes som et litterært stjerneskudd. Nå er den snurrige, prisbelønte debutromanen hennes ute på norsk.

Ny bok: - Kaos
Godt nok er målet, fastslår samboerparet Rashidi og Haugaard i denne nyttige boka.

‘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...

These filmmakers know exactly how to get you hooked on bizarre one-minute dramas
The business depends on packing a punch right away because the first five to 10 episodes are free.

What the Warner Bros deal could mean for streaming, cinemas and news
If Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros goes ahead it could significantly reshape Hollywood.

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...

Tegn i e-post: Ekspert reagerer
Språkforsker mener smilefjeset bagatelliserer informasjonen Mette-Marit sier hun fant om Epstein.

Restored angel fresco resembling Italian PM Meloni sparks investigation
The artist has denied modelling the fresco on the prime minister.

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...

Spiller i storserie: - Et eventyr
Mikkel Bratt Silset (35) er med i den nye storsatsningen «Blade Runner 2099». Nå røper han detaljer fra innspillinga.

‘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...

Watch: Punxsutawney Phil emerges for Groundhog Day
Legend has it that if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow there will be six more weeks of winter, if not, spring is around the corner.

'Pay and smile' - Rome visitors face Trevi Fountain charge
Italy's capital city has introduced a €2 fee to access the viewing area of its iconic fountain, which had previously been free to visit.

Her går det galt
Grammy-utdelingen fikk en mildt sagt rotete avslutning da Cher skulle dele ut kveldens siste pris.

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...

Watch: Giant rat leads floating parade to kick off 2026 Venice Carnival
The grand opening took place on Sunday, with a variety of boats and floats making their way through the city's canals.
Kendrick Lamar slo Jay-Z-rekord på Grammy-utdelingen
Rapperen vant fire priser og ble historisk.

Kennedy Center to close for two years for renovations, Trump says
The move follows several artists cancelling performances at the storied institution after it was recently renamed as the Trump Kennedy Center.
«Melania»-filmen overrasker
Anmelderne har dømt den nord og ned, men dokumentarfilmen om USAs førstedame trosser kritikerne.