for 16 timeer sidenOilskin-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.
for 16 timeer sidenRestored angel fresco resembling Italian PM Meloni sparks investigation
The artist has denied modelling the fresco on the prime minister.
for 1 dag sidenMelania: 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...
for 1 dag sidenMark 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...
for 1 dag siden‘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...
for 1 dag sidenFilmprodusenten 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.
for 1 dag sidenRoman 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...
for 1 dag siden‘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...
for 1 dag sidenWatch: 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.
for 1 dag siden'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.
for 2 dager sidenHidden 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...
for 2 dager sidenBad 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...
for 2 dager sidenWatch: 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.
for 2 dager sidenKendrick Lamar slo Jay-Z-rekord på Grammy-utdelingen
Rapperen vant fire priser og ble historisk.
for 2 dager sidenKennedy 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.
for 2 dager siden«Melania»-filmen overrasker
Anmelderne har dømt den nord og ned, men dokumentarfilmen om USAs førstedame trosser kritikerne.
for 2 dager sidenKennedy 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...
for 2 dager sidenChappell Roan vakte oppsikt på Grammy-løperen
Artisten viste mer enn de fleste.
for 2 dager sidenStars hit red carpet at Grammy Awards show
A collection of some of the best looks from Sunday's awards in Los Angeles.
for 2 dager siden«Affeksjonsverdi» vant pris for beste internasjonale film
Kritikerroste og Oscar-nominerte «Affeksjonsverdi» vant søndag prisen for beste fremmedspråklige film under en filmprisutdeling i London søndag.
for 2 dager sidenKPop Demon Hunters make history as Grammys get under way
The Cure, Yungblud and FKA Twigs are the first British winners on the night in Los Angeles.
for 2 dager sidenAlessandra Mele på ikon-turné
Norges tidligere Eurovision-deltager Alessandra Mele (23) er ett av syv Eurovision-ikoner som skal opptre under en helt ny turné i forbindelse med konkurransens 70-årsjubileum.
for 2 dager sidenDozens 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...
for 2 dager siden– En av de mest imponerende nye seriene i 2026
Serietips: – En av de mest imponerende nye seriene i 2026
for 2 dager sidenSupertalent!
Nelio Biedermann (22) går løs på Europas historie med ungdommelig overmot. Resultatet er både fascinerende og frustrerende.
for 3 dager sidenMatomas milliongave til hjembygda: – Vi må investere i ungdommene våre!
DJ-stjernen Tom Stræte Lagergren (34) har startet et gratis kulturtilbud på Flisa – med mål om å nå barn og unge fra hele landet.
for 3 dager sidenGrammy Awards 2026: How to watch and who will win
Who's performing, who will win, and everything else you need to know about the 2026 Grammy ceremony.
for 3 dager sidenNorske Maria Sødahl vant med dansk film i Göteborg
Filmen «Paradis» vant hovedprisen under filmfestivalen i Göteborg. Norske Maria Sødahl har regien.
for 3 dager sidenHowdy, Oslo
Tobias Sten lykkes med mye når han inviterer til bygdefest i Oslo sentrum.
for 3 dager sidenPedro Pascal and Meryl Streep lead tributes to Catherine O'Hara
The Canadian comedic actress died in Los Angeles on Friday at the age of 71 following a brief illness.
for 3 dager sidenWatch: Frozen river hosts dance party in Kyiv
Residents in the Ukrainian capital are finding joy in unusual places, despite power cuts caused by Russian attacks and freezing winter temperatures.
for 4 dager sidenWhat we learned - and didn't - from the Melania documentary
Melania, directed by Brett Ratner, provides a fleeting glimpse into the life of the enigmatic first lady.
for 5 dager sidenMusic legend Fela Kuti becomes first African to get Grammys Lifetime Achievement Award
Almost 30 years after he died, the Nigerian will posthumously receive a Lifetime Achievement Award.
for 1 uke siden– Det kom som et sjokk
Hun mistet ham gradvis, men døden var hun ikke forberedt på. Skuespiller Ine Jansen (52) forteller om avskjeden - og hvordan tiden som prematurmamma har preget henne.
for 1 uke siden‘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...
for 1 uke sidenLuxury watchmaker designs $1.5m model with Indian billionaire's statue
With statues of a lion and white tiger, the watch is modelled off the private zoo owned by Anant Ambani.
for 1 uke siden99 år med intellektuell prompehumor
Mel Brooks har gjort narr av høy- og lavkultur siden 1938. Nå oppsummeres karrieren i tide til 100-årsdagen.
for 1 uke sidenEn islandsk samlivssaga
Men sagaøyas Oscar-håp byr på litt for mye hjerte og litt for lite smerte.
for 1 uke sidenSynger om det gode Amerika
Lucinda Williams gir oss tilbake troen troen på USAs verdighet.
for 1 uke sidenChirags friminutt
Den ene halvdelen av Karpe gjør det han liker best, med Mae og Tommy Tee.
for 1 uke sidenJazzens nye førstefiolin
Smektende og oppvakte toner fra Tuva Halses kvintett.
for 1 uke sidenPoetens varme og vonde romandebut
Steinar Opstad romandebuterer med en rørende fortelling som kryper under huden på leseren.
for 1 uke sidenBesynderlig Kim Hiorthøy-bok
I kjernen av den første romanen fra illustratøren og kunstneren ligger et altoppslukende ingenting.
for 1 uke sidenAs 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...
for 1 uke sidenStopper TikTok-duoens barnecup: - Tragisk og absurd
Kristiansand kommune trekker tilbake leieavtalen for «Guttavibez»-arrangement. – Voksent maktsspill på bekostning av barn, kontrer duoen.
for 1 uke sidenNRK tar grep etter reaksjoner på TV-serie
Episode tre i «Heajastallan - Bryllypsfesten» har fått endret aldersgrense fra 12 til 15 år.
for 1 uke sidenDelroy 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...
for 1 uke sidenDigested 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...
for 1 uke sidenBjarne Melgaard tapte ankesak om egen kunst
Kunstner Bjarne Melgaard må betale millioner til tidligere forretningspartnere etter å ha tapt andre runde i et omfattende søksmål.
for 1 uke sidenLiz Hurley and Anna Wintour among mouners at Valentino's funeral in Rome
Crowds have gathered in Rome on Friday for the funeral of Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani, known as Valentino, who has died at the age of 93.
for 1 uke sidenMandela's prison key, sunglasses and shirt can be sold after daughter wins court battle
The authorities tried to stop their export arguing they were part of the country's heritage.
for 1 uke sidenArtistopprør mot TONO: Truer med søksmål
En rekke norske artister og låtskrivere mener at over 300 millioner kroner er blitt ulovlig fordelt. Deres selskap varsler nå rettslige skritt. – Følg loven, sier selskapssjefen.
for 1 uke sidenJaime Kings hemmelige ekteskap avslørt i skilsmissepapirer
Ektemannen søker om skilsmisse bare måneder etter bryllupet.
for 1 uke sidenSnakkis-roman: Tre navn, tre livsløp
I Florence Knapps debutroman påvirker navnevalget en families skjebne.
for 1 uke sidenIkke akkurat «generasjon prestasjon»
Sjarmerende surrehoder i en nesten fascinerende lite ambisiøs serie.
for 1 uke sidenBehind the scenes of Help 2, the star-studded charity album
Olivia Rodrigo, Arctic Monkeys and Pulp are among the artists who recorded new songs for War Child.
for 1 uke sidenElskere og erkerivaler
Årets første TV-hype er nesten like god som vi kunne håpe.
for 1 uke sidenEight surprise takeaways from the Oscar nominations
Paul Mescal and Chase Infiniti missed out, while other actors carried their films to a nomination.
for 1 uke sidenArctic 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...
for 1 uke sidenVampire film Sinners breaks Oscar nominations record
The horror is up for 16 awards - setting a new record for the most Oscar nominations for a single film.
for 1 uke sidenDette er helt sjukt
En liten norsk film – på norsk! – er nominert til ni Oscar-priser! Det er altså ikke til å tro.
for 1 uke siden– 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.
for 1 uke sidenGrünerløkka kulinariske sirkus
Jimmy’s er blitt en institusjon på Grünerløkka med skamløse smaker og fet stil.
for 1 uke siden– Vestkanten er litt hipp igjen
Oslos gallerier flokker seg sammen på Frogner.
for 1 uke siden– Vi bygget dette som en familie, og det kjennes sånn også
Paris-kafeen gjør det umulige mulig på knappe 40 kvadratmeter.
for 1 uke sidenStilkoden: 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.
for 1 uke siden«Affeksjonsverdi» nominert til ni Oscar
Historisk dag for norsk film.
for 1 uke sidenHand 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...
for 1 uke sidenOldest cave painting of red claw hand could rewrite human creativity timeline
A stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the world's oldest known cave painting, researchers say.
for 1 uke sidenDette er årets trendfarge
Chanel, Celine og Versace har allerede fargen i sine vårkolleksjoner.
for 2 ukeer sidenFilm about Palestinian girl's desperate plea was a 'way to not feel helpless', says director
Kaouther Ben Hani's Oscar hopeful, The Voice of Hind Rajab, tells the tale of a girl killed in Gaza.
for 1 måned sidenNew discovery may challenge theory Vikings built first Irish towns - researcher
Dr Dirk Brandherm and his colleagues have identified more than 600 suspected house platforms in the Brusselstown Ring.
for 1 måned sidenForget 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...
for 1 måned sidenTv-året begynner her
De første skjermdagene i 2026 handler om Mozart, Harlan Coben, «The Pitt» og et samisk bryllup.
for 1 måned sidenStranger Things draws to an epic and emotional close
Fans gathered at premieres in cities across the US and Canada to watch the finale on the big screen.
for 1 måned sidenBTS klare for publikum igjen
Den sørkoreanske K-pop-gruppen BTS skal ut på verdensturné.
for 1 måned sidenNetflix-problemer da «Stranger Things» ble avsluttet
Netflix gikk ned for telling for tusenvis av amerikanske brukere, da strømmetjenesten slapp siste episode av suksesserien «Stranger Things» nyttårsnatten.
for 1 måned sidenIn pictures: New Year welcomed around the world
From spectacular firework displays to chilly sea dips, nations celebrate the start of 2026.
for 1 måned sidenNew 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...
for 1 måned sidenHyllet komikerlegenden Arthur Arntzen
Skuespilleren døde 19. desember.
for 1 måned sidenFireworks, drums and light shows: How the world is welcoming 2026
Countries around the world celebrated the new year with colourful shows and long-held traditions.
for 1 måned sidenSydney sends message of peace for New Year's after Bondi attack
The words peace and unity were projected onto the Sydney Harbour Bridge as thousands gathered to watch the annual fireworks.
for 1 måned siden‘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...
for 1 måned sidenBrigitte Bardot: From French cinema to international fame
The French model and actress has died at the age of 91.
for 2 måneder sidenNorgesaktuelle Roxette-Per til VG: - Visste ikke hva jeg skulle gjøre
I flere år etter makker Marie Fredrikssons død i 2019 ante ikke Per Gessle (66) hva han skulle gjøre med merkevaren Roxette. Løsningen kom i form av en a-ha-opplevelse i fjor.
for 2 måneder siden– Jeg organiserer, styrer og sliter meg ut
Hun løper rundt og fikser det meste i familien. Hvorfor finner kvinner seg i dette, spør hun?
for 2 måneder sidenDansere går kraftig ut mot «Skal vi danse»
Danserne mener programmet fremstiller hiphop- og streetdanskulturen på en måte som skaper ubehag og provokasjon.
for 2 måneder sidenRadiohead utsetter to konserter i København
Frontmannen, Thom Yorke, har blitt syk.
for 2 måneder sidenDisse juleseriene bør du se i år
Kom i julestemning allerede nå med ukens tips. Her får du navnet på serien du kan se med barna og serien som «bare funker».
for 2 måneder sidenFilmprodusent tapte søksmål om inntekter fra «Verdens verste menneske»
De tidligere samarbeidspartnerne bak suksessfilmen «Verdens verste menneske» fikk ikke tingrettens medhold i kravet om millioninntekter, melder Aftenposten.
for 2 måneder sidenJulekalender-duell: Resirkulerte rampenisser til jul
VG har anmeldt både TV 2 og NRKs julekalender-satsinger for voksne. Her er dommen.
for 2 måneder sidenBenjamin Ingrosso kommer til Norge
Den svenske artisten er klar for sin hittil største konsert i Norge høsten 2026.
for 2 måneder sidenSkjult Rubens-maleri solgt for 27 millioner kroner
Kunstverket var gjemt i over 400 år.
for 2 måneder sidenAndreas 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...
for 2 måneder sidenBridge 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...
for 2 måneder sidenCan 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...
for 2 måneder sidenUkrainians would like to watch comedies - but for now their culture is defined by war
Nearly four years on from Russia's invasion, the arts are back but the war permeates everything.
for 2 måneder sidenIda Broen: – Gjorde meg jævlig tøff
Hun var bare 16 år da hun fikk den brutale beskjeden om sin syke pappa. Så, kort tid før «Forræder-innspillingen», rammet sorgen igjen.
for 2 måneder sidenParty 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...
for 2 måneder sidenNorsk film fikk Pixar-hjelp: - Forelsket meg i Norge
Pixar-legende forelsket seg i Norge og norske eventyr. Nå har han hjulpet til med å lage animasjonsfilmen «Reisen mot nord».