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Just over a year ago, after my first real relationship ended unexpectedly, things changed. When I listened to the artists I loved most, I was ambushed by memories and reminded of all the love and intimacy I had lost. My…
Now in its second series, expect returning characters and new ones. There are lifestyle influencers shopping at Asda; hipsters spending all day in an overpriced trinkets boutique; and Mary Poppins at a gynaecological…
"If I'd known as a teenager," says the comedian Jon Richardson ruefully, "that I'd one day write a book about them, I couldn't have bookended my teenage diaries with better quotes to show what a storm of shit those years…
In the memoir, Carey described Morgan as a "sometimes drug dealing, been-in-the-system, drunk-ass brother" and called him her "ex-brother". Morgan first sued his sister in New York's supreme court in 2021 , alleging that…
The Experiment, airing tonight (21 October) at 10pm on Channel 4, is fronted by actor and writer Mat Fraser and presenter and disability rights activist Sophie Morgan. It uses a carefully constructed social experiment to…
After the huge success of The Bourne Supremacy in 2004, Greengrass had been sounded out about the possibility of directing a James Bond film, although he ultimately turned down the opportunity. Reflecting on that moment…
One explores the death in barracks of 19-year-old Jaysley Beck and asks how well the army protects its female soldiers from sexual assault and harassment; another investigates the phenomenon of women who are killed by…
Viewership for The Dropout , the 2022 Hulu series starring Amanda Seyfried as Holmes, surged by 186% in September compared with the month prior, according to Variety , after the announcement on 6 September of the…
The actress, known for hits like Anchorman and Married With Children, said she was "not happy at all" about the news and in tears when she found out. "You don't get misdiagnosed and then all of the sudden I'm better,"…
As they prepare to release their debut album next year, today, they share their first single, "Dogwood / Three Forks of Cheat". Both songs showcase the band's experimental folk sound, with “Dogwood” landing as a…