Category: Arts
Earthquake strikes Los Angeles soon after Oscars ceremony concludes
An earthquake has hit Los Angeles just after the Oscars ceremony wrapped up. According to a report from the United States Geological Survey, an earthquake [more…]
Oscars 2025 highlights: Anora sweeps awards with best picture, best director and best actress – as it happened
Mikey Madison ascended to the top table and Adrien Brody refused to be shushed by a whacking great orchestra. Here again is our news writeup [more…]
‘I can spit hot fire on Baby Got Back’: Sterling K Brown’s honest playlist
The first song I fell in love with I was in elementary school and If I Had No Loot by Tony! Toni! Toné! was getting [more…]
Anora has swept the Oscars. I can’t help feeling that shouldn’t have happened | Catherine Shoard
It is hard to imagine a more charming Oscar winner than Sean Baker. The director – and writer, editor and producer – of Anora was [more…]
An exhilarating triumph for Anora and newly-minted star Mikey Madison | Peter Bradshaw
So, as Conan O’Brien pointed out, the Oscars went to a film about someone standing up to a Russian, and maybe recent events mean we [more…]
British composer Daniel Blumberg wins best original score Oscar for The Brutalist
The young British composer Daniel Blumberg has won his first Oscar for his second-ever musical score for a feature film, for Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist. [more…]
I love Italy, says Estonian Eurovision entry accused of insulting Italians
Estonia’s entry for this year’s Eurovision song contest has said he never intended to offend Italy with his song that pokes fun at Italian stereotypes [more…]
Angie Stone was a wise singer who deeply understood the power of love and lust
Angie Stone was no overnight success. By the time 2001’s Mahogany Soul made her a star, she’d logged two decades in the game, starting out [more…]
Rave, games and showers of Coco Pops: a night out at Liverpool’s Bongo’s Bingo
In Liverpool, in a vast warehouse lined with bierkeller trestle tables, each one sardine-packed with people, a woman is dancing. She is dancing on her [more…]
Oscars 2025: how to watch, nominations, predictions, and timetable
There’s a febrile atmosphere to the Oscars this year, caused largely by events outside Hollywood’s control. The advent of Trump and the consequent assault on [more…]
