Why Hollywood fell out of love with Wicked
In today’s Oscar nominations, the biggest shock was that massive musical sequel Wicked: For Good, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, earned zero nods –
How a Norwegian weather rocket almost sparked a nuclear war
As we all now know, this alarming chain of events did not end in catastrophe. For all the heightened tension, the story ended up as
How the 1950s 'Red Scare' erased a US icon
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The new Game of Thrones prequel is ‘very funny’ and a ‘total delight’
Ser Duncan is poorly trained, lacks experience and is dressed in little better than rags, with a rope for a swordbelt, but he hopes that
Hero or brutal tyrant? The controversy over 16th-Century explorer Magellan
Although solid facts about Magellan’s life are limited, the narrative that often prevails is about his heroism. Diaz’s Magellan, on the other hand, takes an
The 40 most exciting books to look forward to in 2026
Social media comes under the spotlight in Caro Claire Burke’s Yesteryear – which is already being turned into a film starring Anne Hathaway. She’ll play
16 of the most exciting films coming up in 2026
12. The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping With or without Jennifer Lawrence’s heroic archer, Katniss Everdeen, audiences can’t get their fill of The Hunger Games,
A secret history of gay people in the US military
A unique depiction of military life Now Boots shines a spotlight on the courage and resilience of service members, who sublimated an integral part of
Eight UK thatched cottages that define ‘cosycore’
Alamy(Credit: Alamy) Blackhouse thatched cottage in the Hebrides, Scotland Many thatched cottages in the Hebrides are simple, single-storey structures called blackhouses or taigh-dubh (their name
The century-long search for the Loch Ness Monster
The most famous image appeared in 1934 at the height of Nessie-mania: a slender, serpent-like neck rising from the loch. For decades, the photo baffled