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It is hardly a shock that Grok AI’s interpretation of Homer is as meaningless as a laptop screensaver. The only surprise would be if Musk accepted defeat graciously. Which he won’t Think back. Do you remember when Elon Musk, in a weird online tantrum, and without having seen the film,Continue Reading

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In Prima Facie, she plays a rising-star barrister, well versed in defending men accused of sexual violence. Then she is raped by a colleague, and her world implodes. Erivo talks about the potential impact of the film – and how she is navigating her stratospheric success Cynthia Erivo is contemplatingContinue Reading

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A low-budget building by the Olympic site that was never meant to last has been given a £4m revamp full of Italian pizzazz. Now The Yard is putting bums on (heated) seats – and Ian McKellen is soon to star Since the 2012 Olympics, the skyline of Hackney Wick inContinue Reading

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In: Antony Sher, Culture, Daniel Radcliffe, David Hare, Film, Harry Potter, Helen Mirren, Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Gambon, Natasha Richardson, National Theatre, Robert De Niro, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stage, Television, Theatre, West End
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He made Daniel Radcliffe’s Harry Potter fart, left Judi Dench unable to control herself and told a fry-up fantasy about Helen Mirren. A new biography details the star’s mischief Jasper Rees’s authorised biography of Michael Gambon, published three years after the great actor’s death, has nuanced accounts of his performancesContinue Reading

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With its shimmering forest and its plunge into darkness and destruction, this fairytale romp bagged an Olivier for its lighting – and, reveals designer Aideen Malone, it wasn’t even finished For a minute I worry that Aideen Malone might return her Olivier award. “It’s funny that I won an awardContinue Reading

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In Adolescence he proved himself one of the UK’s best actors. Now he has directed his first film, Animol. He reflects on the road from prison and addiction to soaring success Ashley Walters seems to have lived his life on fast-forward. Before he turned 21 he had already had aContinue Reading

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Whether he’s playing the role of soul-baring artist or starry producer, the Bleachers frontman strives to keep his integrity intact. He weighs in on Ed Sheeran, his love of working on ‘high-stakes’ albums and why he’ll never stop singing about the end of his marriage Sitting in the restaurant ofContinue Reading

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Their hopes of having a second child were dashed. Two decades on, the actor remembers the grief and pain of that time “I’m afraid this cycle has not been successful.” Emma and I cannot catch each other’s eye. We sit mute in our grief in the silence of the IVFContinue Reading

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Shortlisted for the Booker and Baillie Gifford prizes respectively, the novelist and biographer talk about working and living together – and giving a voice to Black queer history The literary power couple is a historically seductive concept. Two writers sharing a life, their private and creative worlds entwined, each becomingContinue Reading

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The Derry Girls actor has always loved food, so who better to take over as the new presenter of the Guardian’s Comfort Eating podcast? Siobhán McSweeney is teaching me her preferred way to enjoy a packet of cheese and onion crisps. She has arranged two matching slabs of Cadbury’s DairyContinue Reading