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It’s one of the oldest tricks in the book. Shakespeare’s villains used it at the Globe, walking toward the groundlings to whisper their twisted truths. Since then, it’s been supersized. At big moments in musicals like “A Chorus Line” and “Ragtime,” the cast storms the footlights as if to mow them down — and then…
There is a clever conceit underlying Douglas Maxwell’s sparky romantic comedy. It imagines the possibility of a sexually charged relationship being sustained without physical contact. Played out on stage, this improbable idea hits home on two levels. Meeting at a 21st birthday party in 1995, two students – one law, one media studies – agree…
Published on 19/06/2026 – 16:10 GMT+2 Being a pop star must be pretty great for the most part – the travel, the money, the adoring fans screaming your lyrics back at you… But there’s a less glamorous reality that stardom doesn’t prepare you for, according to Olivia Rodrigo: the smells. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Specifically, the poopy,…
The appealing Zoey Deutch is the best reason to watch “Voicemails for Isabelle.” Written and directed by Leah McKendrick (who also plays a small, amusing role), the movie begins as a tear-jerker and morphs into a rom-com with poignant notes. Deutch plays Jill, a pastry chef whose inspiration is her sister, Isabelle, who died recently….
The new London Museum will be “a social space for the city”, its director has said, hosting afternoon tea events, monthly dinner clubs and late-night DJ sets where visitors can mingle among the artefacts while dancing. Sharon Ament said that when it reopened later this year the museum would be a “democratic” space that engaged…
Robert Thurman, whose erudite, exuberant efforts to expand the West’s understanding of Tibetan Buddhism earned him a reputation as “the Dalai Lama’s man in America,” died on Tuesday at his home in Woodstock, N.Y. He was 84. His daughter, the actress Uma Thurman, confirmed the death. Widely considered the foremost expert on Tibetan Buddhism in…
There are lots of places in life where being full of yourself, or at least acting like it, is not the done thing. In the spotlight of a flamenco show is absolutely not one of them. Peacocking is essential for the flamenco bailaor, and there’s something awesome about seeing the magnetic power of a performer…
When Venezuela beat the United States to win the world baseball classic in March, images of a fifth-inning homer went viral. So did videos of the pitcher Eduard Bazardo pounding a drum in the dugout while his teammates clapped and danced. It was a scene that some veteran sports journalists struggled to describe. “The Japanese…
Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi thriller Disclosure Day is proving to be a box office hit, having debuted to $93 million globally. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The film marks the celebrated director’s return to human contact with extraterrestrial life, focusing on a whistleblowing mission to uncover a government conspiracy regarding aliens visiting Earth. While the film is on track…
Seated at a circular table covered in a mound of dried peat, writer and performer Luke Casserly might be presiding over an arcane ritual. When he holds a handful of peat in his hand and passes it to the small audience around the table, the initial air of solemnity dissolves into quizzical laughter. A soundscape…
