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Published on 25/06/2026 – 15:33 GMT+2 The search is still on, but it seems that an announcement is on the horizon for James Bond fans eager to find out who will play the next 007. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Director Denis Villeneuve and producers have begun notifying actors who have advanced to the next round of auditions,…
As he pulled his vehicle into the back of a SoFi Stadium parking lot one recent afternoon, Adrian Pitts squinted through his windshield. “They can literally see my waist up,” he complained while peering into one of his home’s second-story windows. He got out of the car for a better look and pointed. “You can…
At 4.45pm in Châtelet, central Paris, a man leans out of his third-floor balcony, blasting EDM from his speakers. A makeshift cardboard sign is strapped to his decks, detailing his Instagram account in capital letters. On both sides of him, his friends hype him up from opened windows, and on the ground a crowd has…
In a new audiobook edition of the “Odyssey,” Homer’s nearly 3,000-year-old epic poem, the voice of the British actor Michael Caine delivers the story’s soaring opening lines in his distinctive, gravelly staccato. “Tell me, O Muse, of that sagacious man who, having overthrown the sacred town of Ilium, wandered far and visited the capitals of…
Published on 23/06/2026 – 17:00 GMT+2•Updated 17:03 On Saturday 4 July, the Palace of Versailles will unveil a brand-new gallery to mark the 250th anniversary of United States independence. Located in the apartment where King Louis XVI received Benjamin Franklin and where France officially recognised American sovereignty in 1778, the gallery will also highlight relations…
The rolling idyll of heath and forest, spinney and stream that gave us the Heffalump, the Woozle and, most famously of all, Winnie-the-Pooh, has a new fantastical resident. Creeping through the bracken, making strange cooing and purring noises, is a shapeshifting creature with a huge tubular nose and eyes inspired by adders. It shimmies with…
Published on 22/06/2026 – 15:23 GMT+2 Hundreds of people gathered on Saturday in front of the theatre of Castres, in southern France, despite the scorching heat. They were not waiting in line to watch a play but rather protesting the cancellation of one. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The reason for this demonstration is a controversy opposing the…
Between streaming and cable, viewers have a seemingly endless variety of things to watch. Here is a selection of TV shows and specials that are airing or streaming this week, June 22-28. Details and times are subject to change. An almost history lesson, the four elements and a place to call home. Sometimes, you have…
All the nerves, hope and anticipation of getting ready for a date melt together in Tia-Renee Mullings’s coming-of-age play. Told through two separate, overlapping monologues, Brianna (Zakiyyah Dean) and Armani (Sheyi Cole) prepare for a night that could change the course of their lives for the better. Or it could go horribly wrong. Who knows?…
Published on 21/06/2026 – 7:14 GMT+2 On the island of Andros, visitors can explore five monasteries, including the oldest monastery in the Aegean Sea: the Holy Monastery of Panachrantos and Saint Panteleimon. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Perched at an altitude of 600 meters on the northern slopes of Mount Gerakones, the monastery stands proudly like a fortress,…
