Review at a glance Y ou know the drill by now. A fast-rising entrepreneur or influencer unceremoniously falls from dizzy heights. First comes the long-read exposé. Next comes the podcast series. Then the book. Then the documentary. And, then, as sure as night turns into day, comes the star-studded biodramaContinue Reading
Review at a glance T his drifty, nightmarish vision of a future Russian superstate from Belarus Free Theatre has become more timely than the company could ever have feared. Adapted from a 900-page dystopian fantasy by Alhierd Bacharevic, it was first staged in Minsk in 2019, since when the bookContinue Reading
The studio’s early works were lauded for their “universal” storytelling. Its new approach champions personal stories—and audiences are the richer for it.Continue Reading
The first image of Tom Hanks as Geppetto in Disney+’s upcoming live-action remake of Pinocchio has been released. The upcoming film is directed by Robert Zemeckis, best known for cult classics Back to the Future and Death Becomes Her, as well as the Hanks-starring Forest Gump and The Polar Express.Continue Reading
W here do you turn after your last attempt at Eurovision glory ended in an unmitigated nul points catastrophe? TikTok, of course! Sam Ryder, the social-media-sensation-turned-major-record-label-signee, has today been confirmed by the BBC as the man we’ll be shipping off to Turin for the 66th Eurovision Song Contest in May,Continue Reading
T his year’s Baftas are being held at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday March 13 with Australian actress Rebel Wilson already announced as host. The 41-year-old Pitch Perfect star, who famously played Fat Amy in the franchise, follows in the footsteps of Graham Norton, Joanna Lumley and Stephen Fry.Continue Reading
Challenging games are often associated with gatekeeping. But designers can use difficulty levels in interesting and valuable ways.Continue Reading
Review at a glance R elative to all that’s gone down before, things are calm when we return to Summerhouse for the new season of Top Boy. Jamie (Michael Ward), the young drug gang leader who spent most of the last season locked in a fraught battle for supremacy ofContinue Reading
The celebrated British archaeology series returns to screens for its first new episodes in a decade in a new extended format – thanks to the support of fans worldwide. Join Time Team for the excavation of two fascinating sites: an Iron Age settlement with underground tunnels in Cornwall, and aContinue Reading
Showing at the Penwith Gallery in St.Ives, 4th March to 2nd April, No Such Thing is a joint exhibition of ceramics by Lloyd Peters and paintings by Nancy Pickard. Lloyd’s ceramics can be seen as fine art pieces, and all this work, with new forms and glaze treatments, will be on show for the firstContinue Reading
