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Review at a glance F ather of four Liam Gallagher doesn’t sound like he has much patience for the younger generation on his new album: “Whatever happened to the world we knew? Now it’s full of drips… Oh I need a break, where there’s no snowflakes,” he whines on World’sContinue Reading

S tranger Things has been a pop culture phenomenon from the moment it launched on Netflix in 2016. Combining healthy dollops of Eighties nostalgia with creepy special effects and some seriously talented child actors, it made stars of its cast and spawned a generation of new memes. Now, with theContinue Reading

G et ready for the battle of the beefcakes in the latest trailer for Ryan Gosling’s film The Gray Man. Starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans, the trailer for the Netflix thriller dropped on Tuesday and promises a whole lot of action – and more than a few explosions. “PluckedContinue Reading

Celebrated annually on May 25, it is a chance for fans to come together and pay tribute. But why is a towel symbolic of the The Hitchhiker’s Guide, and why do fans celebrate Douglas Adams on this day? Who was Douglas Adams? Douglas Adams was born on March 11, 1952,Continue Reading

H old onto your hats: the first teaser trailer for Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One is here. The trailer for the seventh film in the Mission: Impossible franchise shows Tom Cruise gearing back up to slide (and roll, and dodge) into the shoes of ultra-secret operative Ethan Hunt.Continue Reading

A new portrait of the Queen paying tribute to her “global status” appears on the front of the latest edition of Tatler. The magazine commissioned Nigerian artist Oluwole Omofemi to create the portrait which will go on show at Sotheby’s in London from May 28 to June 15 as partContinue Reading

Legions of Styles devotees have come out online to laud the 13-track album — which spans funk, folk and pop with charming aplomb, and includes contributions from John Mayer, Devonté Hynes (aka Blood Orange), Tobias Jesso Jr. (whose credits include Adele, SIA, FKA Twigs and Diplo) and prolific session bassist,Continue Reading

I t’s the collaboration you didn’t know you needed – for the film you never knew you wanted. Upcoming film Minions: The Rise of Gru, out July 1, will see the tiny yellow mischief-makers take to the screen once more, with a soundtrack that sounds nothing short of perfection. ToContinue Reading