In the mid-90s, the Roots’ drummer Questlove was approached to work on the first album by a new soul singer. He turned the offer down out of hand: “I was …
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President Macron under pressure as parliamentary paralysis persists. France is facing political turmoil after President Emmanuel Macron’s fifth prime minister in less than two years quit after just 27 days. …
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Ex-FBI director James Comey indicted on two charges as Trump pushes to prosecute political enemies | James Comey
James Comey, the former FBI director and one of Donald Trump’s most frequent targets, was indicted on Thursday on one count of making a false statement to Congress and one …
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TORONTO, ONTARIO – SEPTEMBER 05: Riz Ahmed attends the premiere of “Hamlet” during the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival at TIFF Lightbox on September 05, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo …
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Two-time Oscar winner returned to his native Canada last week to debut his latest documentary, “The Eyes of Ghana,” a powerful feature about the African country’s buried cinema history and …
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The Republican attempt to break the media by suing corporations like CBS and forcing editorial decisions on them will backfire, claims Roy Wood Jr., host of “Have I Got News …
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Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s plans to launch a third political party in the United States might have hit the roadblock as he is quietly putting brakes to start the new …
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‘A symbol of Palestinian presence and identity’: the personal and political world of ‘tatreez’ – in pictures | Fashion
Dress from Gaza, 2000-2010 ‘Perhaps the most important and moving object in the exhibition,’ says Dedman, this dress would have belonged to a girl. It belongs to Rafah Museum, ‘one …
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‘It felt like a scene from The Handmaid’s Tale’: US comics on the dangers of political satire | Edinburgh festival 2025
In April, comedian Jena Friedman had a strange encounter in Vancouver airport. She had just performed a Ted talk about the future of comedy and was heading home to the …
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Kidnap, blackmail and Suranne Jones as PM: inside Hostage, Netflix’s breakneck new political thriller | Television
Hostage is a political thriller, and observes the conventions in many ways. The pace is absolutely flawless, it’s twisty, it has emotional heft. The British prime minister, Abigail Dalton, played …