“I do think there is so much to be said for your ability to exist, even in the presence of that — it takes a very strong cookie,” Ms. Herd told Meghan, adding, “When I was going through the media storm and being called this and that, and this and that, at Tinder, I didn’t … Read more
The Royal Court and Regent’s Park Open Air theatre were among the victorious venues at Sunday’s Olivier awards, which recognise the cream of London’s Theatreland. But there was reason to celebrate in the Netherlands, too. The bold West End productions Oedipus and The Years, which picked up four awards between them, have their origins at … Read more
The Farsi word “azizam” – meaning my dear or my darling in English – may not have the same level of global resonance as habibi or ma chérie, but to us Persians it’s a daily refrain. We use it with our family, partners, friends; my cat probably thinks it’s her middle name by now. So … Read more
Paramount and President Trump are poised to begin mediation in his $20 billion lawsuit against CBS News, according to two people with knowledge of the decision, the latest development in a high-stakes legal battle involving one of America’s major news networks. The two sides picked a mediator for the case in recent days, said the … Read more
An even more than usually stacked ensemble cast are on show in the first footage from Wes Anderson’s new comedy, The Phoenician Scheme. The film, billed as an espionage thriller, is Anderson’s 13th as director, and the latest in a series he’s co-written with Roman Coppola, including The Darjeeling Limited, Moonrise Kingdom, The French Dispatch … Read more
Christopher Neil, producer/writer I was a pop producer working with the likes of Sheena Easton and Dollar. Mike Rutherford was a prog rock musician with Genesis. But the band’s publishing company thought the two of us – the yin and yang – would do well together. And they were right. We hit it off immediately. … Read more
If we told our forebears that we could soar in the sky nearly seven miles above the ground, they would stare at us agog. But now air travel is one big grumble: it’s degrading, everyone is ill-mannered and you used to get free peanuts in this country, but now the peanuts are not free. Air … Read more
Guardian photographer David Levene was at the Royal Albert Hall to snap Cate Blanchett, John Lithgow, Lesley Manville, Naomi Campbell and many more David Levene Main image: Tom Burke and Cate Blanchett wait in the wings before presenting an award. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian Mon 7 Apr 2025 14.42 BST
The play Giant, which portrays children’s author Roald Dahl amid an outcry about his antisemitism, has triumphed at the Olivier awards on a star-studded night at the Royal Albert Hall in London. US star John Lithgow took home the best actor prize for his performance as Dahl, Elliot Levey won best supporting actor (for playing … Read more
He has papered our walls and carpeted our floors, enlivened our curtains, coats and cups, and even infiltrated Britain’s nuclear submarine fleet. Almost 130 years after his death, the Victorian arts and crafts designer William Morris has blanketed the world with his unmistakable brand of busy floral patterns, wrapping our lives with tasteful swathes of … Read more