Features

<p>Perfume Genius: ‘In my daily life, I’m very avoidant and unwilling to do what I understand, intellectually, will get me out of whatever loop I’m in’</p>

Interview

Perfume Genius: ‘America was built on racism and violence and fear’

The avant-garde pop artist is back with his superb seventh album, ‘Glory’. He speaks with Roisin O’Connor about addressing his avoidant tendencies through his music, Trump’s attacks on LGBT+ rights, and his shifting relationship with his own body

<p>The writer’s posthumous book paints a ‘charcoal portrait of a writer and a mother at the end of her tether’</p>

McCrum on Books

Inside Joan Didion’s mind: The saddest book you will read all year

<p>Chaotic evil: Paddington Bear in last year’s ‘Paddington in Peru’</p>

Comment

How Paddington became totally unbearable

<p>Originally designed for situations where a father without custody would remove their child and take them abroad, the Hague Convention has drifted dangerously way from its original purpose</p>

Extract

How a child abduction law is being weaponised against abused mothers

Features & Reviews

<p>Louis Theroux in the West Bank</p>

Louis Theroux: The Settlers paints grim picture of life in West Bank

<p>‘The more of your private life you put into the public domain, the smaller your private life is’</p>

Interview

Kevin McCloud: ‘I never get enraged, but inside I might be seething’

<p>Bestselling author of ‘Why Women Grow’ returns with a story about searching for meaning and a sense of self within sound</p>

Extract

How motherhood changes the way women listen

<p>Gabriel Luna: ‘I hope to embody the qualities of both lion and lamb’</p>

Interview

Gabriel Luna: ‘I read The Last of Us and cried my eyes out in public’

The Saturday Interview

<p>‘It’s fun to do my own stunts. The aches and the pains feel like part and parcel’</p>

The Saturday Interview

Daisy Ridley: ‘The fact is, all actors are mainly known for one thing’

<p>Billy Idol</p>

The Saturday Interview

Billy Idol: ‘I’m the sexy sexagenarian!’

News

Rising Stars

<p>‘We all need an opportunity. And I’m fortunate that I got mine’</p>

Interview

James Nelson-Joyce: ‘I thought kids like me don’t act’

<p>The actor plays a teenager in attendance at the hellish reform school Nickel Academy </p>

Interview

Nickel Boys’ Brandon Wilson: ‘There’s no logic to racial structures’

<p>‘As an actor, I always want to emote and go big, and for this I had to restrain myself a lot’ </p>

Interview

Queer’s Drew Starkey on Daniel Craig: ‘We were so comfortable with our love scenes’

<p>Ella Lily Hyland: ‘It was one of those jobs where you could be really unserious’ </p>

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Ella Lily Hyland on Black Doves and fight scenes with Keira Knightley

Independent TV

<p>Sian Welby on why she kept pregnancy hidden from This Morning bosses.</p>

Sian Welby on why she kept pregnancy hidden from This Morning bosses

Jade Thirlwall left speechless X-Factor question on The Assembly

Rita Ora astonished as Masked Singer star revealed as familiar face

Sinners actor drops secret title that hid Ryan Coogler’s mystery film

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The Countdown

<p>Clockwise from top left: ‘Bad Sisters’, ‘Hijack’, ‘Severance’, ‘Criminal Record'</p>

From Severance to Silo – the 24 best Apple TV+ shows to binge

<p>‘Chicken Run’, ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’, ‘Watership Down’ and ‘My Girl’ are among the films that traumatised us as youngsters</p>

15 films that traumatised us as children

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The 26 greatest movie openings of all time, ranked

<p>Some of the very best film actors of the 21st century – but where do they rank?</p>

The 60 greatest film actors of the 21st century (so far)

Visit the USA

Art Me Up: A Gallery Guide to Miami’s Thriving Arts Scene

Sounds of the South: Exploring the Evolving Music Scene of Atlanta

Memphis to Maryville: Urban Adventures in Tennessee

<p>Scratch the surface or Orlando’s theme park scene and discover a world of culture and adventure experiences </p>

Discover Orlando’s hidden treasures beyond the parks

Culture

TV & Radio

Film

Music

Entertainment deals

<p>The LG C4 was included in our guide to the best 4K TVs, and the 42in model is currently down to £929 </p>

Best TV deals for May 2025

<p>From tell-all memoirs to historical novels, there’s something for every taste </p>

Best Audible deals for May 2025: How to save £20

<p>A fast and reliable internet connection means fewer dropouts</p>

Hyperoptic promo codes for May – how to get the best broadband deal

<p>Need to upgrade your tablet? Now’s the time to do it</p>

Best iPad deals May 2025: Cheapest iPad, iPad Pro and iPad Air

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celebrities

Robert De Niro's sweet message to daughter who has come out as transgender

Robert De Niro's sweet message to daughter who has come out as transgender

news

UK vape ban: Everything we know about the incoming abolishment of disposable vapes

gaming

FPL Gameweek 35 preview: News, injuries, suspensions, fixtures, picks and analysis

news

Major airline has stark warning for Trump - could impact our holidays?

video

'Was it me or Elon?' JD Vance cracks joke on censorship in cabinet meeting

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'Was it me or Elon?' JD Vance cracks joke on censorship in cabinet meeting

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Dogs pose outside polling stations as owners urge voters to do ‘civic duty’

science-tech

Scientists have discovered a new 'Antarctica' accent

Sponsored

Why the Lenovo Yoga 5G is great news for streamers

How the new furlough scheme will help UK firms affected by Covid-19

Is your business ready for the UK’s transition out of the EU?

Musto and Land Rover launch performance-wear collaboration