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Colin from Accounts is one of those shows that sounds amazing on paper: a romantic comedy about two people who connect through a cute group that includes a cute dog (and a car, and a tip). This leads to the…

In 2016, novelist Simon Trewin, who has died of a brain tumor aged 60, received a copy from Paul Lynch, a Limerick-born author with two critically acclaimed books to his credit. No publisher wanted a Wednesday. “I want to save…

Pop stars Katy Perry has criticized the Trump White House after he used his popular song Firework in a TikTok video showing US troops attacking Iranian targets, saying he did not approve of the use of his music. White House…

British actor David Johnson He was revealed as the new Black Panther by the film’s director, Ryan Coogler. Jonsson, 32, known for roles in Industry, The Long Walk and Alien: Romulus, will play Chadwick Boseman’s third son T’Challa. Black Panther…

Yyou have a long neck and unmistakable calf muscles and live in South Dakota with your no-nonsense girlfriend and five mute children. You are an owl. Your days are filled with long periods of emptiness, punctuated by sudden bursts of…

When The Rapture written by Liz Jensen was first published, in 2010, it is set recently when the temperature in the UK is rising to unbearable levels, religious-Christian groups with apocalyptic streaks are spreading everywhere and there is a growing…

Desire is desire. Sacrifice is death. Revenge is violence. Justice is rebirth. Repeat. Greek drama is heating up. It’s not just Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey: Robert Icke’s Oedipus went to Broadway this year after a successful UK season, with Simon…

Furious is a good name. It is driven by eight episodes driven by the unstoppable rage of female anger. It is the creation of Elizabeth Meriwether, who gave it to us Last year’s amazing Death to Sex (starring Michelle Williams…

There’s something about Wham!’s 1985 tour of China. George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley looked like strange strangers on the streets of Beijing, their beautiful hair and colorful clothes distinguishing them from the Mao jackets and uniforms of the Chinese people…

Choose a weekThe Positive Distraction Podcast Although he is best known for his No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency books, Alexander McCall Smith has some of the best short stories, which can “tell an entire story in a few paragraphs”. His…