The Guardian Culture

‘In a crowd, it feels good when we do bad to our enemies’: how anger becomes contagious

Usually, individuals don’t want to be angry. In a group, however, negative emotions can rile the tribe. On the streets of London, Ed Coper felt it first handBack before 9/11 and the wars it precipitated, the big global focus for protest was globalisation itself. Things came to a head in Seattle in November 1999 when 50,000 protesters crashed the World Trade Organization’s party. The ensuing “Battle of Seattle”, as it came to be known, brought unprecedented attention to the growing disquiet over

entertainment  May 31, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Elizabeth Blackadder exhibition reveals wintry Tuscan landscapes and minimalist still lifes

Early works show a less familiar side to the Scottish artist celebrated for her flower and cat paintingsShe may be best known for accessible paintings of flowers and cats but a new exhibition of Elizabeth Blackadder’s work focuses instead on chilly landscapes and pared-back still life compositions.The show in Hampshire, far from Blackadder’s Scottish home, presents a less familiar side of the artist, with most of the pieces exhibited for the first time. Continue reading...

entertainment  May 31, 2026

Variety

Emma Corrin on Going From Playing Princess Diana to a Marvel Villain, Feeling ‘Daunted’ by Netflix’s ‘Pride & Prejudice’ Series and Being Our First Nonbinary Power of Women Honoree: It’s ‘F—ing Awesome’

Emma Corrin is making history. The 30-year-old actor, who catapulted to fame playing Princess Diana in “The Crown,” is Variety’s first nonbinary Power of Women cover star. But it wasn’t exactly a no-brainer — in fact, they were hesitant. “It was a scary thing when [the cover offer] first came in,” Corrin admits.  We’re in […]

entertainment  May 31, 2026

Variety

Here’s Where to Watch WWE Clash In Italy 2026 Live Online for Free

After a thrilling Backlash earlier in May and the premiere of the WWE documentary “Made in America” on USA Network, the next premium live event after all of the drama unfolded is WWE Clash In Italy 2026. This year’s event is in Italy, as it features five matchups, including four title bouts. For the main […]

entertainment  May 31, 2026

Variety

Box Office: ‘Backrooms’ Stuns With $81 Million Debut, ‘Obsession’ Has Another Unprecedented Jump, ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ Suffers 70% Drop

This weekend was one for the box office history books. Movie theaters across the nation were jamming with Gen Z crowds, who showed up en masse for not one but two buzzy horror films. A24’s “Backrooms” collected a jaw-dropping, record-breaking $81 million from 3,442 North American theaters in its opening weekend. That’s as ticket sales […]

entertainment  May 31, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Orlando review – a confident romp through Handel’s flimsily plotted opera

Longborough Festival Opera, Moreton-in-MarshSinéad O’Neill’s production is persuasive and Beth Taylor’s performace as Orlando is extraordinary in this tale of unrequited love, madness and magicThe woodland outside Longborough’s theatre, deep in the Cotswolds, sneaks inside and on to the stage for its season-opening production of Orlando. With a story that sometimes seems little more than an excuse for a series of showpiece arias, it’s not an obvious choice for the festival’s first Handel opera i

entertainment  May 31, 2026

Variety

‘Meet the Press’ Launches Live-Event Franchise With ‘Moment’ Conversations

Soon people will have an opportunity to really meet “Meet the Press.” Kristen Welker, the current moderator of the long-running NBC Sunday public-affairs program, will host the first live event tied to the show, “Meet the Moment LIVE,” at City Winery in New York City on June 29. At the gathering, a crowd that purchases […]

entertainment  May 31, 2026

Variety

President Lula Launches Tela Brasil, a Free-of-Charge Streaming Service Offering Brazilian Productions

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced May 30 at Rio2C the creation of Tela Brasil (Screen Brazil), a free-of-charge public streaming service with an initial catalog of 555 Brazilian productions. Anyone with an account in Gov.br, the official digital platform of the Brazilian federal government, can log into Tela […]

entertainment  May 31, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Maggie O’Farrell: ‘Fiction comes from what you don’t know’

From a young age, the author was told that one of her ancestors had drawn some of the first maps of Ireland. Then she found a photograph, and embarked on a journey to discover his story Every family has its myths. In mine, we were told that one of our antecedents had worked on the first maps of Ireland. As a child, I used to picture a solitary person in unspecified period dress – a tailcoat, perhaps some kind of cravat – striding pensively about fields and mountains, pen in hand. On su

entertainment  May 31, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Are ‘mind children’ the future of reproduction?

Forget dirty nappies. In Silicon Valley, there’s increasing chatter about virtual offspringA few months ago, an AI researcher from Europe attended a dinner party in Silicon Valley. During one of the many courses, the host addressed his guests, all of whom worked in AI. The researcher paraphrased his message like this: “Isn’t it amazing that we are the last generation of humans who will need to think about procreating biologically? We were lucky enough to be born at a time where we can simply upl

entertainment  May 31, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Cupcakes, bunting and a bus stuck in the mud: the funeral of Martin Parr – in pictures

The photographer loved to record the small details of life, so it was only fitting that his family should organise a send-off inspired by his work. ‘Funerals can be really beautiful,’ says the person tasked with recording the eventFunerals are conventionally designed to smooth a person into graceful solemnity, carefully editing out the unsavoury bits of a life. But Martin Parr spent more than half a century sending up the idiosyncratic and the awkward, in a way that was sometimes unflattering, m

entertainment  May 31, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘I don’t listen to indie music any more’: Ed O’Brien’s honest playlist

The Radiohead guitarist once serenaded a girl with the Smiths and thinks George Michael was a genius. But what is his favourite football song?The first single I bought Ally’s Tartan Army, the 1978 Scottish World Cup song, because England hadn’t qualified. I loved that Scottish team – Alan Rough, Martin Buchan, Gordon McQueen, Kenny Dalglish – and the 10-year-old me got completely swept up in World Cup fever.The first song I fell in love with When I was 17, I fell in love with a girl called Mar

entertainment  May 31, 2026

Variety

Kanye West and Travis Scott Concerts Banned in Italy

Italian authorities have banned upcoming concerts by Kanye West and Travis Scott that had been schduled to take place in July in the northern city of Reggio Emilia citing security concerns. West, now known as Ye, was scheduled to headline the Hellwat Festival on July 18 at the RCF Arena in Reggio Emilia. The venue […]

entertainment  May 31, 2026

Variety

Jay-Z Brings New York Flair to Philadelphia for Triumphant Roots Picnic Performance Featuring Jazmine Sullivan, Bilal and Meek Mill: Concert Review

As it turned out, Jay-Z had been quietly setting the stage over the past few months for what we could expect during his headlining show at the Roots Picnic in Philadelphia. On streaming, he’d changed his name from Jay-Z to its original spelling, JAŸ-Z, perhaps a wink and a nod that it would be a […]

entertainment  May 31, 2026

The Guardian Culture

From bikinis to cat bowls: how museum gift stores became the place to shop

Curated edits mean people are treating museums as stand-alone shopping destinations rather than simply exit points First it came for bookshops. Then your favourite coffee shop. Now there is a new frontier when it comes to upping your merch game: museums.Instead of art print postcards and coffee table books, you are now more likely to find everything from slogan T-shirts to coffee mugs when you “exit through the gift shop”, as museums look to merch-maxx in order to boost revenue Continue reading.

entertainment  May 31, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Gary L. Pudney, Former ABC Television Executive, Dies at 91

Under his leadership, Pudney's associated productions accumulated over 50 Emmy Awards.

entertainment  May 31, 2026

The Guardian Culture

TV tonight: a major new culture wars drama from the great Russell T Davies

Alan Cumming and David Morrissey star in the gripping Manchester-set series. Plus, a wild tale of charity shenanigans involving One Direction. Here’s what to watch this evening.9pm, Channel 4A harrowing scene on a regular residential street in Manchester ropes you into this new drama by Russell T Davies. It then rewinds a few weeks to tell the lively story of how the main characters – Canal Street bar owner Leo (Alan Cumming) and electrician Clive (David Morrissey) – ended up in such an awful si

entertainment  May 31, 2026

Variety

‘Only Murders in the Building,’ ’48 Hours’ Among This Year’s CrimeCon Clue Awards Winners

Hulu led this year’s CrimeCon Clue Awards, winning two major categories: “Only Murders in the Building” won the award for outstanding scripted series, while the streamer’s “Girl on the Run: The Hunt for America’s Most Wanted” landed the prize for outstanding docuseries. Those were among the winners of the 2026 edition of the Clue Awards, which were announced Saturday […]

entertainment  May 31, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Badenoch-supporting US rapper Azealia Banks to attend Spectator summer party in London

Magazine’s editor Michael Gove will welcome performer who described Conservative party leader as ‘iconic’The American rapper Azealia Banks said she had been invited to the Spectator magazine summer party in London. The performer, known for her social media feuds with numerous celebrities including Nicki Minaj, Zayn Malik and Lana Del Rey, wrote on X on Saturday: “Ill be in London July 3 for @spectator.” Her message received a response from Michael Gove, the Spectator editor and former Conserva

entertainment  May 31, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

After Slamming “Boring” Freedom 250 Concert Dropouts, Trump Says “Cancel It”

The president made a post on Saturday morning against the “third rate artists” who have dropped out of the event.

entertainment  May 31, 2026