The Guardian Culture

Kingfisher by Rozie Kelly review – lust at first sight

Shortlisted for the Women’s prize, this story of a writer’s infatuation with an older woman begins with bracing verveRozie Kelly’s frank and feisty debut novel, which has been shortlisted for this year’s Women’s prize for fiction, begins with a case of lust at first sight. Our unnamed narrator is a “beautiful” 35-year-old writer in a complicated but loving relationship with the equally beautiful but somewhat boring Michael. The object of his attentions is a famous poet, 17 years his senior, runn

entertainment  May 28, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Gersh Buys U.K. Soccer Agency PLG to Form Gersh Football in Sports Expansion

Just before the FIFA World Cup, the talent firm expands the reach of its soccer representation business across the "big five" leagues, buying the company repping the likes of Scotland captain Andy Robertson.

entertainment  May 28, 2026

Variety

Young MC Follows Morris Day in Exiting D.C. ‘Freedom 250’ Festival Over Trump Connection, as C+C Music Factory Weighs Options: ‘The Artists Were Never Told About Any Political Involvement’

On the very day the “Freedom 250” concert series was announced, rapper Young MC became the second artist to publicly back out of the government-sponsored festival taking place on the National Lawn in Washington, D.C.. His exit following Morris Day’s statement earlier Wednesday that he and the Time would have nothing to do with the […]

entertainment  May 28, 2026

The Guardian Culture

The Four Seasons season two review – Tina Fey’s brilliant follow-up is up there with 30 Rock

Poignant, hilarious, loaded with a super-sharp script … the second outing for this midlife comedy is even more fantastic than the firstMiddle age is a brutal time of life. As those of us mired in it know, it’s perfectly suited to being mined for laughs (the unhinged type of laughs that are bound up with tears, crisis, and, inevitably, death.) But still too few comedy series take this pressured segment of time and squeeze it for all its acidic worth. Enter middle-aged joke machine Tina Fey, who w

entertainment  May 28, 2026

Variety

‘The Four Seasons’ Season 2 Is Sadder and More Subdued: TV Review

Netflix’s “The Four Seasons,” an adaptation of Alan Alda’s 1981 film of the same name, has returned for a second season, and this time, grief, mid-life crises, babies and depression are on the menu. Created by Tina Fey, Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield, the first season followed three couples, all-decades-long friends, who vacation together throughout […]

entertainment  May 28, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘Impossible, exhausting, horrifying’: how a chilling supernatural play explains the terror of life in Iran

Hit Iranian horror Under the Shadow conjured scares from the aftermath of the 1979 revolution. With Tehran once again under siege, a new theatrical version makes that story feel more relevant than everNadia Latif’s grandmother warned her about djinn. “If angels are good and devils are evil,” the theatre and film director remembers learning, “then the djinn is something in between.” As a child, she asked her grandmother what that really meant. “It means,” she was told, “that bad things happen to

entertainment  May 28, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Escaping Babylon by Jesse Bernard review – an intimate history of Black British music

A personal exploration of the sounds that defined a community, from Soul II Soul to Dizzee RascalThe year 1989 was a landmark in Black British music: Soul II Soul were on their way to conquering America and Sade had already become a global sensation, while A Guy Called Gerald and Nightmares on Wax had the entire Hacienda dancing to their tunes. It’s a fitting moment for Jesse Bernard (who was born in that year) to start his excellent memoir-cum-cultural history, Escaping Babylon. Structured

entertainment  May 28, 2026

The Guardian Culture

Milking it: inside America’s lactation rooms – in pictures

Some are bright and cosy, others are starkly depressing – these images of rooms used to pump breast milk expose the sometimes grim reality of being a new mum in the US Continue reading...

entertainment  May 28, 2026

The Guardian Culture

TV tonight: turning absurd movie dreams into a strange reality

Sam Campbell’s show-within-a-show is like Changing Rooms but for would-be film directors. Plus, the transformation of Vladimir Putin. Here’s what to watch this evening10pm, Channel 4 Created and written by Last One Laughing’s breakout star Sam Campbell, and directed by Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared’s Joe Pelling, this new comedy about a director who turns ordinary people’s movie ideas into reality is inevitably absurdist fun. First up is Mick, who pitches a man and a woman who can turn into snakes. Cu

entertainment  May 28, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘Not many people had gay dads who died of Aids’: Andrew Durham and Sofia Coppola on movie memoir Fairyland

Fairyland is a bittersweet film about a girl brought up by her gay father in a blizzard of glitter and feather boas in 1970s San Francisco. Its makers discuss its resonance, its tragedies – and their own boho childhoodsWhen Sofia Coppola logs on to our video call, her friend and fellow film-maker Andrew Durham – whose directorial debut, Fairyland, she has produced – is telling me about being nine or 10 years old, and accidentally outing his father as gay.“Have you heard this story, Sofia?” he as

entertainment  May 28, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘We’re waiting for the plan to find us’: Mouse on Mars on working with Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and 30 years of oblique adventures in sound

The German duo are returning with the results of their whirlwind session with the late dub legend, best heard in a ‘spatial audio’ installation. They explain why such an unexpected move is par for their artistic courseInterviewing Mouse on Mars is no easy feat. Not because the duo are hard to find, even though their current studio is hidden in a courtyard deep in Berlin’s Kreuzberg district. Nor because they continue to be notoriously busy, particularly since one half of the band, Jan St Werner

entertainment  May 28, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

ABC News and National Geographic Among Top Winners at 2026 News Emmys

The awards were handed out at the Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City on Wednesday.

entertainment  May 28, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Love Island USA’ Asks Fans to “Keep It Kind” on Social Media Ahead of Season 8 Premiere

The new season of the Ariana Madix-hosted reality dating show premieres June 2.

entertainment  May 28, 2026

Variety

News Emmys: ABC, Nat Geo Top 2026 Wins, Thanks to ‘World News Tonight’ and ‘Trafficked With Mariana van Zeller’

ABC News led the 47th annual News Emmys with eight wins, including the top prize for outstanding live news program — repeating last year’s victory for “ABC World News Tonight With David Muir.” But coming on strong was a Disney sibling: Nat Geo, which won seven News Emmys thanks to “Trafficked With Mariana van Zeller,” […]

entertainment  May 28, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Olivia Rodrigo Addresses Babydoll Dress Critiques: “It Shows How We Normalize Pedophilia in Culture”

The "Drop Dead" singer shared her frustration with the discourse surrounding her fashion choices, noting, "It’s just this rhetoric that we’re fed as girls since we’re so little, which is, don’t wear that because then a man is going to sexualize your body and it’s your fault. It’s so weird.”

entertainment  May 28, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Good Advice Cupcake’ Creator Slams BuzzFeed for Selling Character to Amazon’s AI Studio: “Disgusted”

"This is an assault on artists everywhere. I encourage you to boycott BuzzFeed and any AI-produced or adjacent animation," Loryn Brantz wrote on social media.

entertainment  May 28, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

Women’s College World Series 2026 Livestream: Here’s Where to Watch the NCAA Softball Tournament Online

Watch women's college softball live — the tournament starts on Thursday, May 28.

entertainment  May 28, 2026

Variety

Student Scholarship Winner Calls Out CBS at News Emmys: ‘The Recent Direction of the Outlet Stains the Legacy of Mike Wallace’

Student journalist Santiago Campos, a senior from Washington, D.C.’s District of Columbia International School, wowed the News Emmys crowd on Wednesday night by taking on CBS News as he accepted this year’s Mike Wallace Memorial Scholarship — named after the legendary CBS journo. As former CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley — who presented the […]

entertainment  May 28, 2026

Variety

Steven Spielberg Says Hollywood Should Never ‘Use AI as the Final Word on Anything Creative’: ‘That’s Where I Draw the Line’

Steven Spielberg spoke out against AI in filmmaking during a recent appearance on Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson’s “IMO” podcast. While the legendary director said he thinks AI can be useful to “find solutions to medical issues,” he doesn’t want it taking over the creative process in Hollywood. “Where I don’t love AI is where […]

entertainment  May 28, 2026

Variety

Morris Day Denies He’s Playing Controversial ‘Freedom 250’ Festival in D.C., After Fans Balk at His Advertised Participation: ‘It’s a No for Me’

Singer Morris Day has denied what he is calling “rumors” that he and the Time are set to play a “Freedom 250” concert on the National Mall next month, even though organizers announced him as headlining a show June 27 as part of a controversial 16-day fair in Washington, D.C. “Contrary to rumors,” Day announced […]

entertainment  May 28, 2026