Beldina Odenyo was on the verge of stardom when she took her own life in 2021. In this beautiful documentary, her grief-stricken sister Leah attempts to finish her album – and her journey will make you cry again and again In 2021, the Kenyan-Scottish singer-songwriter Beldina Odenyo was on the […]
‘It’s a Britannia Shield’ announcement proves no one does farcical improv better than the Conservative leader Just another day in Crapland. It’s amazing what you can get used to. You can’t say the Tories haven’t put a lot of thought into their party conference. It takes some programming skill to […]
Always wondered what everyday stuff celebrities buy, where they shop for food and the basics they scrimp on? The Queer Eye legend talks handmade gifts, secondhand shopping and bag obsessions with the Filter • Don’t get the Filter delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Jonathan Van Ness rose to […]
The term Afrobeats is applied to all sorts of genres, flattening them into one. Artists, media and the music industry must do better at showing off the richness of African pop In 2024, South African pop star Tyla won the best Afrobeats award at the MTV VMAs. Beaming in a […]
Copyright law in the US only applies to human-made creations, but AI characters like Tung Tung Tung Sahur are challenging that One of the most beloved characters in an absurdist genre of online video content has become the center of an international legal battle that could determine where human creativity […]
The actor and his sister were with the 10-year-old on the night he was murdered. For the first time, along with the caretaker who found him bleeding, they share their terror – and celebrate their friend Next month marks 26 years since the killing of 10-year-old Damilola Taylor prompted a […]
Accusations of classism chime with my experience 20 years ago. So all hail the Bristol graduate awarding state schools red plaques “So, where did you go to school?” On the face of it, it doesn’t seem like a loaded question. I was mostly bemused when I first started university 20 […]
‘When I couldn’t do the spitting scene, Sean took me aside and said: “Ron, if you don’t actually spit in my face, we’ll be here all day.” So I let one fly – and kept having to redo it’ I read an article about a curious book that had great […]
Breathable bedding, slanted tweezers and an indispensable garlic press … here are the buys you wish you’d discovered sooner. Plus, the best walking poles, tested • Don’t get the Filter delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Sometimes a product changes your life – or, more likely, just makes your […]
At conference here in Birmingham I found a small battalion of centrist remainers with a vision for the Conservative party to come You can walk all the way from Somerset to Sussex without crossing a Tory-run constituency, if you wish. You could also travel through each of the counties of […]