The star of Showgirls, Bound and High Rollers answers your questions on missing out on The Matrix, being a gay hero and swapping faces with her cat Gina, you are a spectacular and artistically brave woman and movie star. How do you rationalise – and, hopefully, enjoy – the fact […]
Ange chalks up a win of sorts as Kemi’s last-minute substitute races downhill through his pet subjects Thoughts and prayers with Alex Burghart. Not so long ago, the shadow chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster was allowed out by Kemi Badenoch to stand in for her at prime minister’s questions […]
Anger is rarely thought of as positive – but the emotion itself exists to protect us, says author of Good Anger, Sam Parker My friends and I sometimes rank the seven deadly sins in order of personal relevance. For me, “wrath” always comes last. (I shan’t say what’s first – […]
In the new Evita at the London Palladium, Rachel Zegler sings from the theatre’s actual balcony – meaning the big-paying audience doesn’t experience what passersby get for free. Could this gimmick catch on? In the theatrical tactic “breaking the fourth wall”, characters acknowledge the presence of the audience. As when, […]
This tonally uncertain revival mixes folk horror and little-England satire as an island lad seeks help for his sick mum on the undead-infested mainland Here they are again, Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s zombies – though unlike the usual stumbling slow-movers, of course, these things can sprint like Tom Cruise […]
Chatbot tries to change subject after serving up unrelated user’s mobile to man asking for rail firm helpline The Meta chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, called it “the most intelligent AI assistant that you can freely use”. But Barry Smethurst, 41, a record shop worker trying to travel by rail from […]
Tory leader fails to find a sensitive side as she flails alongside parents and survivors of child abuse gangs This was meant to be Kemi putting her best foot forward. Nice Kemi. Kind Kemi. Collaborative Kemi. All the Kemis that don’t usually see the light of day. A press conference […]
Struggling to sleep and work in the balmy months? Chill your space – and avoid energy-guzzling air con – with our pick of the best fans, from tower to desk to bladeless • Warm weather essentials: 42 ways to make the most of the sunshine Our world is getting hotter. […]
The US president left the G7 early to solve the Middle East crisis. Are you less anxious now? No, me neither Whenever I need to leave a boring party, I always get my press secretary to tweet the apologies, and so it was that White House spokesmonster Karoline Leavitt informed […]
The director of Jodie Comer’s tour de force is now staging Inter Alia, another legal drama by Suzie Miller. He talks about steering Stranger Things: The First Shadow, resisting the classics and his double act with Stephen Daldry Earlier this year, opposing theatres in Charing Cross Road displayed “sold out” […]