Amy Odell’s book about the controversial actor and Goop founder is brimming with stories – from Madonna giving her advice as a teenager to her disappointment at boyfriend Brad Pitt’s understanding of caviar When the author Amy Odell approached Gwyneth Paltrow’s publicist about her plans for a biography of the […]
Sweeping dramas set in days of yore are everywhere. But which are some of the finest television ever created? And which are little more than an excuse to show naked backsides? Inflate thy balloons and unsheathe thy Party Rings, for here is Chief of War (Apple TV+) to remind us […]
The Epstein files may never be released, but it’s increasingly likely that Epstein’s right-hand woman could be. The groundwork is already being done Roll up! Roll up! The Ghislaine Maxwell Rehabilitation Tour is coming to town. You may think Jeffrey Epstein’s associate and former girlfriend is now behind bars for […]
A Swiss film about a nurse pushed to her limits one night is being praised for the picture it paints of treacherously underfunded healthcare. The director talks about the ‘heart-pounding’ story that inspired her The world could face a shortage of 13 million nurses by the end of this decade. […]
The PM is to lead recognition of a Palestinian state – a good day for him, the UK and the starving people of Gaza What a difference a week makes. Last Tuesday, Keir Starmer batted away all invitations to recognise the state of Palestine. It wasn’t happening. Keir was committed […]
Ashmolean Museum, OxfordThis Is What You Get explores the intense creative partnership behind countless album sleeves from OK Computer to In Rainbows. But is it good art? Absolutely not For decades, Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and the artist Stanley Donwood have been locked in an intense creative partnership. They scribble over […]
The PM and his wife looked like they wanted to be anywhere else but Trump could – and almost did – go on all day It had been the very bestest of bigly weekends. Two rounds of golf at his very own course in Turnberry. On the Saturday Donald Trump […]
Readers’ holiday tips; the rise of short shorts; and the best kettles, tested • Don’t get the Filter delivered to your inbox? Sign up here It’s high holiday season, and whether you’re heading to the coast, a city or the hills, a bit of pre-trip prep can go a long […]
Full of jeopardy, trauma and humour, Motherboard is a film made by a lone parent using 20 years of footage of her son – starting as a foetus. They talk about the fights, festivals and cancer diagnosis that went into it There’s a scene in the documentary Motherboard in which […]
It’s tempting to imagine what we might have done differently. But, as Diana Nyad says: ‘We earn our wisdom’ If you could go back in time and give your younger self some advice, what would it be? (Mine: always hire a professional to do your taxes and just accept you […]