#theguardian.com. × #Feb.04.2026 Harry Potter’s Draco Malfoy becomes mascot for year of the horse in China. Mandarin transliteration of character’s name regarded as auspicious, prompting wave of memes and fan art
#Showbiz × #China #Asia
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.03.2026 Met police launch investigation into alleged Mandelson-Epstein email leaks. Epstein files appear to show then business secretary passing market sensitive information to child sex offender
#Politics #Showbiz ×
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.03.2026 Disney names parks and cruises boss Josh D’Amaro as next CEO. D’Amaro will take over next month from Bob Iger, who returned to lead the media company after a bungled succession
#Showbiz × #USA #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.03.2026 Music and dancing signify defiance at celebratory funerals of Iran’s protesters. Euphoric scenes are a snub to theocracy’s culture of piety, say analysts, and carry message of rebellion
#Showbiz × #Asia #music #Iran
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.03.2026 Mark of Cain singer comes out as trans ‘to finally live as myself’. Josie Scott, who has played in the Australian heavy metal band with her brother Kim for 40 years, writes to fans: ‘I’ve decided to embrace, rather than endure, who I am’
#Showbiz × #Australian continent #Australia #Insular Oceania #music
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.02.2026 Chumbawamba call on Spain’s far-right Vox to stop using their best-known song. British pop collective decry use of 1997 hit Tubthumping to promote the party’s ‘small-minded, hate-fuelled agenda’
#Politics #Showbiz × #United Kingdom #Spain #Europe #music
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.02.2026 Mandelson should no longer be a peer, says Starmer. Emails from 2009 appear to show the then business secretary shared confidential UK tax plans with Jeffrey Epstein
#Politics #Showbiz × #United Kingdom #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.02.2026 Trump threatens to sue Trevor Noah over Epstein joke at Grammys. Awards host alluded to president’s association with late sex offender in awards ceremony remarks
#Politics #Showbiz × #Grammy Awards
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.02.2026 Trump threatens to sue Trevor Noah over Epstein joke at Grammys – US politics live. President calls host a ‘pathetic, talentless, dope of an M.C’ after jibe about his connections to late sex offender at ceremony
#Politics #Showbiz × #Cuba #USA #Grammy Awards #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.02.2026 Kennedy Center will halt entertainment operations for two years, Trump says. DC arts venue, which has seen wave of canceled events after Trump’s takeover, will start renovations in July
#Politics #Showbiz ×
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.02.2026 Grammys 2026: the nominations in all the major categories. With big numbers for Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny and more, check out the nominated artists this year
#Showbiz × #USA #Grammy Awards #North America #music
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.01.2026 Michael Jackson detailed his thoughts on children in previously unheard audio. Late singer said kids loved his personality and wanted to touch and hug him, and ‘sometimes it got me into trouble’
#Showbiz × #USA #North America #music
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.30.2026 Catherine O’Hara, actor known for Home Alone and Schitt’s Creek, dies aged 71. Actor, also known for Beetlejuice and her work with Christopher Guest, died after a brief illness
#Showbiz × #film actor #Canada #actress #actor #North America
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.30.2026 Brian May says US is currently too dangerous for Queen to tour there. Queen guitarist says ‘everyone is thinking twice about going there at the moment’ when asked about touring plans
#Showbiz × #USA #North America #music
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.29.2026 ‘My idea of heaven’: Madonna sings praises of artists’ paradise Margate. Star says seaside town ‘inhabited by creativity’ and shares love for a local restaurant after dropping in Tracey Emin
#Showbiz × #music
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.29.2026 Bluey tops US streaming charts in 2025 for second year in a row, with 45bn minutes watched. Australian children’s cartoon series about a family of blue heelers has yet to announce a new season
#PublicHoliday #Showbiz × #New Year's Eve #USA #New Year #Australian continent #Australia #North America #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.27.2026 Pikachu and pals go wild: Pokémon theme park opens in Tokyo. From rhino-sized Rhyhorns to worm-like Diglett, visitors to PokéPark Kanto will roam a forest populated by lifelike Pokémon statues when the attraction opens next week
#Showbiz × #Tech #Japan #Asia
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.19.2025 Coalition and Labor negotiate nature laws as Greens warn compromise would show it was ‘written for big business’. Environment minister Murray Watt says other parties must decide ‘whether they want to see us do a deal with the other side of politics’
#Politics #Showbiz × #USA #Australian continent #Australia #North America #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.19.2025 Singer D4vd reportedly identified as suspect in death of teen found in Tesla. LAPD sources tell NBC4 singer has not been cooperative with investigation into death of Celeste Rivas, 15
#Showbiz × #music
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.18.2025 Argentina judge fired after causing mistrial in case over Maradona’s death. Julieta Makintach’s role in a documentary series about negligence case over football star’s death led to mistrial
#Showbiz × #Sport #South America #football #American football #Argentina
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.18.2025 The Kessler Twins sisters Alice and Ellen die together aged 89. German pop duo who last year said their wish was ‘to leave together’ had joint assisted death at their home in Grünwald
#Showbiz × #Germany #Europe #music
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.18.2025 Musicians losing out on millions due to wrongly allocated UK royalties, new research finds. Regarding music played in UK nightclubs, more than £5.7m each year is allegedly allocated by performing rights societies to the wrong artists
#PublicHoliday #Showbiz × #New Year's Eve #United Kingdom #New Year #Europe #music
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.18.2025 Wagner Moura to lead Ibsen update in unique European festival collaboration. Brazilian actor will star in A Trial – after An Enemy of the People, which examines modern political and environmental conflicts
#Showbiz × #Brazil #South America #actress #actor #Europe
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.18.2025 Master System at 40: the truth about Sega’s most underrated console. Forty years ago, the Nintendo Entertainment System dominated the markets in Japan and the US. But in Europe, a technologically superior rival was making it look like an ancient relic
#Showbiz × #Tech #Japan #USA #Europe #Asia #North America
Filter: #theguardian.com. × #Showbiz ×
Showing 1-24 of 324 items - Time: 0.095 s. Memory: 13.4836 mb.