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London's only women's sculpture garden faces eviction
The world's only public sculpture garden dedicated to female artists, opened in October 2021 on Temple station's roof terrace in London, faces eviction after Places for London refused to renew theCola
How Harlan Coben became the king of potboiler TV
Harlan Coben's latest Netflix adaptation, I Will Find You, has entered the platform's all-time top 10 English-language series with 101.9 million views, cementing his status as TV's most commercially d
Macfadyen & Foy Lead BBC/Starz 'You Are Here' Adaptation
BBC and Starz have greenlit an 8-part TV adaptation of David Nicholls' novel "You Are Here," starring Matthew Macfadyen and Claire Foy as strangers who fall for each other on an English coast-to-coast
"This Is Birmingham" Indie Crime Film to Become TV Series
Self-funded indie crime film "This is Birmingham" is being expanded into a TV series after peaking at No. 5 on Prime Video UK's top films, with creator Kay S. Ubhi developing it alongside producer Mic
Clooneys Evacuate France Home Amid Record Wildfires
George and Amal Clooney evacuated their home in Brignoles, southeastern France, along with their nine-year-old twins, as wildfires engulf the region and broader Europe, pledging in a letter to the loc
Mulatu Astatke: Ethio-jazz Pioneer Bids UK Farewell at 82
Mulatu Astatke, the 82-year-old Ethiopian musician credited with creating Ethio-jazz, performed what is expected to be his final UK concert at London's Royal Festival Hall in June.
Zavros wins Archibald people's choice with Ryvchin portrait
Michael Zavros won the Archibald 2026 people's choice award for his portrait of Jewish community leader Alex Ryvchin, painted weeks after the Bondi terror attack and featuring a tefillin Ryvchin said
Vargas Llosa Bio Argues He Never Truly Belonged to the Left
Gerald Martin's critical biography traces Mario Vargas Llosa's half-century migration from the hard left to the hard right, arguing the novelist never truly belonged to the left.
Disney+ Korea Greenlights House of Fates Spinoff
Disney+ Korea has greenlit "House of Fates," a spinoff of its record-breaking unscripted series "Battle of Fates," which became the platform's biggest premiere ever within 12 days of streaming.
Holland: Spider-Man Cut Built From Test Notes 'Didn't Work'
Tom Holland said he and his co-stars 'hated' a test-notes-driven cut of Spider-Man: Brand New Day that 'totally didn't work' creatively despite giving audiences what they asked for, ahead of the film'
Ben Affleck Wins $1M on Millionaire for Congo Charity
Ben Affleck and Jeopardy champion Jamie Ding won the $1 million top prize on ABC's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire on Wednesday, directing the winnings to Affleck's nonprofit Eastern Congo Initiative.
BTS Skips 2027 Grammys Over New Asian Pop Category
BTS announced they will not submit music for 2027 Grammy consideration, objecting to being categorized by region, prompting Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. to defend the new Best Asian Pop cate
Joyce Carol Oates Slams Emily Wilson's 'Odyssey' Review
Joyce Carol Oates publicly defended Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' on social media, slamming translator Emily Wilson's London Review of Books critique as 'the crude language of MAGA folks' and push
Judge Orders Wolfoo Videos Removed Over Peppa Pig Audio
A London high court judge ruled that Vietnamese firm SConnect illegally copied audio clips from Peppa Pig into its Wolfoo children's animation, ordering all Wolfoo videos removed from online platforms
Now Apocalypse S2 Script Mirrored Real Cancellation
Gregg Araki reveals Now Apocalypse Season 2 was fully written and the cast already paid before a Starz leadership change killed it — art imitating life, since the Season 2 plot already had a show gett
Leguizamo: 'Ice Age' Paid for Kids' College, Bought Homes
John Leguizamo, currently promoting "The Odyssey," credited his long-running role in the "Ice Age" franchise for funding his children's college education and buying him multiple homes.
Labels Want AI Music to Be 'Human Made' to Chart
A coalition of major and independent record labels proposed new guidelines requiring AI-generated music to be 'substantially human made' to qualify for chart eligibility, responding to AI tracks alrea
Landon To Direct 'Final Girl Support Group' At Paramount
Paramount Pictures is developing a feature film of Grady Hendrix's horror novel 'The Final Girl Support Group,' with Christopher Landon attached to write and direct and the Muschiettis producing under
Four Women Accuse Jared Leto of Criminal Sexual Conduct
A BBC documentary details allegations from four women who accuse Oscar winner Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct — including statutory rape, sexual assault, and sexual threats — when they were teen
Children of Blood and Bone Movie Sets January 2027 Release
Gina Prince-Bythewood's film adaptation of Tomi Adeyemi's bestselling YA fantasy 'Children of Blood and Bone' arrives in theaters January 15, 2027, featuring Thuso Mbedu as protagonist Zelie alongside
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