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Opinion: I discovered a new structure in the heart — just by looking closely
A cardiac electrophysiologist recounts discovering the left atrial septal pouch — a structure found in roughly one-third of adult hearts — and a new Beijing randomized trial suggesting that mechanical
Lightdox Picks Up Sahrawi Doc Before Zurich Premiere
Lightdox has acquired world sales rights to 'My Home of Wind and Sand,' an 11-year documentary project profiling Sahrawi activist Najla Mohamed Lamin, ahead of its world premiere at the Zurich Film Fe
Matt King on stroke recovery and new Super Hans book
Actor Matt King discusses his recent stroke recovery, the enduring cult popularity of his Peep Show character Super Hans, and the release of a new book written in the character's voice.
‘The Assassin(s)’ Tops Korea’s Chuseok Holiday Box Office With 1.5 Million Admissions
Hur Jin-ho's historical thriller 'The Assassin(s)' topped South Korea's Chuseok holiday box office with 1.5 million admissions and $11.3M in its first five days, while Lee Chang-dong's Venice winner '
Johan Turi exhibition opens alongside Sami truth report
An exhibition of Johan Turi's pioneering 1910 Sami writings, drawings and crafts has opened in Kiruna to coincide with Sweden's Truth Commission for the Sami People handing over its long-awaited repor
Siân Brooke: Blue Lights Belfast riot scenes prescient
Siân Brooke returns for BBC's Blue Lights series 4, revealing Belfast migrant-centre riot scenes filmed weeks before the city's real anti-immigration unrest — alongside reflections on House of the Dra
Christine Baranski Makes West End Debut in Hay Fever
Christine Baranski makes her West End debut in Noël Coward's Hay Fever opposite Richard E Grant, with the two veteran actors trading candid career anecdotes about Withnail, Mike Nichols, Robert Altman
MTV VMAs 2026 Winners List: Madonna Dominates, Taylor Swift Wins Special Honor
Madonna dominated the 2026 MTV VMAs with seven wins — including Artist of the Year for 'Confessions II' — while Taylor Swift took Video of the Year and an inaugural Artist Director honor, and Nirvana
Yung Lean Premieres 'Storm II' at 2026 VMAs
Yung Lean and GENER8ION debuted their collaboration 'Storm II' live at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, recreating the music video with dancers in school uniforms, a smashed Moon Person, and a blue ic
Sienna Spiro Wins Best New Artist at 2026 VMAs
British singer Sienna Spiro won Best New Artist at the 2026 MTV VMAs, capping a TikTok-fueled rise with a jazz-inspired sound and a forthcoming debut album.
Raye, Lambert, Teddy Swims Salute George Michael at VMAs
Raye, Sombr, Teddy Swims, and surprise guest Adam Lambert performed a George Michael medley at Sunday's MTV VMAs, timed to the 40th anniversary of his 1987 solo debut Faith.
Lanterns Episode Reveals Hal Jordan's Father Died By Suicide
HBO's 'Lanterns' penultimate episode reframes Hal Jordan through a 1975 flashback revealing his father's suicide and a generational cycle of trauma, as John Stewart and the Halogram travel through a d
Madonna Wins Artist of the Year at 2026 VMAs
Madonna won Artist of the Year and Best Dance at the 2026 MTV VMAs after leading all nominees with 13 nods, telling the crowd she spent the last year-and-a-half 'finding myself' and 'making the music
Kacey Musgraves Honors Dolly Parton at 2026 VMAs
Kacey Musgraves sang Dolly Parton's 'I Will Always Love You' at the 2026 VMAs as a tribute to Parton, who died in August at 80, continuing a month-long series of Dolly covers on her Middle of Nowhere
MTV VMAs 2026 Red Carpet Goes Gaudy With Fur, Feathers
Taylor Swift, Charli xcx, Troye Sivan, and other pop stars arrived at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards in gaudy, extravagant looks featuring fur, feathers, and dramatic silhouettes.
Mighty Sparrow, the Trinidad and Tobago singer known as the ‘calypso king of the world’, dies aged 91
Slinger Francisco, the calypso legend known as the Mighty Sparrow, died at 91 in New York on Sunday after a brief illness, his family announced.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson revives 'Tru' at Menier Chocolate Factory
Jesse Tyler Ferguson stars in a London revival of Jay Presson Allen's 1989 one-man play "Tru" about Truman Capote at the Menier Chocolate Factory, with the critic praising the actor's performance but
Eva Longoria's French travelogue charms across eight episodes
**Eva Longoria** hosts an eight-episode French travelogue that a reviewer praises as charmingly frivolous — a food-first delight that sneaks in light history (Louis XIV's haute cuisine, the 1871 Paris
Carpenter Cast as Ginger Rogers in Astaire Biopic
Sabrina Carpenter will play Ginger Rogers opposite Tom Holland's Fred Astaire in a still-untitled Paul King biopic, with Margaret Qualley cast as Fred's older sister Adele.
Olivia Rodrigo Launches Unraveled Tour in Hartford
Olivia Rodrigo launched her Unraveled Tour with two back-to-back nights at Hartford's PeoplesBank Arena, performing her new record's lead single from a bed of pink flowers alongside older hits, with W
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