The Guardian Culture

From erupting volcanoes to Elon Musk’s swaddling satellites: the cosmic, chaotic art of Caragh Thuring

Nuclear submarines, gods in women’s bedrooms, a threadbare office carpet inside the World Trade Center … Thuring talks about painting the world on the brink of chaos – and letting you join the dots‘We are living through a moment of hellish, mindless destruction,” Caragh Thuring tells me, shortly after offering me a cup of tea and a chocolate chip biscuit. We are sitting in the artist’s east London studio, surrounded by paintings, magazine cuttings and cryptic handwritten notes (“AWARENESS, TESTI

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The Guardian Culture

How to Make a Mess review – Nigella Lawson musical lacks a vital ingredient

Upstairs at the Gatehouse, LondonTo help her digest the grief of her mother’s death, a woman conjures the celebrity cook in this show written by Emily Rose SimonsA musical about Nigella Lawson makes sense – after all, the creamy-voiced, innuendo-spouting domestic goddess almost feels like a theatrical creation. Then again, inserting her indelible force into a production comes with challenges, especially when she isn’t the only star of the show – as in this fun but flawed two-hander written by Em

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Variety

Tom Hanks Says Taylor Swift’s ‘Toy Story 5’ Song Was Kept ‘Top Secret’ From the Cast Until Release Day

Even Tom Hanks didn’t know that Taylor Swift recorded an original song for “Toy Story 5” until hours before it dropped. “It was top secret,” Hanks told Variety at the Los Angeles premiere of “Toy Story 5” on Wednesday night. “We did not know until, literally, when the moment came. They ushered us into a […]

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Hollywood Reporter

‘Love Island USA’ App Experiences Glitch During First Fan Vote for Season 8

Fans took to social media to share their frustrations as voting is set to close Tuesday night.

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Hollywood Reporter

Sydney Sweeney on Bringing “Sam’s Vision to Life” With Cassie’s OnlyFans Storyline in ‘Euphoria’

"Do I agree with all of Cassie’s decisions? Would I personally make these choices? No, of course not. But I’m an actor and that’s my job and this is Cassie’s life," the actress says of her character.

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Hollywood Reporter

Directors Guild Reaches Four-Year Tentative Deal With Studios, Streamers

The deal will now go to the union’s national board for approval.

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Variety

Directors Guild of America Reaches Four-Year Deal With Major Studios

The Directors Guild of America has reached a tentative four-year deal with the major studios, wrapping up this year’s round of major labor negotiations with little drama or fanfare. The DGA did not disclose terms of the deal, which still must be approved by the union’s board and sent to the members for ratification. “Consistent […]

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Hollywood Reporter

Taylor Swift Makes Surprise Appearance at ‘Toy Story 5’ Premiere

The superstar, who wrote original song "I Knew It, I Knew You" for the new movie, walked the carpet on Tuesday night in L.A.

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Variety

Taylor Swift Attends ‘Toy Story 5’ Premiere

Taylor Swift made a surprise appearance at the world premiere of “Toy Story 5” on Tuesday night in Los Angeles. Swift didn’t do step and repeat but showed up for a big cast photo. Her attendance at the Dolby Theatre festivities comes on the heels of the release of her new song on the soundtrack, […]

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Hollywood Reporter

‘Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story’ Review: The Sex-Positive Queen of NYC Public Access Cable Takes a Royal Bow, Nude of Course

HBO's Sarah Jessica Parker-produced doc pays tribute to the freedom-of-expression champion and queer community activist who took on a corporate monolith and won a national censorship battle.

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Variety

Art Directors Guild Slams Martin Scorsese for AI Partnership: ‘Turning His Back on the Human Artists’

The Art Directors Guild released a statement on social media on Tuesday condemning Martin Scorsese’s recent partnership with AI startup Black Forest Labs. In the statement, the guild accused one of Hollywood’s most celebrated directors of “turning his back on the human artists who throughout his career have helped him create his most memorable works.” […]

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Variety

‘Summer House’ Reunion: West Admits to Being on Beta Blockers and Hiding His Girlfriend While Kyle Is a Mess

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for Part 3 of the Season 10 “Summer House” reunion, streaming on Peacock as of June 10. “I think it’ll get a little bit easier.” Those were the famous last words uttered by Westling “West” Wilson when we last left him in Part 2 of the “Summer House” Season 10 reunion. That […]

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Variety

Carl Radke Sounds Off on the ‘Summer House’ Reunion and West Wilson: ‘He Got High on His Own Supply’

Carl Radke wants you to know that he’s doing just fine. I’m seated across from the Bravolebrity at Soft Bar, his modish non-alcoholic café in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and sipping on a drink called the “Steel Magnolia” — a mix of matcha, lavender Earl Grey tea and salted honey cloud that is, admittedly, quite refreshing. We’re […]

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Hollywood Reporter

‘Summer House’ Season 10 Reunion Revelations: Biggest Bombshells About West and Amanda’s Romance 

Are they in love? Are they in a monogamous relationship? Were they on beta-blockers during filming for the reunion? The Hollywood Reporter breaks down the biggest moments from the final reunion episode.

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Hollywood Reporter

‘Summer House’ Sets Bonus Episode Filmed After the Reunion — All the Details

Bravo executive Josh Brown, who was in the room on reunion taping day, spills about Bravo picking cameras back up after the conclusion of the three-part reunion for 'Summer House: The Aftermath,' airing next week: "We were in total unknown territory on this reunion."

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Variety

Nick Reiner Seeks Release of Trust Funds to Pay for Legal Defense in Parents’ Murders

Nick Reiner, son of Rob and Michele Reiner, has petitioned a Los Angeles probate court for release of trust funds in order to pay for his legal defense in the murders of his parents. Reiner’s attorneys argue that he should be able access a trust that was set up by his parents shortly after his […]

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Hollywood Reporter

Art Directors Guild Claps Back at Martin Scorsese’s Promotion of AI Tool

The union, which represents storyboard artists, said the helmer is “turning his back on the human artists who throughout his career have helped him create his most memorable works.”

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Hollywood Reporter

‘Toy Story 5’ Sparks a Nostalgia-Fueled Luggage Lineup From Away

You've got a friend in Away's new character-inspired suitcases, weekender bags, backpacks and beyond.

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Hollywood Reporter

Gracie Abrams Was “Worried Feeling Secure” in Relationship With Paul Mescal Would Threaten Her “Drive to Write Music”

"It freaked me out," the Grammy nominee said of how being in a "stable" romance with the Oscar nominee would impact her songwriting process.

entertainment  11h ago

The Guardian Culture

Project a Black Planet review: spits out dreary academic theory where it should sing

Barbican, LondonThis exhibition is so in love with the theoretical whimsy of utopian Panafrica that it loses superb artworks in an indigestible intellectual stewLynette Yiadom-Boakye is a painter with the imagination of a great novelist. Her contribution to the Barbican’s exhibition about Panafrica in art and culture deserves to win the Booker prize. She paints fictional people not portraits – a young woman reading avidly, a man standing alone in Pierrot-like fancy clothes, another wearing a coo

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