Features & Reviews

The Saturday Interview

Billy Porter: ‘They said queerness is a liability. It’s my superpower’

The Emmy, Grammy and Tony-winning actor and singer talks to Kevin E G Perry about navigating social media, his movie musical ambitions and directing his first film, the groundbreaking trans romcom ‘Anything’s Possible’

Why do we always sneer at beach reads?

Anne Heche was my favourite actor – she should have been yours, too

Geoffrey Macnab Forty years later, ET remains Steven Spielberg’s most personal film

The Saturday Interview

Patti Harrison: ‘Not everyone is ready to laugh at beheading videos’

Alan Cumming: ‘Men have a difficult time controlling our desire’

Rising Stars

Hacks’s Hannah Einbinder: ‘A lot of bullies grew up to be comedians’

Dylan Llewellyn: ‘I want to go to the dark side for my next role’

Joe Locke: ‘A lot of queer teens feel like they don’t deserve love’

Weruche Opia: ‘I nearly turned down I May Destroy You over the threesome scene’

Independent TV

Edinburgh Fringe: Frankie Boyle says many performers at ‘elitist’ festival are ‘parasites’

Anne Heche’s heart being kept beating for organ donation assessment

Lisa Kudrow says Friends creators had ‘no business’ writing about people of colour

Eurovision superfan shares enthusiasm for Glasgow to host 2023 contest

News

What to watch

The 65 best original TV shows to watch on Netflix UK

The 35 best original TV shows to watch on Amazon Prime

The 50 best original films to watch on Netflix, ranked

A guide to all the Disney+ original content

Culture

Ellen DeGeneres sends ‘love’ to Anne Heche’s family

Anne Heche dies aged 53 after injuries sustained in car crash

The Boys star reveals devastating scene cut from Thor: Ragnarok

The 35 most absurd movie titles of all time

Mark Ruffalo throws shade at Star Wars while defending Marvel’s output

Harvey Weinstein’s youngest known accuser Kaja Sokola tells her story

TV & Radio

Film

Robin Williams defended ‘tired’ child stars on set of Jumanji

Robin Williams’s kids pay tribute to late father on death anniversary

Ben Stiller says he’s ‘haunted’ by losing out on big 1990s movie role

Anne Heche ‘under the influence of cocaine’ at time of car crash

Emma Thompson combats Sean Bean’s comments on sex scenes

James Dean biopic scrapped because Leonardo DiCaprio was ‘too young’

Music

Astronaut joins Richard Hawley on stage at Sheffield’s Leadmill

R Kelly’s ‘fiancée’ Joycelyn Savage claims she is pregnant

Britney Spears’s ex Jason Alexander sentenced to 128 days in jail

Michelle Branch arrested for domestic abuse after split from husband

The 1975 to headline Reading after giving up male-dominated festivals

Paul McCartney’s brother-in-law John Eastman dies aged 83

indy100

Navy helicopter engineer dismantles car to rescue stray kitten trapped inside

Harry Hill joins artists to have interactive works displayed across London

Chimpanzee Lizzie celebrates milestone birthday at Belfast Zoo

Cornwall kayaker captures ‘thrilling’ footage of close encounter with 30ft whale

Cyclists take on Glasgow-Athens challenge to raise funds for migrant charity

Cyclists raise £80,000 for ‘life-changing’ gardens at UK’s spinal injury centres

Animal lovers get creative helping raise £10,000 for RSPCA

Sponsored

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