Features & Reviews

Jake Lacy – from nice guy to the man the viewers hate

The actor who went from romcoms to playing a detestable honeymooner in ‘The White Lotus’ talks to Amanda Whiting about his latest role as a charismatic paedophile, the ethics of true-crime dramas, and the fans who won’t let him forget about ‘the Pineapple Suite’

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Plastic Mermaids: ‘The concept of what a band should be is stifling’

Electrifying Chicago sandwich shop drama The Bear turns up the heat

How TV series Jungle uses drill to give dystopia a new soundtrack

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The Saturday Interview

Slipknot’s Shawn Crahan: ‘I know what real evil is now’

The heavy metal star talks to Annabel Nugent about losing his daughter, being his band’s only surviving founding member, and his love for Ariana Grande

Emma D’Arcy: ‘I really like playing women and I’m really good at it’

Rising Stars

Selin Hizli: ‘Having kids was a career knockback – it shouldn’t be’

Quinta Brunson: ‘Fans took to Abbott because it’s a true comedy’

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’

Independent TV

Vogue UK editor Edward Enninful rejects government’s Rwanda scheme

Shaquille O’Neal brutally jokes Logan Paul is wearing ‘Jeffrey Dahmer’ glasses

Industry and This England | Binge or Bin

Matilda The Musical composer Tim Minchin feels like he ‘won the lotto’ with new film

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

Michaela Coel reveals what ‘sold’ her on Black Panther role

Tom Felton recalls Alan Rickman’s words after stepping on his cloak

Jamie Lee Curtis tests Lindsay Lohan to ensure she’s not a scammer

Christian Bale says green-screen movies like Thor are monotony to film

Evan Rachel Wood on turning Madonna into ‘sociopath’ in Weird Al movie

Netflix is about to take down a load of movies

TV & Radio

Film

17 disappointing performances by great actors

Brad Pitt responds to Angelina Jolie’s claims of violent behaviour

What changed in the Alec Baldwin shooting case?

Christian Bale says he ‘mediated’ David O Russell and Amy Adams fights

Ezra Miller will ‘blow viewers away’ in The Flash, says co-star

Ezra Miller will ‘blow viewers away’ in The Flash, says co-star

Music

Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan wishes he’d been ‘kinder’ to Andy Fletcher

Spice Girls ‘working on’ ‘dream’ of getting Victoria Beckham back

Britney Spears tells mum Lynne to ‘go f*** yourself’ after apology

Paramore address ‘assaults of multiple women’ at live show

Jared Leto to co-produce and star in Karl Lagerfeld biopic

U2 post in support of the Iran protests

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Most popular baby names in England and Wales revealed

Older mothers more likely to choose traditional baby names than under-25s

David Bowie, George Ezra and Mabel inspire baby name choices

Girl with limb difference ‘very, very, very excited’ to get prosthetic arm

Kate Middleton got heckled in Northern Ireland and it divided the internet

Matt Forde is ‘glad’ Corbyn backers have left Labour Party, apparently

These are the US cities that are most likely to survive a zombie attack

Sponsored

Why the Lenovo Yoga 5G is great news for streamers

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Musto and Land Rover launch performance-wear collaboration