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Disney advert banned for showing 'disturbing' severed body

Disney argued the severed figure in the advert was a robot and "visually distinct from a human".

The real threat facing Under Salt Marsh's seaside locations

The future is uncertain for some areas featured in Under Salt Marsh, says actor Sir Jonathan Pryce.

At the Super Bowl, Bad Bunny challenged the meaning of ‘America’

The Puerto Rican star’s vision of American identity moved beyond colonial tropes to span an entire hemisphereBy now, many of us have a favorite part of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl half-time performance. It...

Marc Anthony says the way Beckham feud has played out is 'hardly the truth'

The 57-year-old performed at Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz Beckham's wedding reception in 2022.

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Florence + the Machine review – a thrilling shift in tone towards stark, sombre catharsis

OVO Hydro, GlasgowFlorence Welch is backed by the folk-horror dramatics of a petticoat-clad choir – but quite capable of transfixing the crowd with her billowing voice alone‘I’ve only sung this once b...

Captivating chemistry or a hollow misfire? Wuthering Heights splits critics

Emerald Fennell's take on Emily Bronte's classic novel has received a mixed response from film reviewers.

As a fellow Puerto Rican, Bad Bunny's Super Bowl show was personal

While the performance carried a message of unity for Latinos in general, the artist sang for the island we are both from, writes BBC Mundo's Ronald Ávila.

'Funny, warm, and no car chases' - Michael Palin on his return to TV acting

The actor and presenter said he was attracted by the "humour and magic" of BBC series Small Prophets.

Celebrity appearances, controversial ads and other Super Bowl takeaways

Celebrities including Lady Gaga, Cardi B and Jessica Alba joined Bad Bunny's Super Bowl half time show.

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Ebo Taylor, Ghanaian highlife pioneer and guitarist, dies age 90

Taylor, who did for Ghanaian music what his friend Fela Kuti did for Nigeria, has been called the greatest rhythm guitarist in historyGhanaian musician Ebo Taylor, a definitive force behind the highli...

Bad Bunny makes history as Trump criticises 'terrible' Super Bowl show

Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny makes history with his entirely Spanish set on the sporting world's biggest stage.

Reshona Landfair on her life after R Kelly: ‘I had to rebuild my entire self’

She was just 14 when she was groomed by the R&B star, and filmed in an explicit video. She tells the extraordinary story of how she survivedPicture Reshona Landfair in 1996 at 12 years old, when she m...

No big names. No big budget. But Heated Rivalry is a big hit

The made-on-a-shoe-string, Canadian-produced series is taking the world by storm.

Winter Olympics 2026 opening ceremony review – disco-dancing opera masters upstage Mariah Carey

Carey was the big draw at Milan’s San Siro, but she was outweighed by pop-classical artists – and a sizeable dollop of kitschThe Winter Oympics opening ceremony arrived shrouded in mystery. There wasn...

Add to playlist: the bizarro punk of Dutch upstarts Grote Geelstaart and the week’s best new tracks

Dressed in Sunday school apparel and singing exclusively in Dutch, this unorthodox five-piece embrace clinical chaosFrom Kapelle, HollandRecommended if you like Black Midi, King Crimson, YHWH NailgunU...

Artist Andy Goldsworthy on gathering gravestones: This is my best work yet

For years he was overlooked by the art world - now he's been approached to create a piece for a new art prize.

Add to playlist: the boundless bedroom-made black metal of Powerplant and the week’s best new tracks

Theo Zhykharyev, the Ukrainian wizard working low-profile under this brand since 2017 has pivoted to a new realm which blends ferocious energy with freewheeling funFrom LondonRecommend if you like Dev...

The Guardian Music8 months ago

Blood, butter and boys in luv: BTS’s 20 best songs – ranked!

As the superstar K-pop boyband prepare for their first album in three years – after its members completed their military service – we count down the best of their toothsome popAt the start of their ca...

The Guardian Music8 months ago

10 of the greatest songs by Sly Dunbar – from reggae classics to Grace Jones and Bob Dylan

After his death aged 73, we look back at a selection of the hundreds of tracks the Sly and Robbie drummer had a hand in makingIt isn’t Sly Dunbar’s most spectacular performance as a drummer – although...