34 h. ago PSG’s culture shift leads into mighty Club World Cup showdown with Bayern

European champions are enjoying themselves under Luis Enrique, a world away from their last game against the German clubThe last time they crossed paths, Vincent Kompany was on his way in and Luis Enrique was on his way out. It was late November at the Allianz Arena and Bayern Munich’s new manager waited by the press room while his opposite number at Paris Saint-Germain spoke to the media; as he listened in, he could hardly believe what he heard. “It was completely over the top,” Kompany recalled in Atlanta when he again followed Luis Enrique into a chair lined up before the cameras, and before another big night, seven months later and more than 7,000 miles away. “Now we’re talking about the same game from a totally different perspective; it’s interesting to press fast forward and see how much things can change.”That night, Bayern beat PSG 1-0 in the Champions League. Five games into the competition, PSG had won just once, against Girona at the Parc des Princes and that was their th...

Culture

47 h. ago DJ Fat Tony discusses growing up gay on a 'rough' council estate with 'skinhead brothers' and reflects on 'never coming out' to his loved ones ahead of Pride event

The legendary music star, 58, real name Tony Marnach, rose to fame on London's club scene in the 1980s and became best friends with Boy George and Kate Moss .

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7 d. ago JK Rowling ridicules Pedro Pascal after reports The Last of Us star shut her down

JK Rowling has taken a brutal swipe at Hollywood actor Pedro Pascal after he publicly lashed out at her once again over her stance on women's rights .

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1 week ago Boy George takes ‘muggle’ swipe at JK Rowling live on air after row

Boy George called JK Rowling a “muggle” following their social media row over transgender people.

Society

1 week ago Boy George sends defiant message to 'very disappointing' JK Rowling live on Lorraine

The 64 year old, real name George Alan O'Dowd, took to the studio to chat to host Lorraine Kelly , 65, about his upcoming new music.

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1 week ago Boy George mocks JK Rowling as 'a muggle' in latest fiery swipe after trans row

Boy George has issued a fiery response to JK Rowling after he called her a "rich bored bully" as their social media row over trans people continues to rage on

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2 w. ago Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola would consider managing in South America

Guardiola is revelling in the multi-cultural atmosphere at the Club World Cup.

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2 w. ago Brain dead woman on life support gives birth to one pound baby after emergency surgery

Adriana Smith, 31, was declared brain dead while pregnant in the US state of Georgia, and gave birth to a little boy named Chance, who weighed one pound and 13 ounces, via emergency caesarean

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2 w. ago Boy George calls JK Rowling 'bored rich bully' as social media feud erupts over trans rights

Rowling, 59, has faced backlash from Harry Potter stars and actor Pedro Pascal for her views on trans rights

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2 w. ago Boy George embroiled in social media dispute with ‘bored rich bully’ JK Rowling over trans rights

Singer criticised author’s relentless campaign to preserve women-only spaces

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2 w. ago JK Rowling goes to war with Boy George over trans rights: Author highlights singer's conviction for beating escort with a chain after he called her a 'rich bored bully'

A heated exchange ignited on X after the 63-year-old popstar dubbed the Harry Potter author a 'rich bored bully'.

Events

3 w. ago Boy George: Bowie's gig in Lewisham 'big turning point for me'

Boy George: Bowie's gig in Lewisham 'big turning point for me'  BBC

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3 w. ago Borrowed culture and a plasticine burger – welcome to the Club World Cup and almost

Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami play in Saturday’s opener but people still look blank when asked about Fifa’s $1bn eventFire up the marching band. Rouse the majorettes from their state of indifference. Put out more flags. Put out some flags. Put out a flag. Er is anyone actually there? IShowSpeed? Can you hear me Pitbull? Welcome to the almost-World Cup, an almost-real almost-event that will perhaps, with a favourable wind, now begin to feel like almost-football.­This week Gianni Infantino described Fifa’s regeared tournament as football’s Big Bang, referencing the moment of ignition from which all the matter in the universe was dispersed out of a previously cold and indifferent void. And to be fair, Infantino was half-right. So far we have the void. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Bryan Cranston reveals devastating impact of fame on his marriage to Robin Dearden

Bryan Cranston has shed light on the devastating impact of fame on his 36-year marriage to wife Robin Dearden during an appearance at the Tribeca Film Festival.

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3 w. ago Boy George and Culture Club documentary premieres at Tribeca film festival in New York

Guitarist Roy Hay tells Standard ‘we've had horrendous experiences with documentaries but this one gets it right’

Culture

3 w. ago Miley Cyrus faces backlash over 'biphobic' comment about JoJo Siwa’s relationship with Chris Hughes

The Something Beautiful singer was speaking on a panel at Dreamland Pride Festival in New York when she made her remarks

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3 w. ago Governors Ball 2025: Olivia Rodrigo and Hozier reign over New York festival

While there were less zeitgeisty moments in this edition, acts like Young Mikoand Benson Boone still brought energy to New York’s cheaper CoachellaFor the past year, I have dined out on the story of being in the Sunday crowd at last year’s Governor’s Ball. That sweltering afternoon in the sun, the largest crowd of New York’s premier music festival – more than could fit on the lawn of Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens – gathered at an unusual hour for a mid-bill set. If you’re lucky, there are a few times in the life of a regular concertgoer when it is not just another great show, when you can feel the gravity of the zeitgeist shift. Chappell Roan, dressed as the Statue of Liberty and ferried to the stage in a giant apple, belting Red Wine Supernova to a sea of pink cowboy hats in one of the loudest sing-backs I have ever heard, is one of those times, a clear sonic boom of a cultural rocket taking off.Roan’s star-making moment turned out to be a stake in the ground of a tentpole...

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3 w. ago Miley Cyrus fans fume after singer 'bullied' into singing at movie premiere

Miley Cyrus' new movie, Something Beautiful, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, but some fans were not pleased with the event as they were expecting a concert

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4 w. ago Finding Margaret by Andrew Pierce review: A moving tale of abandonment

Andrew Pierce’s moving memoir is dedicated “to Betty and George, my real mum and dad”. That puts the story that follows in perspective. It’s about his search for his birth mother. But we know at the start that it has a happy ending, because Betty and George were there for the little boy, who grew up to be a distinguished journalist.

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4 w. ago WWD Fetes Inaugural Culture Club in London With Industry Leaders [PHOTOS]

WWD Fetes Inaugural Culture Club in London With Industry Leaders [PHOTOS]  WWD

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