90 m. ago ‘Can kick me out of any funk’: why Sullivan’s Travels is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series on writers’ top comfort films is a reminder of why Preston Sturges’s 1941 comedy is unbeatableI shudder to think who I would have become had I never once been a 13-year-old girl roaming the stacks of a suburban Blockbuster Video. I fell in love with movies mostly because I wanted to impress the older high school boys who worked behind the counter. The nicer ones took time to recommend their favorite films. So I must thank the beautiful, near clone of OC-era Adam Brody who enthusiastically sold me on Sullivan’s Travels, Preston Sturges’s 1941 classic. I’ve seen it so many times that I’ve come to consider it an old friend.Perhaps unsurprisingly, what initially drew me, a boy-crazy middle schooler, to the film is the sheer hotness of its two leads. Even by our current standards of eerily plump, airbrushed faces and Ozempic-toned bodies, Veronica Lake and Joel McCrea sparkle onscreen together. Her peekaboo curls and low, sultry delivery demand attention, making ...

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94 m. ago People on benefits could cut broadband bill to under £20 before monthly bills go up

Simple way to access cheaper broadband packages and boost household budget before bills go up in April.

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2 h. ago Gatsby by Jane Crowther; The Gatsby Gambit by Claire Anderson

Two enjoyable debut novels put fresh meat on Fitzgerald’s deathless classic – one a modern-day retelling in which Gatsby becomes a female influencer, another a pacy murder mystery in the vein of Agatha ChristieIt might seem unfathomable to us now, but F Scott Fitzgerald’s third novel was something of a let-down when it was published 100 years ago; his previous books, This Side of Paradise and The Beautiful and Damned – there had also been a novella, The Diamond As Big As the Ritz, and short stories including The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – had been more commercially successful and found greater favour with critics. Fitzgerald’s tale of obscure origins, extreme wealth and obsessional romantic desire appeared too unlikely, too contrived and, perhaps, too uncomfortable a reminder of class and financial inequality and its consequent social schisms to be recognised for what it was: a masterly exploration of delusion, self-delusion, myth-making and complicity.Fitzgerald himself died...

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2 h. ago WhatsApp warning for all UK users over 'strange' messages – what to do if you receive one

The financial team at Revolut has warned that Brits were scammed more on WhatsApp in 2024 than consumers in any other European country, with messages to watch out for

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3 h. ago When is the next F1 race and how can I watch Japanese Grand Prix?

F1 heads to Suzuka for the third race of the 2025 season as Yuki Tsunoda makes his Red Bull debut

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3 h. ago Social media is awash with ‘heteropessimism’. Do young women really think so poorly of men? | Rachel Connolly

The cliche of the loutish, emotionally inadequate boyfriend is everywhere. The truth is more complicatedHow is the ideal heterosexual girlfriend supposed to behave? This played on my mind after I watched Companion, a film about a loutish millennial man named Josh with a robot girlfriend named Iris. Iris was designed to be the perfect girlfriend, and so she regards Josh with total devotion and admiration, and prioritises their relationship above all else. She has a head full of fake memories, such as the one of the day they met, when they were both in the same supermarket and he clumsily upended a display of oranges, sending them rolling across the floor. This caught her attention. She has been programmed to regard this as the best day of her life.Like so many things you watch and read now, Companion is intended to reflect a familiar trope back at the viewer in an exaggerated but unchallenging fashion. It’s a pantomimed version of a wildly imbalanced heterosexual relationship, a port...

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3 h. ago Business News: Trump and Starmer hold "productive talks" over US trade tariffs as Primark boss quits

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4 h. ago ‘Joni Mitchell’s Blue revolutionised the way I saw music’: Emeli Sandé’s honest playlist

The singer was a young fan of Mariah and pretends she hates one 70s musical classic, but which aquatic power ballad can she genuinely no longer stand?The first song I fell in love with Samson by Regina Spektor, when I was 16 and falling in love for the first time. I got introduced to her music when I was working in Virgin Megastore in Aberdeen. Then I met someone in a club.The first single I bought All I Want for Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey, from Asda. My dad had played me the Music Box album from when I was about seven, so I loved Mariah. I saw it in the bargain section for £1.99 and thought: “Let’s get it.” Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Apocalypse constantly: The perverse reasons we love to watch ourselves die on screen

From ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ and ‘Planet of the Apes’ to ‘Deep Impact’ and ‘Don’t Look Up’, nothing seems to bring audiences together faster than a glimpse at the end of the world. As Tilda Swinton sings through the apocalypse in her new film, Xan Brooks dives into cinema’s most curious lineage

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5 h. ago How to watch Tour Championship snooker 2025: Free live stream, TV channel, full schedule and prize money

It's the final event before the World Championship gets underway and Kyren Wilson will be aiming for more glory

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6 h. ago Gunman jailed as police find deadly weapon in Mercedes but crook says he's never seen a gun

A gunman has been jailed for nearly seven years after police recovered two shotguns from his home - despite saying he'd never seen a gun in his life.

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7 h. ago Snow White suffers steep fall at the box office as A Working Man clinches the top spot with $15M opening

The controversial Disney film, which is a live-animated remaking of the original 1937 cartoon classic, grossed just $14.2M at the box office - a 66% decline from it's previous weekend.

Economics

13 h. ago Tribe With Bruce Parry review – he loses his mind on drugs and it doesn’t disappoint

After a decade away, the adventurer is off to gain more precious insights into tribal life – from eating weevil larva to taking ayahuasca. It’s still absolutely classic telly It is, scarily, 20 years since Bruce Parry first brought Tribe to the BBC. The diffident but determined former Royal Marine visited Indigenous people in the world’s most remote places and, by living as one of them, earned a level of trust that previous documentary-makers had struggled to achieve. Parry was more patient, more respectful and more physically courageous than other white interlopers had been. He gained valuable insights into tribal life and the threats to it posed by modernity. Tribe itself was simply cracking entertainment, as involving as it was educational.Television’s sausage machine has a way of turning the most exotic ingredients into familiar comfort food and, although it took us to the farthest corners of the planet, Tribe soon established a reliable format. Parry’s return follows the winnin...

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14 h. ago BBC Antiques Roadshow experts convicted of fraud after appearing on show

Antiques Roadshow experts Russ Pritchard III and George Juno, who appeared on the US version of the show were accused of swindling items from people at a cheaper price than their true value.

Culture

14 h. ago ‘Woodstock for elder millennials’: the Garden State soundtrack anniversary concert

The music from Zach Braff’s seminal comedy drama took centre stage for one special night bringing back artists from Imogen Heap to The ShinsIt’s been two decades since the release of Garden State, Zach Braff’s film about an alienated young actor’s struggle to find meaning in life. But while the movie itself became a cult classic, perhaps its biggest legacy is its soundtrack, which went platinum, won a Grammy and became a cultural touchstone among a certain subset of the American population.So it was no surprise that, when Braff announced a 20th-anniversary concert celebrating the album, at which each of its dozen or so artists would perform, tickets were going for hundreds of dollars. This was Woodstock for elder millennials – at least a certain swath of us who, when the soundtrack came out in 2004, found an outlet for our big teenage feelings in bands like the Shins, Frou Frou and Iron and Wine. All three were among the performers at Los Angeles’s Greek Theater on Saturday evening ...

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15 h. ago Watch: Rocket crashes into sea moments after launch in Norway

This is the moment a test rocket crashed back to Earth just moments after launching in Norway on Sunday (March 30).

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16 h. ago Netflix fans are skipping sleep to binge watch 'gripping' sci

Netflix viewers cannot get enough of this mind-bending time travel series.

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16 h. ago Actor Richard Chamberlain, star of Dr Kildare and Shogun, dies aged 90

Chamberlain became an instant favourite with his classic good looks and romantic style

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17 h. ago Watch Perfume Genius Sing “No Front Teeth” Live For The First Time In London

Watch Perfume Genius Sing “No Front Teeth” Live For The First Time In London  Stereogum

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18 h. ago Waterproof changing robe is 'lighter than Dryrobe' and a fraction of the price

The Amazon version is over £100 cheaper

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