94 m. ago In Whose Name? review – Kanye’s descent makes for grimly compelling watch

More than 3,000 hours of footage filmed since 2018 by a teenager gets turned into a strange, revealing and unsettling look at a fallen star‘What was Kanye West thinking?’ has remained a prevailing question since the Grammy award-winning rapper-producer pulled the rip cord on his spectacular descent into rightwing nihilism more than a decade ago. In Whose Name?, a cinéma vérité take on the tortured musical genius (who goes by just Ye now), offers fans and long-term observers a new artifact to pore over in search of answers – and reason to be disappointed all over again.That’s not a knock on the 104-minute opus, an outcropping of more than 3,000 hours of footage – some of it never before seen, some of it a reverse perspective on the viral stunts and rants that have marked Ye’s dramatic nosedive. Director Nico Ballesteros – who started filming in 2018, at age 18, with nothing to recommend him (his stint as a second assistant director on a Jesus Is King concert video came later) – had s...

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3 h. ago BRIAN VINER reviews One Battle After Another: Paul Thomas Anderson has made something Academy Award winningly special

Now that he's turned 50 and his baby-faced good looks have faded, Leonardo DiCaprio is becoming an expert at playing middle-aged men gone to seed.

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3 h. ago 'Heartbreaking' Martin Freeman drama with Happy Valley star leaving Netflix really soon

A “flawless” crime drama that depicts a harrowing real-life murder investigation is going to be dropped from Netflix.

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3 h. ago Priscilla Presley reveals why Lisa Marie had already lost the will to live before she died at just 54

It was Priscilla, 80, who made the harrowing decision to take her daughter off life-support, as revealed in an excerpt of her upcoming memoir.

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4 h. ago Gemma Atkinson set to marry Gorka Marquez after heartbreaking postponement

Strictly Come Dancing star Gemma Atkinson has opened up about her wedding to Gorka Marquez, and revealed the reason why the couple have been putting it off

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5 h. ago Emma Raducanu squanders three match points to crash OUT of the Korea Open against former Wimbledon champion

While the 22-year-old was able to despatch world No 41 Jacqueline Cristian in straight sets in her tournament opener, former Wimbledon champion Krecjikova proved a tougher obstacle.

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5 h. ago Release date for Baby Steps and when you can play the ragebait walking simulator

Bennett Foddy, the creator of Getting Over It, is back with a new game that's set to be just as frustrating – Baby Steps. Here's everything you need to know about the release date

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5 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing Dianne Buswell's emotional 'baby boy' admission amid Joe Sugg birth 'worry'

The dancer's made an emotional admission about expecting a baby boy after revealing her pregnancy news with boyfriend Joe Sugg

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6 h. ago Trump urges Starmer to ‘drill, baby, drill’ in the North Sea to cut energy bills

US President Donald Trump encouraged the Prime Minister to exploit the ‘great asset’ of the North Sea.

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6 h. ago Mother, 37, who downed vodka and partied with friend as her baby daughter died is guilty of child cruelty

Natasha Birks, 37, from Stoke-on-Trent, failed to raise the alarm until it was too late, as her five-month-old daughter died while she was drinking vodka with her friend.

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6 h. ago Drill, baby, drill! Donald Trump piles pressure on Keir Starmer to U

The US President took a swipe at the Prime Minister's Net Zero goals as he suggested ramping up the production of fossil fuels would cut Brits' energy bills.

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6 h. ago Baby food pouches part of latest food recall over health risk

Pouches were sold at Walgreens and independent stores in the U.S. South region

Society

6 h. ago Actor Louis Partridge in relationship with Olivia Rodrigo ‘for right reason’

Partridge, who has a lead role in new Netflix period drama House Of Guinness, said he and Rodrigo prefer not to be photographed in public.

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6 h. ago Swiped review – Lily James leads a girlboss Social Network that is half film, half Bumble advert

This Disney+ biopic treats Whitney Wolfe Herd’s often harrowing experiences in the male-dominated tech industry with appropriate seriousness, but ultimately becomes a bland PR exercise

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7 h. ago New Aero flavour discovered on UK supermarket shelves and shoppers are loving it

UK shoppers in a food-focused Facebook group are celebrating the release of a new Aero chocolate bar flavour, readily available in Tesco and Poundland stores across the country

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8 h. ago Dad tells of 'recurring nightmare' as video of son's tragic death still on Facebook

Lee Stavers has been haunted by the harrowing footage of his son Corrie's death.

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8 h. ago Baby Shark Teams Up with the London Symphony Orchestra for a 10

Baby Shark Teams Up with the London Symphony Orchestra for a 10-Year Celebration  PR Newswire

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9 h. ago Royals made Donald Trump a special cocktail but he refused to drink it for heartbreaking reason

At yesterday's state banquet, US President Donald Trump opted not to try a cocktail that had been made in his honour, with a devastating family tragedy having put the poltician off booze for life

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9 h. ago Richard Osman says 'it's not great' as lifelong health issue is reason behind hobby

Richard Osman has been open about a health condition that has meant he struggles with autocues and has had to "hone" his skills in order to adjust to it

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10 h. ago Charlie Kirk's friend gives harrowing account of frantic race through traffic to get the influencer to hospital after he was shot: 'We were giving CPR but he was with Jesus... but we had to try'

Christian author Frank Turek, 63, was in the car with the right wing activist after he was killed during a question-and-answer session at Utah Valley University.

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