5 h. ago 'I watched Stranger Things season 5 and one storyline feels totally unnecessary'

Netflix dropped Stranger Things season five, volume one and I’ve adored it all of it apart from one thing.

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23 h. ago There is at least one winner in the Budget as BINGO halls are given surprise tax break

Taxpayers may not be feeling lucky after having their pockets picked of a total estimate of £26billion - but a surprise Budget winner is the traditional bingo hall.

Economics

28 h. ago The Beatles Anthology: the flammed together ‘new episode’ feels totally pointless

The TV equivalent of raiding a bare cupboard, the supposed extra hour here is cobbled together from previous DVD extras – but you can’t miss the tension between Harrison and McCartneyThere’s no doubt that the arrival of The Beatles Anthology in 1995 was a big deal. The TV series was broadcast at prime time on both sides of the Atlantic, and ABC in the US even changed its name to ABeatlesC in its honour. The three accompanying albums (the first time the Beatles had allowed outtakes from their recording sessions to be officially released) sold in their millions. Its success helped kickstart the latterday Beatles industry, a steady stream of officially sanctioned documentaries, reissues, remixes, compilations and expanded editions, predicated on two ideas: that the Beatles’ archive contains fathomless bounty; and that the band’s story is so rich there’s no limit to the number of times it can fruitfully be retold in fresh light.For a while, those ideas seemed to hold true, but recently,...

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37 h. ago The Beatles Anthology review – the incredible audio shows exactly why the world fell in love with this band

This update of the 1995 documentary series is utterly authoritative. And its tweak of the Fab Four’s songs is a thing of wonder – their music absolutely thumps! It would be wrong to go into The Beatles Anthology expecting another Get Back. Peter Jackson’s 2021 documentary did such a miraculous job of recontextualising the glum old footage from Let It Be, by setting it against an ingenious ticking clock device and expanding it out to become a maximalist feelgood avalanche, that it felt like you were watching something entirely new.But The Beatles Anthology is not new. If you saw the original series on television in 1995, or on YouTube at any point since, you’ll know what you’re in for. It is almost the exact same thing, only the images are sharper and the sound is better.The Beatles Anthology is on Disney+ now. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Joanna Lumley says The Beatles spread ‘a magic’ that has ‘never been matched’

Following a screening of the upcoming Disney+ series, The Beatles Anthology, the actress opened up about her experiences of the Fab Four.

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45 h. ago Joanna Lumley stuns in a navy velvet jacket as she joins Paul McCartney's daughter Mary at a special screening of The Beatles Anthology at BFI Southbank in London

Joanna Lumley stunned in a navy velvet jacket as she attended a special screening of The Beatles Anthology at the BFI Southbank in London on Tuesday evening. 

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54 h. ago The long and winding road: Stuart Maconie on why our opinions about the Beatles keep changing

Fans and historians have spent 60 years debating what the band means – and which member is greatest. Will the returning Anthology project and Sam Mendes’s planned biopics create new arguments?The early notion of the Beatles as “four lads that shook the world” has been subject to many shifts in emphasis over the decades. They have been valorised, vilified, mythologised, misunderstood and even ignored. The release this month of the new Beatles Anthology – an expansion of the original mid-1990s compilation with CD, vinyl reissues and the documentary series streaming on Disney+ – is testament not just to their enduring appeal but also to how the constant reframing of their story reveals as much about our changing tastes. The 2025 edition arrives as a full-scale revisitation of the original project, bringing with it a remastered, expanded documentary series and a substantial reissue campaign.What is more likely to reshape the way we see the band, though, is the addition of a brand-new ni...

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6 d. ago Leave your tribute to The Stone Roses' Mani as music legends mourn sudden death at 63

Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher said he was in 'total shock' and feeling 'devastated' after hearing the news of Gary Mounfield's death

Events

3 w. ago Haaland says he is far off Ronaldo and Messi but in ‘good way’ to beat goal tally

Striker feels he can better his 56 goals total this seasonHaaland part of Guardiola’s leadership group at CityErling Haaland believes he is not close to being on the same level as Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo but the Manchester City striker says he is in “a good way” to beat his best total return of 56 goals in a season.After Sunday’s 3-1 win against Bournemouth Pep Guardiola again compared Haaland’s numbers to Messi and Ronaldo, with City’s manager adding how the Argentinean and Portuguese were consistent over “15 seasons”. Haaland was asked if he views himself on the same level. “No, not at all, far off. No one can get close to them, so no,” the 25-year-old said. Continue reading...

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