54 h. ago ‘It’s the misogyny slop ecosystem!’ How Candace Owens and the American right declared war on Blake Lively

Remember Johnny Depp v Amber Heard? If you thought that was ugly, wait till you see Blake Lively v Justin Baldoni. As the stars of It Ends With Us swap lawsuits over claims of sexual harassment, the conservative media has picked its side – and it’s not pulling any punchesRarely has a film been so un-presciently named as It Ends With Us. This domestic abuse drama was released in August 2024 and was a huge success, earning over $350m worldwide. But that was only the beginning. What has followed is an offscreen conflagration that is not only threatening to consume the careers of the film’s lead actors, Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, but continues to set social media and the entertainment industry ablaze. We’ve still got a long way to go before it really ends – a trial is set for March 2026.It’s easy to see why this case attracted so much attention initially – everyone loves a good celebrity dust-up – but having begun as just another Hollywood feud destined to be adapted into a presti...

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5 d. ago I was there when VE Day happened dizzy with excitement as the blackouts were called off and victory rejoiced

Eighty years ago this Thursday, victory in Europe was declared for the Allies, signalling the end of the Second World War after nearly six years.

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6 d. ago What happens when the US declares war on your parents? The Black Panther Cubs know – podcast

The Black Panthers shook America awake before the party was eviscerated by the US government. Their children paid a steep price, but also emerged with unassailable pride and burning lessons for todayBy Ed Pilkington. Read by Chiké Okonkwo Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Putin mouthpieces declare 'British blood must be spilled' in terrifying WW3 threat after Kremlin accuses Britain of supplying explosives that killed top general

Vladimir Putin's propagandists have declared that British blood 'must be spilled' in a haunting World War III threat

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8 d. ago Trump reveals what he really thinks about Jeff Bezos after declaring WAR on billionaire over Amazon tariffs

Donald Trump said he was able to settle things with Jeff Bezos Tuesday afternoon after Amazon caved and said it would remove a line for the cost of tariffs on the price tag for products.

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8 d. ago A very 'p***ed' Trump phoned Jeff Bezos directly to declare WAR over Amazon's 'hostile and political act'

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt denounced Amazon on Tuesday.

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8 d. ago Trump declares war on Jeff Bezos after Amazon's 'hostile and political' tariffs move

After Amazon announced it was going to display the cost of Trump's tariffs alongside its products on its website, Donald Trump dubbed the move 'hostile and political'

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8 d. ago Donald Trump declares war on Jeff Bezos over Amazon's 'hostile' tariff price rise

Donald Trump's White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt condemned Jeff Bezos' move as “a hostile and political act by Amazon”, adding that she had spoken directly with the president about the decision.

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8 d. ago Trump declares war on Jeff Bezos as Amazon makes 'hostile and political' tariffs move

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt denounced Amazon on Tuesday.

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2 w. ago There’s only one way to fight the climate greenlash: appeal to the naysayers’ self

If green policy is going to survive the culture wars, it needs a new pitch – cleaner air, cheaper bills and healthier citiesFor a decade, green activists in Britain have been congratulating themselves on their luck. Unlike in many countries in Europe, where motorists, farmers and rightwing groups have been driving anti-climate action, the UK has long enjoyed a comfortable political consensus on the subject. But conditions for a greenlash are assembling.Most Britons still say they support climate efforts, but the price of decarbonising may at last be about to hit our wallets. Meanwhile, the Conservative party has come a long way since it sported a little green oak tree as its logo. Last month, Kemi Badenoch declared a full culture war against net zero, which she said couldn’t be achieved “without a serious drop in our living standards or by bankrupting us”.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a letter of up to 250 words to be consid...

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2 w. ago ‘They act with total impunity’: Paris city hall declares war on graffiti vandals

Officials promise to track down and prosecute those who ‘tag’ city’s historic monuments, statues and grand buildingsIn Paris’s central Place de la République, the magnificent lions at the feet of the statue of Marianne are once again covered in graffiti.Along the nearby Boulevard Saint-Martin – part of the Grands Boulevards that bisect the north of the city – the trunk of every plane tree has been crudely sprayed with a name. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The Narrow Road to the Deep North review – Jacob Elordi’s fine turn in complex, confronting war drama

Justin Kurzel’s adaptation of Richard Flanagan’s novel eschews battleground spectacle for a rich meditation on trauma that unfolds in three timelinesGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailMany great directors have been attracted to war movies – or, as is the case with Australian auteur Justin Kurzel, a war-themed series, adapting Richard Flanagan’s novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North.Film-makers of a certain calibre seem to view this genre as a rite of passage. Some productions – including the recent Apple TV+ series Masters of the Air – have a retrograde flavour, painting war (perhaps problematically) as a great big adventure. Many lean into spectacle, attempting to recreate the smoke and fury of battle, but in the process running the risk of celebrating or ennobling war. “Every film about war,” declared François Truffaut, “ends up being pro-war.”Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue r...

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3 w. ago Ringleaders of attacks on French jails will be punished, Macron says

Wave of assaults ‘declaration of war’ by drug gangs after crackdown on bosses operating from jail, French media sayEmmanuel Macron has warned that those behind a wave of apparently coordinated attacks on French prisons and staff will be “found, tried and punished”.The president’s comments came after at least a dozen assaults on French jails in the past three days. In one attack, gunmen using automatic weapons fired at the entrance to Toulon prison in the south of France. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Nato chief visits Odesa, declares ‘unwavering’ support for Kyiv

Nato’s Mark Rutte makes his pledge after Donald Trump blames Volodymyr Zelenskyy for starting the war. What we know on day 1,148See all our Ukraine-Russia war coverageNato secretary general Mark Rutte has visited the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and declared “unwavering” support for Ukraine in the aftermath of a Russian attack on the northern city of Sumy that killed 35 people. Rutte said the military alliance was still strongly behind Kyiv, even as it also supported the ceasefire push by US president Donald Trump, who has issued fresh criticism of Zelenskyy, accusing him of starting the war. “Nato stands with Ukraine,” Rutte said at a press conference with Zelenskyy on Tuesday. “You and I know that this has been true all along. I also know that some have called Nato’s support into question in the last couple of months. But let there be no doubt: our support is unwavering.” Rutte also said: “Russia is the aggressor, Russia started this war. The...

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4 w. ago Trump declares war on showers to ‘take care of my beautiful hair’

Donald Trump declared a “war on showers” on Wednesday, 9 April, signing an executive order to lift restrictions on water pressure in showers saying he wanted to "take care of my beautiful hair."

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4 w. ago Tesco declares new supermarket price war to see off threat from Asda revival

Supermarket giants says it want “flexibility and firepower” to respond to current market conditions

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4 w. ago Tesco declares new supermarket price war to see off threat from revived Asda

Supermarket giants says it want “flexibility and firepower” to respond to current market conditions

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4 w. ago ‘High people ideas’: Dave Chappelle’s scathing take on Trump’s policies goes viral as trade war escalates

Eight years ago the comedian gave his verdict on Trump’s approach to international relations - and it is being shared again after the president declared economic war on the world

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4 w. ago ‘HillmanTok’: how The Cosby Show inspired resistance to Trump’s war on Black education

Inspired by the university setting of A Different World, the world’s first crowd-sourced HBCU is expanding onlineIn 1987, the Cosby Show spinoff A Different World made its US TV debut and followed the elder child, Denise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet), as she studied at her parents’ alma mater. The fictional historically Black college (or HBCU), Hillman, would go on to become a byword for Black excellence. “The influence of kids wanting to go to school, period, I think is very powerful,” one of the stars of the series, Jasmine Guy, said while touring HBCU campuses with her former castmates in 2024, 35 years after the sitcom ended. “Because they could see themselves there.”Hillman College is credited with driving record levels of enrollment at actual HBCUs in the 1980s and 90s, and remains a source of inspiration for Black creatives to this day. The actor-screenwriter Lena Waithe had the fabled campus in mind when she launched her production company, Hillman Grad. “I want to call it something...

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4 w. ago Trump's massive 104% tariff sparks 'bullying' response from China as market plunges

Donald Trump has declared a trade war on the rest of the world after his latest round of tariffs went into full effect at midnight. China has now been slapped with an eye-watering 104%

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