Forget what that Christmas song says! Here at TV Fanatic, we think award season is the most wonderful time of the year. And in terms of both television ratings and general global interest, award shows don’t get any bigger than the Academy Awards. The stakes are higher than usual this year, as some major blockbuster
Scrapping the non-dom tax status for wealthy foreign nationals is “an utter humiliation for this government”, shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has said. “The last budget of this parliament – they’ve had 14 years and they use this moment to close a non-dom tax loophole that everyone has been aware of for years,” Ms Reeves told
Joe Biden has issued his toughest criticism yet of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – but until he backs his words with firm action, they are in danger of ringing hollow. The US president is accusing Netanyahu of “hurting Israel more than helping it” – criticism that adds to more colourful comments he’s said to
Lights, camera, throwback! The 2024 Oscars marks the return to the Academy Awards red carpet for many of its nominees. From Hollywood veterans Robert De Niro and Jodie Foster to La La Land darlings Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, these contenders are no stranger to movie’s biggest night. Take Margot Robbie, for example. The actress—who is nominated this year in the Best Picture category as a producer for Barbie—had just broken
If you look back at Jack Black’s movies, you’ll immediately notice that he’s worked with an incredibly long list of wildly talented actors. From Ben Stiller to John Cusack to Dwayne Johnson and Karen Gillan, the comedic actor has worked with so many A-listers. Now, he’s revealed his favorite co-star is Kate Winslet, and as
Harry and Meghan have paid a surprise visit to the family of a teacher who was killed in a Texas mass school shooting. Irma Garcia sacrificed her life as she tried to protect her pupils in a classroom at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, where she had taught for 23 years. Mrs Garcia’s nephew, 22-year-old
There’s no festival quite like Deep Tropics. Since their start, they’ve been pioneers in the festival landscape not just for delivering unforgettable music experiences, but for producing climate positive events year after year, earning the title to the Greenest Festival In North America. Take last year for instance, through their non-profit Deep Culture, they diverted
KSHMR has been entertaining dance music fans for the past decade. He’s made massive festival anthems like “Secrets,” “Megalodon” and “Karate”, he’s cultivated a conscious identity and sound based on his Indian heritage and he’s also a producer extraordinaire. While KSHMR, whose real name is Niles Hollowell-Dhar, continued to put out some dance tunes in
Michael Gove has urged pro-Palestinian protesters to question whether extremist groups are behind some of the demonstrations – days ahead of publishing a new official definition of extremism. The housing secretary said “good-hearted people” attending the marches should be aware they could be “lending credence” to extremists. Tens of thousands of people participated in a
Like snowflakes, they say that no two razors are alike. Side note: It feels editorially sound to mention that I have no idea who “they” are. Or if any of that is accurate. It felt right, dammit. Point is, you’ve got lots of products to choose from when it comes to the best shaving razor
Agnes Lee’s debut graphic novel, 49 Days, opens with a series of short vignettes about a young woman trying to make a journey but being foiled—sometimes in dramatic and frightening fashion—by the forces of nature. Every day, she must start her journey only to fail again. These opening sections are intentionally disorienting for the reader,
Barry Keoghan is wearing his heart on his sleeve. The Saltburn actor was spotted in recent days at two pre-Oscars 2024 parties—one hosted by Vanity Fair and Instagram and another by W magazine and Louis Vuitton—wearing friendship bracelets from Taylor Swift‘s Eras tour, including one bearing the first name of opening act Sabrina Carpenter, who he has been dating for more than a month. Another one
There’s a renewed urgency to the delivery of food to Gaza but it’s still struggling to keep pace with the escalating humanitarian catastrophe inside the besieged enclave. We joined the small kingdom of Jordan’s air force crew coordinating the multi-nation coalition to get aid to the thousands of Gazans cut off in the north of
In 2022, the 94th Academy Awards show became synonymous with the slap that caused buzz around the Internet. Chris Rock, who was hosting the biggest night in Hollywood, was slapped by Will Smith after he made a joke about wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head, referencing G.I. Jane. Following the incident, Smith won an Oscar
Two women have been charged in the US with alleged abuse of a corpse after propping up his body to withdraw money from his bank account, police said. Loreen Feralo, 55, and Karen Kasbohm, 63, lived with 80-year-old Douglas Layman in a house in the town of Ashtabula on the shore of Lake Erie in
Fifteen drones fired by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden have been shot down by the American military and its allies this morning, authorities say. US Central Command, also known as Centcom, said it had responded to a “large-scale” attack early on Saturday. The uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) presented