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Girls creator Lena Dunham welcomes baby girl delivered via surrogate
Writer and actor, 40, had long struggled with endometriosis before undergoing total hysterectomy at age 31
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Ed Sheeran wants to stay out of politics. By quitting his tour, his support acts have exposed the hollowness of neutrality
By standing behind support act Macklemore, who was removed from the tour for his vocal support of Palestine, these artists are…
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‘Faith’ Review: Erin Doherty’s Grieving Mother Approaches Sublimation in a Drama with Otherworldly Overtones
Paul Andrew Williams’ direction refuses to exploit the script’s genre trappings beyond the realm of its characters’ interiority. Read our…
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‘This should be condemned by any thinking human’: film industry rallies behind NAZA directors
Backing comes after Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor were threatened with having their citizenship revoked and accused of treason
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‘Every magazine cover needs to seduce’: designers pick their favourites
From a timeless portrait of Lana Del Rey to an alternative guide to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, experts unpick what makes an enduring,…
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Rhea Seehorn Wins Emmy for Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Rhea Seehorn won the Emmy for Lead Actress in a Drama Series for 'Pluribus.'
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Jean Smart Wins the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for ‘Hacks’
Jean Smart wins her fifth Emmy for ‘Hacks,’ making history as the first performer to win for every season of a series and tying an acting…
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‘A double entendre in every crevice’: what, beyond near-naked tennis, is Sydney Sweeney’s game?
With her new, semi-nude advert for sports site Novig, the actor cements her reputation as the anti-woke poster girl. But is it real – or…
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‘How We Stand’ Review: Amber Midthunder Stars in a Richly Drawn, Magical-Realist Indigenous Tale
Amber Midthunder stars in 'How We Stand,' directed by Marie Clements and featuring an Indigenous cast. Movie review.
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Burning Man at 40: the once anarchic desert festival faces a midlife crisis
The subversive bacchanal for San Francisco’s eccentric underground is ageing out amid an influx of the super-rich
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‘He would have been the center of everything’: the art exhibition imagining if Emmett Till lived
Dedicated to the boy whose lynching partially ignited the US civil rights movement, the new exhibition celebrates Black creativity and…
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‘River’ Review: Jane Levy Anchors a Fearlessly Cruel and Visceral Survival Slasher
Jane Levy and Jessica Rothe lead Joshua Giuliano's slasher, which finds evil in beauty and reminds us that horror is not simply a vehicle…
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Woman Unknown wins Venice film festival as NAZA takes special jury prize
May el-Toukhy becomes eighth female director to take Golden Lion as Lee Chang-dong’s Possible Love and Guardian-produced exposé of…
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‘I love a bit of mischief!’ Liza Tarbuck on why she’s swapping her Radio 2 mic for a potter’s wheel
Her riotous weekly show had an army of devoted fans. Now Tarbuck has joined the ranks of star presenters leaving the BBC – and she’s…
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‘Trash Mountain’ Review: Caleb Hearon Turns Leading Man in This Gentle Coming-of-Age Dramedy
Kris Rey directs a tender gem from Hearon's own script (written alongside Ruby Caster) about the pleasures and perils of returning home…
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Fall Festival Movies Sold So Far: ‘Rapinoe’ About US Women’s Soccer Icon Lands at HBO Documentary Films
Movies like 'Babies,' 'Ink,' and 'Elsinore' have already sold to distributors ahead of their world premieres at TIFF, Venice, and Telluride.
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Playing With Fire review – like Disney’s Fantasia on steroids as a virtual Yuja Wang plays amid luminous dreamworlds
Wang’s avatar performs music from Ravel and Debussy to Prokofiev and Liszt while dizzying virtual worlds take shape around her in this…
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The Criterion Collection Just Got Its First Physical Outpost in Toronto
For Toronto-based fans of the beloved physical media distributor, the just-opened Cinema Cellar is a must-shop. IndieWire stopped by on…
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Angine de Poitrine review – mind-boggling math rock mastery from freaky Québécois duo
The brilliantly strange band’s live show is a must-see spectacle powered by glorious noise and wild flair
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Sacha Baron Cohen lined up for Quentin Tarantino’s West End playwriting debut
The Ali G and Borat creator is reported to be taking the lead in The Popinjay Cavalier, a swashbuckling comedy Tarantino is developing for…
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‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Has Already Made $50 Million in Pre-Sales — And People Are Buying Disney’s Infinity Vision Gambit
'Avengers: Doomsday' has already made $50 million in pre-sales, Disney announced, including a good chunk in 'Infinity Vision.'
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Forget vinyl v digital debates, this kind of musical ‘authenticity’ brings real rewards
Period instruments are miles away from retro affectation, and as two Proms this week will show, can actually bring historical music up to…
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Streaming from the cloud was meant to change games forever – what happened?
Once hailed as the future, even the likes of Google, Sony and Microsoft have struggled to make streaming games fun, fast or affordable
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Summer Box Office Hit an All-Time High in 2026 — We’re So Back, Right? And 4 Other Takeaways
A $4.765 billion summer was powered equally by 'Spider-Man' and Christopher Nolan as it was 'Obsession' and A24.