By Sara Bright George Orwell – born Eric Arthur Blair, the man who became the legendary George Orwell – wrote 1984 as the final statement…
By Sara Bright When Buckingham Palace published its updated list of Royal Warrant holders in December 2024, one name was conspicuous by its absence. Cadbury…
By Sara Bright On 19 March, Bruce Willis turned 71. There was no red-carpet gala, no industry roast, no studio shindig with a cake shaped…
By Sara Bright The story of Britney Spears was supposed to have a clean ending. On 12 November 2021, Judge Brenda Penny terminated the conservatorship…
By Tessa Nolan Two years ago, a forecast for British design in 2024 predicted a future built on eco-friendly materials, smart city technologies, and personalisation.…
By Sara Bright When Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy opened in UK cinemas on 12 February 2025, it did something the romantic comedy genre…
By Sara Bright Twenty-four years after Helen Fielding first adapted her Independent column into a film that redefined the British romantic comedy, the Bridget Jones…
By Alexander Stone A year that opened with Tracy Chapman performing “Fast Car” alongside Luke Combs at the Grammys and closed with Cynthia Erivo and…
By Sara Bright In April, S. Craig Zahler stepped onto a Toronto soundstage to begin shooting The Bookie and the Bruiser, a period mafia thriller…
By Maria Bregman London, April 2026. There is an intriguingly stubborn quality in the loopiness of a wooden strip of sculpture. The strip doubles on…