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“Midsommar” is an eerie elegy. The director, Ari Aster, who emerged a promising new talent thanks to last year’s indie sensation “Hereditary,” has crafted a perverse blend of terror and pitch-black comedy that lulls its characters — and us — into a daze. The pagan death carnival where most of the movie takes place seems […]

Image caption Keeping Faith had 17 million BBC iPlayer requests Whether it’s Killing Eve’s Villanelle in a pink gown, Faith Howells’ yellow raincoat or a Love Island bikini, TV is influencing fashion “more than ever”. It may be summer but with the second series of Keeping Faith due out soon, it’s time to dust off

Actor Cameron Boyce, who grew up in the public eye starring in Disney Channel shows like “Jessie” and the “Descendants” franchise, died on Saturday at the age of 20, ABC News and CNN reported. A spokesperson for Boyce’s family told ABC News that the actor had died after suffering a seizure “which was a result

Image copyright David Livingston The family of actor Cameron Boyce has confirmed the Disney star has died at the age of 20. A spokesperson said he passed away in his sleep after suffering a seizure. He made his acting debut in the horror film Mirrors but it best known for roles in Disney’s Descendants and

Image caption A consolidated audience of more than 12 million watched the recent Line of Duty finale We all love hearing a good story. But knowing how to tell a good story is another matter entirely. That’s one of the reasons that good screenwriters are in such high demand from an increasing number of TV

In mid-century America, no publication had more influence than Life magazine. It brought the world to the living rooms of the nation, largely through its famous photo essays. And in an industry dominated by men, a small group of female photojournalists created some of the magazine’s most enduring images, including the very first cover in

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Stevie Wonder, pictured at a show earlier this year, reassured fans he was “all good” Stevie Wonder will have a kidney transplant later this year, he has announced. The singer told the crowd about his medical condition as he finished his set at British Summer Time Hyde Park. He

Image copyright AFP Influential Brazilian musician João Gilberto has died aged 88. The singer and composer was known best as a pioneer of the bossa nova genre, which found international popularity in the 1960s. Reports say Gilberto died at home in Rio de Janeiro after a period of illness. His son confirmed the news of

Human rights advocates are calling on Nicki Minaj to cancel her upcoming performance at Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah World Fest in light of the kingdom’s oppression of women, crackdown on dissidents and censorship of the media. In a letter Friday, the Human Rights Foundation, a New York-based nonprofit that has worked with activists from around the

Actress Emilia Clarke has backed an NHS in England plan to support young stroke survivors, following her personal experience of brain injury. The NHS has said it wants to expand the number of centralised expert stroke teams. Clarke told BBC Breakfast’s John Maguire that the mental health of young survivors often goes unnoticed following a