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Elisabeth Shue was a star. Here’s why she disappeared from the limelight
If the Shue fits … Hollywood should have embraced her.
- by Annabel Ross
Rappers are the coolest musicians on the planet, so why do their feuds feel so lame?
From Jay-Z and Nas to Kendrick and Drake, beef between rappers has been a genre mainstay. But why does the latest feud feel so lame?
- by Tom W. Clarke
Even Martin Scorsese can make a bad film, and this one’s his worst
The filmmaker’s 2002 epic is the cinematic equivalent of a tabloid paper.
- by Sandra Hall
Nothing tests my loyalty more than a shop’s loyalty scheme
Why do I join all these loyalty clubs when the “rewards” are so laughable?
- by David Free
The colour of the moment is brown. I’ve been saying this forever
Beyond just a colour, brown is a mindset, a state of being.
- by Robert Moran
Showbags are expensive and full of rubbish - but they’ll stand the test of time
There are few other things I can think of that have endured without alteration.
- by Mali Waugh
Let’s leave polos where they belong, on daggy dads and school students
Rihanna is about to lead an impressionable generation down the fashion toilet.
- by Alice Tovey
Not just Ken: Ryan Gosling is the greatest male comedic actor of the 21st century
He’s become a better, more watchable and more consistently bankable comedic lead than any other male actor going around.
- by Tom W. Clarke
Forget Barbie, Billie Eilish and Finneas should’ve won an Oscar for this
Turning Red’s Nobody Like U is never not on my mind.
- by Robert Moran
After five nominations, this actor deserves to finally win an Oscar
Her range may mean that audiences have never entirely got her into focus, which in turn could explain why none of those nominations to date have led to wins.
- by Jake Wilson