Boogie Nights star reportedly cast as Carrie Bradshaw’s best friend in HBO Max series And Just Like That …Nicole Ari Parker has been billed to replace Kim Cattrall in the Sex and the City reboot, after the backlash that accompanied the news that the er…
The Handmaid’s Tale: will the TV hit break its cycle of cruelty?
Season four of the drama based on Margaret Atwood’s novel has seen Elisabeth Moss’s June in near-constant peril. However, it seems her latent rage could be the thing that sets her freeI find myself wondering why I am still so invested in The Handmaid’s…
On my radar: Paula Hawkins’s cultural highlights
The author of The Girl on the Train on discovering Alison Bechdel, identifying with Physical, and her favourite new crime novelBorn in Zimbabwe in 1972, author Paula Hawkins studied PPE at Oxford University before joining the Times as a business journa…
‘For comfort viewing, it’s quite rock’n’roll’: Why Changing Rooms is back
The flamboyant home makeover show has returned after 17 years and is one of a host of similar shows designed to cheer up the nationA sex swing inspired by the floating palace hotel in Udaipur – it was what Swansea had been calling out for,” says Lauren…
Jesy Nelson on leaving Little Mix: ‘I felt everybody hated me’
The singer left one of the most successful girl bands of all time after a decade of relentless trolling. Now, as she prepares to go solo, she reveals why she’s ready to return to the spotlight on her own termsJesy Nelson is having her photo taken. For …
New Jeopardy! host Mike Richards resigns on first day of production
Richards’ controversial selection sparked a backlash among fans and former contestants.
Stephen Colbert mocks ‘poorly handled regime change’ at Jeopardy!
Late-night hosts discuss the hosting controversy at Jeopardy! and the Republican fight against Covid safety measuresStephen Colbert addressed “the big story everybody’s talking about right now” on Thursday’s Late Show, “which continues to be the chaos …
Britons turn to TV shows for lockdown fashion inspiration
An increasing number of companies have started to announce official merchandise for fansCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFor more than a year, TV has been one of our main sources of entertainment. We have seen some characters…
From Selling Sunset to Love Island, are reality TV relationships the real thing?
On dating shows and beyond, coupling up seems to be the key to success. But for every smitten pairing, there’s another capitalising on the popularity of the ‘showmance’ It is well known that sex sells, but, on reality TV, love sells even more. Nowhere …
Seth Meyers rips America’s forever wars: ‘There was never a good time to withdraw’
Late-night hosts discuss the Afghanistan withdrawal, anti-vaxxers in California and United Airlines’ instruction not to use duct tape on passengersSeth Meyers tore into 20 years of American foreign policy and its forever wars in the Middle East on Wedn…