Aziz Ansari versus television’s ‘straight white guys’ club’The writer and actor's groundbreaking hit sitcom Master of None stars him as the Indian lead, his black lesbian friend and a token straight white male friendThu Dec 24 2015 - 06:00
Space junk or Ewok essentials? The best and worst Star Wars productsLightsaber chopsticks? Wookie carpets? Duck Fadar? When it comes to Star Wars product tie-ins, the force is strong with Disney - to the estimated tune of $5 billionTue Dec 15 2015 - 06:00
John Legend makes a play for title of world’s most elite pop starSoul crooner Legend’s €140k ‘V-times-infinity-IP tour’ of New York, Paris, London must rank as the most over-the-top fan package ever createdWed Nov 11 2015 - 15:48
Stirling work: Irish architect Niall McLaughlin has high hopes for low-cost housing projectNiall McLaughlin’s building is nominated for the prestigious Riba Stirling PrizeSat Oct 03 2015 - 05:45
Jape: not resting on laurels | Electric PicnicReimagined, fresh set for veteran’s eighth outing at StradballySun Sept 06 2015 - 18:35
Natalie Prass: warming vibes | Electric PicnicDespite her inability to jump the barrier Natalie Prass takes us back to balmier timesSun Sept 06 2015 - 15:23
Hot Chip: a pivotal moment at a pivotal show | Electric PicnicMuch like their 15-year career, Hot Chip's self-assurance has come goodSun Sept 06 2015 - 14:00
Lawrence Osborne’s bad juju and ‘Buddhist plot’ in CambodiaInterview: The travel journalist and author has set his latest novel, Hunters in the Dark, in Cambodia, after a trip there to cover the genocide trials awakened his interest in the countryThu May 28 2015 - 06:00
Michael Eavis’s battle for Glastonbury’s soulGlastonbury is in its 45th year, and its founder is 79. But he’s still hands-on, and keenly protective of the festival’s ethosMon Apr 27 2015 - 04:00
Noomi Rapace: "It was almost like we put a lid on it and slowly opened during the film"Child 44 star Noomi Rapace is a model of congeniality at the premiere of Soviet-Era thriller Child 44; co-star Tom Hardy is less forthcoming... is it perhaps because he modelled his accent on the Count from Sesame Street?Mon Apr 20 2015 - 13:30
Polly Samson’s trouble and strifeThe writer of ‘The Kindess’ has lived a life – featuring Pink Floyd, grief, motherhood and a tumultuous family history – that’s a novel in itselfSat Mar 14 2015 - 09:00
Sigourney Weaver: Ripley’s long gameStill formidable after all these years, Sigourney takes the parts that interest her, be they big or small. Next up: a possible return to her most famous role in a rebooted ‘Alien’ seriesFri Mar 06 2015 - 06:00
David Gilmour and Polly Samson to appear at the 2015 Borris House FestivalIn their first public appearance together, the Pink Floyd guitarist is set to join his wife Polly Samson at June's Borris House Festival of Writing and IdeasThu Mar 05 2015 - 19:29
‘Accidental art dealer’ Steve Lazarides on life after BanksyLazarides helped make Banksy’s career but now he’s focusing his energies on other artists, such as Conor HarringtonWed Feb 04 2015 - 10:00
Alicia Vikander: ‘I have said no to roles even when I couldn’t pay rent’The Swedish actor (26) has taken a picky approach to parts, and it’s paying off now, with eight films due this year, starring alongside such Hollywood heavyweights as her rumoured boyfriend, Michael FassbenderWed Jan 14 2015 - 17:15
Spandau Ballet: ‘One day you could dress up as a soldier and the next as a 1920s alpinist’Nobody came out of 1980s fashion looking good, not even Spandau Ballet, who have just brought the era – and some of their wrangles – back to life in a new filmSat Oct 11 2014 - 01:00
