Madonna’s best albums, in reverse order – from unlistenable to sublime
With Confessions II out next week, it’s time to get into the groove and press play on the queen of pop’s back catalogue
If water bottle rules at gigs can be relaxed in extreme heat, are they ever necessary?
In the age of global heating, water stations at outdoor events must be a priority, not an afterthought
Irish actor Des Nealon dies aged 90
The Dubliner’s roles at the Abbey date back to 1956 and continued until 2018
I told Copilot to f**k off the other day. ‘F**k off, Copilot,’ I typed, without asterisks
Rewrite this column with Microsoft’s ‘AI companion’? No, thank you, but I’m a good human, I swear
Olivia Rodrigo’s CMAT cover is more than a brilliant excuse for pints
The American star regularly enhances her own reputation by paying live tribute to other artists
Hamnet’s Maggie O’Farrell: ‘I turned down an OBE because I didn’t want British Empire as part of my name’
After the ‘bonkers’ Oscars, the Co Derry-born author of Hamnet is poised to publish Land, a novel inspired by her own family history in post-Famine Ireland
Goodbye, Hacks, a TV comedy jewel that has ended at just the right time
This Emmy magnet HBO Max show was a battle of the generations, but also more than just that
Game of Thrones’ Hannah Murray on joining a wellness cult and being diagnosed bipolar
The Skins and Game of Thrones star has written a memoir about her involvement in a cult-like ‘wellness’ organisation and her bipolar diagnosis
Irish film-maker on directing Kylie Minogue’s documentary: ‘She walked in with an energy. I was totally blown away’
The Irish documentary-maker thought he was the hardest-working person he knew. But that was before he met Kylie Minogue
I miss Daniel Craig already. Can the next James Bond really be Gen Z?
Amazon MGM Studios is searching for a young actor to take over as the spy
Marilyn Monroe at 100: What her films reveal about the woman behind the myth
Decades after her death, she continues to attract speculation and fantasy, but her performances are neglected
TV goes for gold with Wordle and Golden Elevator gameshows – but will it hit the jackpot?
No idea is too odd for television amid plans for scaled-up word puzzle, a Big Break reboot and a ‘psychological battlefield’ in a lift lobby
Israel through to Eurovision final after shouts of ‘stop the genocide’ during song
Noam Bettan will compete on Saturday night in the boycott-hit 70th year of the song contest, held in Vienna
Eurovision 2026: When is it on, who is boycotting and could Israel win?
Tensions and disunity haunt the song contest as it marks its 70th anniversary in Vienna
Eurovision 2026: Israel almost won in 2025. Could a new mass voting exercise see it triumph?
The final 20 minutes of last year’s final, in Basle, was excruciating. The same could happen in Vienna next week