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From the streets of Lagos to the Chanel catwalk: how a creative’s thrift-shop style took her to Paris

Rachel Ojuromi and her stylist friend Debby Fasingha recreated high-end designs in effortlessly cool videos shot around the city. Then the fashion house came callingBefore Paris, there was Lagos, with its busy markets, r…

‘Thicky thicky dumb dumb’ satirist Cody Dahler on his viral videos: ‘my material is presented to me on a silver platter!’

The writer and podcaster on why politics is made to seem more complicated than it is and his mission to unpack world events for everyoneWhy did you get into comedy? My mum was a professional dancer and always encouraged…

HP DesignJet T250 printer places professional printing in users’ hands

From printing menus to educational posters, technology company HP’s DesignJet T250 printer gives businesses the ability to design and print high-quality materials in house. Described by the brand as the “world’s smallest…

‘Wanted’ Review: A Messy Vigilante Story Squanders Its Musical Riches

The musical, rooted in the writer Angelica Chéri’s family lore, follows Black twin sisters who pass for white and become vigilantes in 1890s Texas.

Rosalía Celebrates Lux Anniversary with 1,000-Song Playlist

Featuring Mozart, Yung Lean, Labi Siffre, and Pink Floyd

Hayley Williams Hangs in Her Hotel Room in “Dream Girl in Shibuya” Video

The Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party track just got a black-and-white visual to match

Whitney Museum Announces Curators for 2028 Biennial

Meg Onli, a Biennial veteran, and Zack Winokur, the former artistic director of Little Island, will organize the 83rd edition of the much-scrutinized exhibition.

Bluey’s Daley Pearson on how losing his brother inspired his new film: ‘He was the best thing ever to me’

Allen, the first live-action film from Pearson’s Ludo Studio, follows a man who met an alien as a kid – and becomes obsessed with bringing him backGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIf, for whatever reason, you w…

Tom Gauld on prompts for a cartoon about artificial intelligence and writing – cartoon

‘No tech, no texts, just childhood’: author Liz Pichon on the secrets behind her multi-million selling Tom Gates series

As her long-running children’s book series turns 15, Liz Pichon talks about overcoming dyslexia to become a bestselling authorIf you ever find yourself in an airport newsagent, it might be worth peering inside one of Liz…

The efficiency trap: why optimising everything can backfire, badly

From roundabouts to the stock market, relentless streamlining could be making the world more dangerousWe have all been there: packed shoulder to shoulder on the train while the person beside us coughs and sneezes. A prot…

Fala Atelier embeds trio of playful volumes into Portuguese hillside for Cookie Cutter Retreat

Three semicircular volumes of different scales make up this retreat for digital nomads in Portugal, completed by Porto architecture studio Fala Atelier.

‘I’ve seen people in my neighbourhood pulled out of their cars’: Ava DuVernay on the cruelty and brutality of Trump’s America

Ten years after her landmark political documentary 13th, the film-maker delivers a follow-up on the 14th amendment – and the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle birthright citizenshipWhen I ask Ava DuVernay how…

Five examples of Mesoamerican modern architecture

Mexican architects have been combining principles from ancient architecture with modern techniques. Curator and writer Su Wu picks five examples of this phenomenon from her new book, Mesoamerican Modern.

Hollywood banks on Ebenezer to bring Johnny Depp in from the cold

Dickens character is actor’s first big studio role after years overshadowed by legal battles with ex-wife Amber Heard“It’s good to be back,” Johnny Depp declares in the trailer for Ebenezer, in which he stars as Charles…

Knicks defend Taylor Swift after players name her 'fakest celebrity fan'

The pop superstar's appearances at NBA games were deemed "a little performative" by New York Knicks point guards Tyler Kolek and Miles McBride.

Relief, tears and sadness: Married at First Sight UK cast react to show being axed

The show was cancelled after a BBC Panorama investigation heard allegations from three former cast members.

Monty Don bids 'final goodbye' to Gardeners' World after two decades

The head gardener on the long-running BBC TV series signed off from Longmeadow garden on Friday.

Marilyn Monroe is a magnetic misfit in Speculations, a spicy conspiracy drama full of bombshells

Marylebone theatre, London Trevor Nunn directs Torben Betts’s intriguing but flawed play following US journalist Dorothy Kilgallen’s theories about the KennedysA smartly dressed woman hammers away at an old-style typewri…

This extraordinary new Hamlet turns Shakespeare inside out with infinite jest – and cuddly toys

Sadler’s Wells East, LondonBen Duke’s clever, witty and wholly unpredictable new show, The Last Hamlet, takes big liberties with the story that pay offHamlet is trying to get a hire car. He has missed his dad’s funeral b…