10 of the best films to watch this February
Universal Pictures 9. EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert When Baz Luhrmann was researching his Elvis biopic, he unearthed dozens of
Ann Lee, the 1700s Christian leader who shocked America
In 1770, Lee was imprisoned for 30 days in Manchester for disrupting another church service. While incarcerated, Lee had a
The 1970s sex scandal that led to a dramatic trial
The story took yet another twist in October 1977 when the London Evening News ran the sensational headline, “I Was
Why this Robert Burns classic is a masterpiece
Nannie and her cohorts aren’t pleased to hear it: Tam has to flee on horseback with a crowd of screeching
After Heated Rivalry, women are driving a gay erotic boom on screen
That it had a positive response from this fanbase might well have been predicted, but what has been more surprising
The 600-year-old origins of the word ‘hello’
Hello around the world While the English language settled on “hello” as its customary greeting, other languages forged their own.
The new Game of Thrones prequel is ‘very funny’ and a ‘total delight’
Ser Duncan is poorly trained, lacks experience and is dressed in little better than rags, with a rope for a
Hero or brutal tyrant? The controversy over 16th-Century explorer Magellan
Although solid facts about Magellan’s life are limited, the narrative that often prevails is about his heroism. Diaz’s Magellan, on
‘It can be unnecessary – and even too much’: Are violent video games like Grand Theft Auto 6 becoming too realistic?
“Gameplay is a holistic experience involving graphics, player agency, animation, sound, ludic and spatial design – it’s the meshing together
How the 1973 oil crisis forced Nixon to rethink time
The president even urged Americans to lower their thermostats in homes, offices and factories by at least six degrees Fahrenheit.