Topic: Culture

Sheffield's ex-partner killed in a knife and baseball bat attack, sparks fly over a controversial Israel-Gaza film, and a teacher at an elite boarding school loses her job over an undisclosed link to a convicted partner. Culture at the site stretches well beyond arts and entertainment, taking in the crimes, controversies and human stories that reveal something about how people live now, alongside the films, television and public figures that shape everyday conversation.

Here you'll also find the lighter and more reflective side of the news cycle: verdicts on the latest streaming hits and box-office flops, profiles of tech figures pursuing unusual ventures, and the odd stroke of luck or fate that turns an ordinary person's story into something worth telling. It sits alongside coverage of institutions under strain, from schools and legal bodies to the people who move between government and industry.

Taken together, this topic offers a broad, everyday view of society: what people are watching, what they're arguing about, and where individual choices collide with public consequences.

  • 5 of the Best No. 1 Country Singles That Are Turning 30 This Year

    Musician Deanna Carter performing in Manassas, Virginia, September 3, 1999. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) We take a look at five of the best No. 1 country music singles to come out of 1996, from sentimental ballads to sassy two-step tunes. The post 5 of the Best No. 1 Country Singles That Are Turning 30…

  • The indie song dominating the charts in 2026

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  • All the Ways You Can Make Reading on Your Phone Easier

    This Wired guide explains that while modern phone screens are large and bright, they aren’t always optimised for long reading sessions, prompting many people to reach for a dedicated e-reader or a physical book instead. It outlines several built-in and third-party adjustments users can make on iPhone and Android devices to reduce eye strain and…

  • Owners ‘heartbroken’ after ‘devastating’ fire in early hours at popular Sheffield cafe

    Aesthete shop in Crosspool closed after blaze, but their Walkley shop still remains open

  • Owners ‘heartbroken’ after ‘devastating’ fire in early hours at popular cafe – thestar.co.uk

    Lucy’s Best Bites café in Gorseinon, Swansea, was destroyed by a fire in the early hours of 23 March, leaving its owners devastated and their business unable to operate. The loss matters because the café was both the couple’s livelihood and a community-focused business they had built around their shared passion for food. Police first…

  • Prime Video’s Most Expensive Fantasy Gamble Is Officially Adapting the Best Part of the Books

    Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is preparing to introduce fully realised versions of Gandalf and Sauron in its third season, a shift showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay say will elevate the series into adapting some of Tolkien’s most significant material. Having spent its first two seasons on scene-setting,…

  • Paddle UK chief hails GB start to LA28 qualification

    Great Britain’s canoe slalom team made a strong start to Olympic qualification for the 2028 Los Angeles Games, finishing third in the medal table at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Oklahoma City, held at the venue that will host the LA28 event. Paddle UK performance director Tom Duggan praised the team’s efforts, calling…

  • The Best Motorola Phones, From Razr to Moto G (2026)

    WIRED has updated its buying guide to the best Motorola phones for 2026, covering everything from the flagship Razr Ultra to budget Moto G models. The guide highlights Motorola’s growing market position, noting its Razr handsets are the most popular folding phones in the US, while flagging strengths such as clean software, generous storage and…

  • Introducing the Trump Administration Babies

    The article uses recent births among senior Trump administration figures, including Vice-President JD Vance’s fourth child, to argue that pronatalism has become more visible in conservative politics and culture. It says this matters because encouragement of higher birth rates is increasingly reflected in public messaging and policy, but contends that support for childbirth alone does…

  • Luke Combs review – regular Joe megastar brings the arena-sized party home

    Luke Combs, now the highest-selling country artist of all time, brought his tour to Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, drawing a crowd of nearly 70,000 for a two-hour show packed with pyrotechnics, celebrity cameos and hits. Despite this remarkable success, Combs retains a modest, “regular Joe” persona, and the concert underscores his unusual status in the…