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    Culture covers the stories that shape how we express ourselves and connect with one another. From film festivals and entertainment to social movements and artistic endeavour, these stories reflect the values, conversations and creativity that define our communities. Whether it's a new film project breaking ground, a performer taking their work to new audiences, or society grappling with important questions about identity and behaviour, culture encompasses the ways we live and the narratives we tell.

    This topic matters because culture is often where change begins. The entertainment industry responds to shifting tastes whilst simultaneously influencing them. Artists and creators challenge conventions, spark conversations, and hold up mirrors to society. Social and cultural movements highlight the issues that resonate with people's lives and futures.

    Culture also reflects broader trends in how we consume and engage with content and ideas. From streaming platforms to live performance, from traditional institutions to emerging voices online, the stories documented here chronicle the evolving landscape of how we entertain, educate and challenge ourselves.

    • Dolly Parton’s Estate to Put on Festival in Late Legend’s Honor

      Dolly Parton’s estate has announced Dollyfest, a festival celebrating the country music legend, days after her death. The event will take place across two consecutive weekends in 2027 in both Nashville, Tennessee, and London, England, and was originally conceived by Parton herself as a multi-artist celebration in Nashville that she intended to host and perform…

    • ANDREW W.K. Returns With ‘Temptation To Exist’, His First New Album In Five Years

      Andrew W.K. has released “Temptation To Exist”, his first album in five years and a striking departure into instrumental jazz-noir territory, moving away from the maximalist party rock that made him famous. Best known for his 2001 anthem “Party Hard” and the celebratory, high-energy persona built around it, the artist has instead crafted a cinematic,…

    • Could the Galliano Met Gala Fiasco Mark the End of Anna Wintour’s Reign?

      Fashion designer John Galliano has withdrawn from a planned Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute exhibition dedicated to his work, prompting the museum to cancel the show and, with it, the accompanying 2027 Met Gala in its planned form. The move marks an unprecedented break with a 70-year tradition long overseen by Vogue’s Anna Wintour,…

    • DJs eclipse rock at Reading and Leeds festival

      The Guardian’s review of this year’s Reading and Leeds festival argues that dance music, particularly tech house, has become the dominant force at what was once seen chiefly as a rock and pop rite of passage for teenagers after their GCSEs. Following a poorly received genre-themed running order in 2025, organisers embraced a deliberately eclectic,…

    • Does Badenoch’s surprise reshuffle show the Tories are finally going soft on Brexit?

      Kemi Badenoch’s Conservative reshuffle has replaced Dame Priti Patel, one of the party’s staunchest pro-Brexit “spartans,” with Tom Tugendhat, a former committed Remainer, as shadow foreign secretary. Political editor David Maddox argues this swap could signal a subtle softening of the Tories’ Brexit stance, even though Badenoch would never openly advocate rejoining the EU, single…

    • Dolly Parton’s estate announces inaugural Dollyfest for 2027

      Dolly Parton’s estate has announced the creation of Dollyfest, a transatlantic festival to be held in 2027 to celebrate the country star’s life and legacy. The event, spanning two consecutive weekends across Nashville and London, was originally conceived by Parton herself as a celebration to take place around her 80th birthday in January 2026, before…

    • Creative Arts Emmy Presenters Include Colin Hanks, Julianne Hough & Wanda Sykes

      The Television Academy has announced the first batch of presenters for the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which will be held over two nights this weekend in Los Angeles. Names revealed so far include Colin Hanks, Julianne Hough, Wanda Sykes and Julie Chen Moonves, with further announcements expected before the ceremonies take place. The Creative Arts…

    • Thundercats Movie Director Shares Promising Update on ’80s Cartoon Classic Revival

      Adam Wingard, director of Godzilla vs. Kong, has given an update on his long-delayed live-action ThunderCats film, confirming the project is still alive despite more than five years passing since it was first announced. Speaking to Polygon while promoting his new film Onslaught, Wingard said the adaptation remains on his development slate but has repeatedly…

    • 3 Rock Bands From the 1990s That Saw Multiple Members Go Solo

      This piece looks back at three prominent 1990s rock acts whose lineups later branched out into individual solo careers once the bands split or paused, highlighting how each group’s success gave rise to separate creative ventures. It’s a light retrospective feature rather than breaking news, aimed at fans wanting to trace connections between the bands…

    • A Music Festival Celebrating Dolly Parton is Heading to Nashville and London

      Dolly Parton’s estate has announced Dollyfest: The Celebration of a Lifetime, a music festival honouring the country legend’s 60-year career, set to take place over two weekends in Nashville and London in 2027. The event was originally conceived as a January 2026 celebration for Parton’s 80th birthday, with plans for her to perform herself, but…