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    Celebrity

    Celebrity brings together the daily churn of film, television, music and public life – new releases and reviews, casting and career decisions, and the milestones and anniversaries that mark long careers. It sits alongside the industry stories running behind the scenes, from streaming platforms chasing their next hit to studios and public figures navigating controversy and scrutiny.

    It matters because celebrity culture is where entertainment, business and public opinion regularly collide. A single remark from an actor, a strategic pivot by a studio, or a scandal involving a well-known figure can shape conversations well beyond the entertainment pages, touching on politics, corporate ethics and shifting public attitudes.

    This is also where readers can follow the more personal threads: the choices performers make about their craft, the private moments that spill into public view, and the tributes paid to figures who have shaped culture over decades. It's a topic built for keeping up with both the headline moment and the person behind it.

    • Amazon Refreshes Kindle Lineup with Slimmer Designs, Physical Page Buttons, and Color Options

      Amazon has refreshed its Kindle, Paperwhite and Colorsoft e-readers with slimmer designs, flush-front displays and new colour options. The range adds changes to screen design, storage and battery life, while double-tap page turning is available on some Signature Edition models. The basic Kindle is 6.8mm thin, weighs 140g, has 16GB of storage and is advertised…

    • HP OmniBook 5 14 Challenges MacBook Neo with Standard OLED Display at $699

      HP has launched the OmniBook 5, an affordable laptop starting at $699 that brings premium features to the budget segment. The device competes directly with Apple’s MacBook Neo in the sub-$700 space, offering specifications that traditionally appeared only in more expensive models. The OmniBook 5 features a 2.5K OLED touchscreen with a flexible 180-degree hinge…

    • HP’s OmniBook 5 14 takes on MacBook Neo with OLED screen

      HP has unveiled the OmniBook 5 14, a laptop aimed at Apple’s MacBook Neo, with a starting price of $699.99. Its main draw is an OLED screen on every configuration, alongside a thinner and lighter design than the Neo; how it performs in practice, including its battery life, remains to be tested. The base model…

    • Cage likens Marvel fight scenes to an overfunded wrestling spectacle

      Nicolas Cage has criticised the Marvel Cinematic Universe, likening its superhero fight scenes to an overfunded wrestling spectacle. Speaking at a Texas fan convention, he said his remarks were made “with love” but found it difficult to watch gifted actors over 50 repeatedly prepare for fights in what he called “ridiculous outfits”. Cage, 62, has…

    • Meshell Ndegeocello recasts classic duets on queer liberation album Synonym

      Meshell Ndegeocello has released Synonym, an album of cover versions performed as duets that she describes as “an expression of queer liberation as a synonym for liberation of all kinds.” The project brings together diverse collaborators including Bill Callahan, Cat Power, Chaka Khan and Cynthia Erivo to reimagine songs from artists ranging from Bob Dylan…

    • Anderson and Crudup electrify Albee’s marital drama, despite a slow build

      Gillian Anderson and Billy Crudup star as Martha and George in Marianne Elliott’s production of Edward Albee’s *Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?* at @sohoplace in London. The review praises their forceful performances and the production’s sparks, while finding that the marriage’s conflict takes too long to feel truly dangerous. Set after a university faculty party,…

    • UK regulator shifts to board governance and moves headquarters to Manchester

      The Information Commissioner was replaced on 30 September by the Information Commission, a corporate body that collectively holds the watchdog’s statutory powers. The change, created by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, shifts governance from a single office-holder to an executive and non-executive board while keeping the regulator’s existing role. Seven non-executive members have…

    • Utah data centre project draws scrutiny after O’Leary’s China claims

      Kevin O’Leary promoted Wonder Valley, a proposed data centre in rural Utah, as a major national security project and said online criticism of it was linked to Chinese agents. He later said he had no evidence that several named critics were funded by China; Fox News also apologised for the claim. The episode led to…

    • TIME honours Australian Communications Minister Anika Wells for championing social media age restrictions

      Anika Wells, Australia’s communications minister, has been named on TIME magazine’s list of influential rising stars for championing social media age restrictions for under-16s. The honour reflects international recognition of Australia’s world-leading regulatory approach to protecting children online, which has inspired similar measures in Europe, Asia and some US states. Wells pursued the landmark restrictions…

    • Florence Pugh recasts Steinbeck’s Cathy Ames as a tragic figure

      Zoe Kazan’s Netflix adaptation of John Steinbeck’s *East of Eden* gives Cathy Ames a more tragic dimension. Florence Pugh portrays her as manipulative and ruthless, while the series suggests Cathy’s cruelty developed as a means of survival in a world controlled by men. The story follows the Trask family across generations, from the late nineteenth…