Events for “culture”

How Marlon James Confronted ‘the Story I Was Not Allowed to Live’

With “The Disappearers,” the Booker Prize-winning author has written his most personal novel yet.

Security Council LIVE: Rising tensions in Gaza, West Bank

Amid illegal Israeli settlement surges, continued attacks in Gaza and the West Bank alongside tensions throughout Occupied Palestinian Territory, the Security Council discussed the latest developments on Wednesday, with the UN Special Envoy stressing that “human dignity must be a

Security Council LIVE: Tracking Syria’s transition

As Damascus continues to rebuild after more than a decade of war – from the recent dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to the United States’ removal of Syria from its sponsors of terrorism list – a top UN official warned the Security Council on Thursday that i

Security Council LIVE: Deadly gang attacks spike in Haiti

Following a deadly spate of gang attacks on civilians in Haiti and amid reports of illicit weapons slipping into the Caribbean country, the Security Council has called an emergency meeting at 3pm (local time) to hear and discuss the latest developments.

LIVE: Chelsea vs Brighton – Premier League

Follow updates from the Premier League clash - including the build-up, analysis and live text commentary of the game.

Alex Eala eyes history in homecoming exhibition

The Filipina tennis star will headline Alex Eala Live: Game. Set. Celebrate at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan on Dec. 8.

Follow live: Messi, Miami seek to end four-game winless run

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Tracking preseason NFL trades: Who is on the move ahead of the season?

We're following trades right through kickoff of the season, including deals for Tutu Atwell and Kayshon Boutte.

Jelly Roll Clarifies Political Views, Regrets Not Taking “Opportunity to Speak Up” at Grammys

The singer-songwriter opened up about his beliefs during his final night guest hosting 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' after a Trump joke he made earlier in the week sparked backlash from conservatives.

Reid's annual HBCU watch list: 10 players who could get 2027 NFL draft interest

Ahead of Saturday's Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff, we ranked 10 HBCU players who could be on next year's NFL draft radar -- including two QBs.

Jelly Roll explains political beliefs after Trump roasts: I’m ‘down the middle’

Country music star Jelly Roll defended his political beliefs during his final hosting appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Thursday night, responding to widespread criticism from President Trump supporters.

College Football Kickoff: Where to Watch North Carolina vs. TCU in the First Game of the Season

Taking place in Dublin, Ireland, here’s how you can tune into the NCAA matchup without paying a dime

Jelly Roll Finally Addresses His Political Views: ‘Human Dignity Isn’t Republican or Democrat’

The country singer delivered an emotional monologue while guest-hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live

Security Council LIVE: Civilian suffering grows in Russia-Ukraine war

As spiralling drone and missile attacks on civilians in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war continue, top UN officials told the Security Council on Monday that every diplomatic effort must work towards a full, immediate and unconditional ceasefire.

MLS suspends Inter Miami coach for late kickoffs

Inter Miami coach Guillermo Hoyos has been given a one-match suspension by Major League Soccer for repeated violation of the league's late kickoff policy.

Artificial intelli-gents: 12 inhuman pop culture tech bros

Though few pieces of media mention Mark Zuckerberg by name, he's forever shaped the way a certain type of Silicon Valley villain looks.

Watch live: RFK Jr., Rollins tout Trump’s child nutrition agenda

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins will speak Monday at an event outlining the Trump administration’s child nutrition agenda. The two officials are set to discuss new investments and policies tied to the administrati

His Web Connects Us All: every Spider-Man movie, ranked by the Letterboxd community

With Spider-Man: Brand New Day breaking box-office records, we weave a not-so-tangled web: the Letterboxd community’s ranking of every solo big-screen adventure for the friendly neighborhood wall-crawler, from best to worst.

Flesh and Fluids: Jane Schoenbrun on fighting repression through Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

As Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma emerges into theaters, filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun speaks with Mitchell Beaupre about the film’s multiple-climax structure, the angelic qualities of Hannah Einbinder and repression as the ultimate enemy.

Litterboxd: twenty fantastic film felines for International Cat Day

To celebrate International Cat Day, we’re counting off twenty beloved cats and kittens from movie history, from animated Disney icons to purr-fect pals from global arthouse hits.

The Secret Life of Bees: Andrew Patterson and Matthew McConaughey on The Rivals of Amziah King

As The Rivals of Amziah King swarms its way into theaters, Matthew McConaughey and writer-director Andrew Patterson reflect on the film’s distinctive, potluck-style combination of music, community and beekeeping.

Strange Connection: Gregg Araki and Joseph Gordon-Levitt on the lingering power of Mysterious Skin

With Mysterious Skin returning to US theaters in a new 4K restoration, Gregg Araki and Joseph Gordon-Levitt reflect with Ariel LeBeau on how their film’s fraught, sensitive vision of abuse and its aftereffects continues to resonate decades later.

Lights Up: a starter pack of twenty fantastic films with transformative movie theater scenes

There is no rigid criteria or genre when it comes to iconic movie theater scenes in films—spanning the full gamut, Rory Doherty rounds up twenty of the most transportative, from In the Mouth of Madness to Babylon and more.

Unreleased Gems (August 2026): Your chance to watch three festival film favorites that haven’t been released anywhere else, for a limited time only

From recent discoveries yet to begin their distribution journey, to hidden gems that slipped through the cracks—these standout films have been out of reach for most of our members, until now.

2026 Fall Festival Preview: our most anticipated autumn film festival premieres

Vigilante revenge sagas, taut psychological thrillers, the return of a legendary movie monster and new efforts from Oscar-nominated writer-directors are among our most anticipated films of the 2026 fall film festival season.

Top Dog: a starter pack of twenty films with iconic canine co-stars

In celebration of International Dog Day, we’re counting off twenty beloved pooches and pups from movie history, from faithful claymation creations to underdogs you can’t help but root for.

Lucid Dreamers and Open Roads: Shatara Michelle Ford on belonging and on-screen fantasies in Dreams in Nightmares

With their sophomore feature Dreams in Nightmares finally reaching theaters, Shatara Michelle Ford tells Adesola Thomas about the fantasies and winding journey of their dramatic, comedic, experimental and unabashedly erotic film.

Sipamla ruled out of Namibia tri-series with hamstring injury

Andile Simelane has been called up as Sipamla's replacement

Robinson leads dominant seam display as England seal series with 194-run win

Abbas takes five for Pakistan as Shakeel falls short of consolation century

Hazlewood looks to maintain intensity after successful Test return

Australia's ODI squads for the Zimbabwe and South Africa series will be named this week

BCB president Tamim Iqbal 'hopeful' of India touring Bangladesh in 2026-27 season

Cricinfo understands that the six-match white-ball series is likely to take place early next year

‘Coyote vs. Acme,’ Viewed as Unreleasable by Warner Bros., Just Beat a Jacob Elordi and Ridley Scott Movie at the Box Office

"Coyote vs. Acme" opened in second place with $15.4 million while "The Dog Stars" flopped with $8 million.

‘Lanterns’ Review: Episode 3 Reveals John Stewart’s Stunning ‘OutKast’ Origin Story — Spoilers

In its best episode to date, HBO's original series examines what John Stewart, a Black man in America, had to do to earn the same job as his white predecessor.

Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall’ Will World Premiere at This Year’s New York Film Festival

PTA’s latest captures the Geese frontman’s stripped-down 2025 set at the iconic venue.

Tom Cruise’s ‘Days of Thunder’ Sequel Set for June 2028 with Anne Hathaway Joining

Jonathan Levine is directing the sequel to the 1990 NASCAR film.

Ridley Scott Casts His Crews as Carefully as His Movies So That He ‘Can Just Play Tennis’

Scott and several of his department heads tell IndieWire about their ongoing collaboration and their work together on the director's latest film, "The Dog Stars."

‘The Social Reckoning,’ ‘Cliff Booth,’ and ‘Artificial’ Had Reshoots. Why Is That a Disaster?

Are three upcoming films from major directors really in trouble, or has a six-month awards season made us dumber (not smarter) about film production?

Miley Cyrus Pays Tribute to Godmother Dolly Parton: “I Have an Angel by My Side”

“What I KNOW is Dolly would want me to feel it, write a song about it, and then continue on and be strong.”

William Basinski Returns With Solo Piano Album

Listen to an excerpt of the composer’s first solo LP in six years, Passing the Cup of Sorrows

Lambchop Wince Through a Disastrous Radio Interview in New Short Film

Henry Phillips (from the movie Punching the Clown) stars as Kurt Wagner in the 10-minute comedy short

David Byrne Announces New Concert Film Who Is the Sky?

It’s directed by The Brutalist’s Brady Corbet and shot on 70mm

Frost Children Remix Underscores’ “The Peace”

The reworked U track arrives alongside a new song, “Unlimited Love”

AZ Chike and Tyler, the Creator Reenact Napoleon Dynamite, Sinners in New Video

“Look Like My Mama,” a collaborative single from Chike’s forthcoming album, gets a cinematic clip

Listen to Floating Points’ New Album, a Ballet Score About Pandora’s Box

“Pandora’s about bringing hell to Earth,” says Sam Shepherd. “She really represents curiosity and change”

U2 Cover the Pogues’ “Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah”

It’s the latest offering from an upcoming Shane MacGowan tribute album

Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore Share Songs From New Film Score

The duo reunited for Threshold, a documentary about Olympic skier Jessie Diggins

Ice Spice and Lil Yachty Link Up for New Song “Out My Face (My Baby)”

The beat-switching track also gets a bifurcated video directed by Yachty himself

Skaiwater Just Dropped a New Album

The surprise Femme Fatale is available to stream now

Watch Cardi B Have a Very New York Summer in “Ah Ha” Video

It’s her first single since 2025’s Am I the Drama?

Hanuman Ansh box office collection: Made for Rs 2 cr, film earns 40.13 cr; surpasses first 3 weeks’ total haul

Mirzapur The Movie gets ‘A’ certificate; CBFC orders cuts to intimate scenes and words

Christine Boylan Strikes First-Look Deal With Paramount TV Studios

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Television Studios is continuing to beef up its roster of television writers and producers.

Norman Reedus Joins Apple TV’s ‘Disavowed’

Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead franchise) is the latest to join the series regular cast of Apple TV’s Disavowed, the upcoming action-packed thriller created by Art Marcum and Matt Holloway (Iron Man, Uncharted).

Jason Momoa, Tenoch Huerta, Adria Arjona & Kiefer Sutherland Join Miles Teller in John Swab Thriller ‘Copperhead’; Black Bear Launching Sales At TIFF

EXCLUSIVE: Black Label Media has added four to the cast of its thriller Copperhead starring Miles Teller: Jason Momoa, Tenoch Huerta, Adria Arjona and Kiefer Sutherland.

Dolly Parton Estate Sets DollyFest Celebrations In Nashville & London

The Dolly Parton Estate has announced two DollyFest celebrations in honor of the late country music icon set for 2027 in Nashville, TN and London, England.

Zurich Bolsters Position As Awards Circuit Stop-Off As ‘Bunker’, ‘Club Kid’ & ‘Adult Supervision’ Join Gala Lineup

The Zurich Film Festival has unveiled Bunker, Ink, Babies and Club Kid as fresh additions to its gala program.

Thanks to a dedicated team 'art-directing' every single NPC, GTA 6 has over 10 times as many unique animations as GTA 5

There are big-budget blockbusters, and then there's GTA 6.

Total War: Warhammer 40,000 wins best PC game at Gamescom

When Total War: Warhammer first debuted, I was much more into the wargame setting's sci-fi counterpart.

Elden Ring's Tarnished Edition is exciting enough on its own, but it's also our last chance to properly experience the game's launch day hype

Play This Right Now Welcome to Play This Right Now, the site version of our weekly newsletter in which we celebrate a new game, update, or DLC that we think is well worth checking out.

1666: Amsterdam's developer says it 'won't be using any AI anymore', and the tech was only used 'in conception and pre-production'—arguably the most creative ph

There was surprise and delight when Summer Game Fest brought the reveal of 1666: Amsterdam , the long awaited dream project from Assassin's Creed co-creator Patrice Désilets.

A 38-year-old NES platformer is getting a Steam remake by its original husband-and-wife team, as the pair's 'final major game product'

Games get remade for all sorts of reasons, but I think you'd struggle to find one with as heartwarming a basis as this.

Fable's story will be '15-20 hours' long, according to its game director, although the game's life systems are 'limitless'

Throughout all of Fable 's showcases and demonstrations this year, one aspect of it has proved difficult to figure out—how big it's going to be.

Metropolitan Museum of Art cancels planned 2027 Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano

Gallianowas fired from the post of creative director of Christian Dior when a series of racist and antisemitic comments from 2010 and 2011 surfaced and went viral, leading to his conviction in an antisemitism trial in France.

Roger Waters joins over 100 artists demanding support for Gaza at Venice Film Festival

The Pink Floyd frontman signs alongside directors Matteo Garrone, Isabel Coixet and actors Guy Pierce and Alia Shawkat.

What to watch on Apple TV: The best shows streaming right now

From Widow's Bay and Schmigadoon! to Severance and For All Mankind, these are the best shows on Apple TV right now.

At long last, Hooters' cinematic origin story will be told

One of the founders of the "breastaurant" chain will serve as a screenwriter on the buddy comedy-esque Hooters: The Movie .

Outsmarting AI slop with a desire for the absurd and original

Audiences are wising up and getting what they deserve from movies and TV.

Shailene Woodley still pretty bummed she got cut as Andrew Garfield's Mary Jane

Woodley filmed scenes as MJ for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 before finding out a year later she'd been cut from the movie.

Liz Meriwether says maybe the real New Girl reunion was the weird little feuds we had along the way

Elizabeth Meriwether is busy, undeniably. The New Girl creator has had five whole other TV shows on the air since her beloved Fox sitcom finished in 2018, ...

What's on TV this week—Chad Powers and The Gentlemen return for season 2

Here is what's happening on TV from Sunday, August 30 through Saturday, September 5, 2026.

Ikkado Ito's The Long Summer of August 31 Manga Gets TV Anime, Live-Action Series Adaptations

SHAFT to produce anime adaptation

Pokémon: Wild Card Anime Film Announced for 2027

CloverWorks animates 1st new anime film in franchise in 6+ years

'The Strongest Man, Born From Misfortune' TV Anime Reveals Promo Video, 2 Characters

Anime based on Fukufuku's light novel series to debut in 2027

Aniplex to Publish Fate/Extra Record Game; Kazuya Nino Leaves Type-Moon studio BB, Steps Down as Game's Director

Nino leaves Type-Moon studio BB due to personal reasons

FX Fighter Kurumi-chan TV Anime Reveals October 1 Debut in Main Promo Video

Star Aina Suzuki performs opening theme

Music Ray'n Suspends Activities of Voice Actress Moka Hinata, States She 'Engaged in Conduct That Damaged Trust'

Hinata's activities suspended until end of December this year

The Power of Spin - An Interview with the BEYBLADE X Team

What's next for the iconic game as it continues to grow?

Sony Music Entertainment Japan, GungHo Online Entertainment Form Capital, Business Alliance

Business alliance to possibly see joint development of games, development of new game projects including utilization of Sony IPs

My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked TV Anime Reveals 3 More Cast Members

Riho Sugiyama as Takiko Mizuse, Ai Kakuma as Homare Takanashi, Minami Tsuda as Chiyo Mitsunaka

Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey Live-Action Film Review

Higashimura, who created the manga and co-wrote the movie’s script, leans into the complex, ambiguous nature of her relationship with Hidaka.