A fact that doesn’t- and shouldn’t - grow any less astonishing to me whenever I read it, in Gideon Rachman’s column this week: ft.com/content/80ace0…

All of this and then his character in the “Kominsky Method” - that wonderful dry sense of humour. Loved watching him, it brought me so much joy (and some tears) in pandemic times.

International comparison… UK highest/ stickiest Fall from peak: US - -7.4% over 11 months Germany - -4.8% over 8 months UK - -3.2% over 8 months France - -2% over 4 months

#Barbenheimer is above all a great commentary: you can be many things, it's not that serious. You can be well-read and interested in topics like history, science and politics AND you can still dress cute, be fun- and most importantly, cheer for other hardworking women 🩷

Greta Gerwig Makes Box Office History as 'Barbie' Scores Biggest Opening Weekend Ever for Female Director variety.com/2023/film/box-…

What a voice. What a stage presence. And a determination to keep going and to keep making art. Sinéad was one of a kind and so was her music and so is her legacy.

Hip-hop at 50: How beats and bars spread from the Bronx around the world bbc.co.uk/news/entertain…

Arm is one of the most important semiconductor firms on the planet. It creates the blueprints for chips that are designed by companies from Apple to Nvidia. Arm-based chips are in 99% of the world's smartphones. That's why its IPO is so closely-watched cnbc.com/2023/08/21/arm…

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, which turns 25 today, was a declaration of independence. With it, Ms. Hill put the entire genre of hip-hop on blast and elevated heartbreak to spiritual proportions p4k.in/LFTLmrL

Every time. He really is an extraordinary talent.

How am I supposed to focus on anything now that I’ve seen #Saltburn ? What a wild ride. Emerald Fennell did it again ✨

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is dead, according to Russian state media, citing the Prison Service. Navalny had been serving sentences amounting to more than 30 years on various charges. A press secretary for Navalny says she has not received confirmation of his

"Economic fundamentals are pretty robust. Now if you say that in the U.S. on television, you get hate mail for being a woke economist" - Tina Fordham previews today's CPI print, as the U.S. election looms

Great work from my colleague Dominika Suskova putting this together to mark the collapse of Credit Suisse.

The music in #Challengers makes it 100000% more melodramatic, more intense and somehow even funnier than it was. It’s the perfect score for this kind of film. Nine Inch Nails are icons 🤌🏼

Kendrick Lamar to Perform at 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show variety.com/2024/music/new…

I’m never not blown away by Saoirse Ronan’s acting but what she did in “The Outrun” was truly next level. An absolute powerhouse of a performance. Darling girl, at (very long) last, here’s hoping..🤞🏼🫶🏼

Kendrick Lamar. That's it. That's the tweet. #SuperBowl