Katy Perry’s rocky album rollout shows how not to manage your pop career
The lead-up to this week’s release of 143, her seventh album, has been a disaster. What went wrong – and where does she go from here?
The lead-up to this week’s release of 143, her seventh album, has been a disaster. What went wrong – and where does she go from here?
Actor Cara Delevingne’s alarmingly not-awful South Dublin accent still front and centre
Blinky the borbor in Monkstown suggests a Jude Law or a Matt Damon
The star once known for her goofiness talks depression, cancel culture and her return to pure pop
From war-zone beginnings, the event is now a cornerstone for the global film industry
From roses to rose diamonds and serene shell shades: here’s a round-up of pinks
An Irishman’s Diary
Fame, failure, assualt, getting high: nothing is off limits in the singer’s memoir
‘The Late Late’ broadcasts a referendum debate, while Jonathan Ross offers a Madonna special
The Lord of the Rings goes on a new epic journey in the Middle Earth of TV, as Amazon acquires global rights and plans a muiltiseason series
The billion-dollar franchise plumbs new depths of awfulness with Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge
Hackers threaten to release latest instalment in the series unless the studio pays up
Sarah J Maas secured a publishing deal in 2008 and has published eight novels since
The tendency to fling the kit off is beginning to look a tad exploitative . . . and not clever
Sorry Peter Jackson, but we’re all Orc’d out - Battle of the Five Armies is both way too much and not nearly enough
The Australian has come a long way, from lauded turns in arthouse hits to the new Robocop. Donald Clarke talks to the star – if only he can get a word in over the puppies and parakeets
Benedict Cumberbatch first set hearts aflutter in the BBCs hugely popular Sherlock, which returns on New Year’s Day, and has since made great waves playing Julian Assange, Khan and now, as the voice of Smaug, the dragon in The Hobbit. He has also made a big impact on the world of otters. He talks to Donald Clarke
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices