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Aubrey Plaza calls husband Jeff Baena’s death ‘an unimaginable tragedy’
Aubrey Plaza has released a statement after the
death of her husband, Jeff Baena
, who was found at his Los Angeles home on Friday after taking his own life.“This is an unimaginable tragedy,” the actor and Baena’s family said in a joint statement shared with media …
Labour to make taking intimate images without consent a criminal offence
Predators who take intimate images of unwitting victims or install cameras to do so could face up to two years’ in jail under plans drawn up by Labour.
Ministers have also confirmed that they plan to create a new offence for those who create sexually explicit deepfake images.
While it …
Ex-husband of The Vivienne says ‘heart is shattered’ after Drag Race star’s death
The ex-husband of the drag artist known as The Vivienne has said his “heart is shattered” after
the death of the RuPaul’s Drag Race star
, as the hit TV show’s host paid tribute to “a lovely human being”.James Lee Williams, who won the 2019 first series …
‘They wanted a host without much personality’: Evan Davis and Peter Jones on Dragons’ Den
Peter Jones, Dragon
I was running a fairly successful telecoms business and had a phone call from the BBC saying that they’d like to come and chat. I was intrigued enough to say yes. I was late for our meeting and while he was waiting for me, Martyn Smith, the …
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner The Vivienne dies aged 32
James Lee Williams, known as drag artist The Vivienne, has died at the age of 32, his public relations representative announced on Sunday.
Simon Jones posted on Instagram on Sunday: “It is with immense sadness that we let you know our beloved James Lee Williams – The Vivienne, has passed …
Siegfried and Roy: the superstar illusionists get an extravagant opera, complete with live magic
‘The tyrant is gone and the nightmare is done’: Syrian exiles hope for a brighter future
Director of Edinburgh international festival warns cuts put its status at risk
From Edvard Munch to Central Cee: Observer critics choose their cultural highlights for 2025
Film
American auteurs return
A new film from one of the heavy hitters of US cinema is always cause for celebration, and with projects from Kathryn Bigelow, Noah Baumbach and Paul Thomas Anderson on the horizon, there’s plenty to whet cineaste appetites in the coming year. Details on …
The big chill: warming, nourishing culture to help you hibernate until spring
TV
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light
iPlayer
Period dramas are traditionally rather cosy, but from the very first scenes – a stark restaging of Anne Boleyn’s beheading – it’s clear
this adaptation
of the final book in Hilary Mantel’s epic Thomas Cromwell trilogy will be a bracing …