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White House blasted over using Spider-Man to promote ICE campaign

"Your friendly neighborhood ICE agents." Marvel fans have criticised The White House for using Spider-Man in their latest campaign to promote Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

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Israeli ambassador urges cancellation of Kanye West concert in Algarve

Israel's embassy in Portugal accuses Kanye West of spreading hate speech and urges Friday's concert be cancelled, to reject antisemitism and glorifying Nazism.

Cinema

Sequel to Michael Jackson biopic teased with production beginning soon

This year's blockbuster Michael Jackson biopic, which hit $1 billion at the box office, is officially getting a sequel, with production starting later in 2026 or early 2027.

Cinema

From 'Ali G' to 'The Mummy': What posters have been banned since 2000?

Content warning: Some of the movie posters featured in this article are NSFW and can feature images which some may find graphic or distressing.

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Lifestyle

Why John Galliano's Met Gala is already causing controversy

The visionary designer's career retrospective has sparked debate over forgiveness, forgetfulness and fashion's highest honour.

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Controversial sequel: New 'Melania' docu-series is coming to Amazon

A new documentary series focusing on Melania Trump is coming this fall, following the critical and box office flop that was the controversial 'Melania' movie.

Food and Drink

Copenhagen’s iconic restaurant Noma reopens after abuse accusations

Denmark’s iconic Noma restaurant reopens today, but its founder will not be at its helm. Nor will it have its three stars in the Michelin Guide.

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Project Panama: How Anthropic shredded books to train its AI chatbot

Recently unsealed court documents reveal how Anthropic secretly bought, destroyed and scanned books to train its AI chatbot, Claude.

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German court rules AI music generator Suno broke copyright rules

“This ruling sends a powerful international message: creativity has value, and creators’ rights must be respected in the age of artificial intelligence.”

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'Rubberz': Did AI create the song of the summer?

Can fans and artists tell when music was AI-generated? If Fenix Flexin's 'Rubberz' is anything to go by, the answer is a definitive yes.

Lifestyle

AI startup Orchid sparks backlash over relationship-saving assistant

A widely mocked AI startup says its chatbot can handle everything from booking dates to remembering important moments.

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Trump angers music fans with AI image of himself as Elvis Presley

"You're the Devil in disguise"... Donald Trump has angered music fans in his latest spree of AI-generated images, which included one of him as none other than The King of Rock and Roll.

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Own goals: Gianni Infantino's timeline of FIFA controversies

Europe's national teams have threatened to boycott the FIFA World Cup if Gianni Infantino pushes ahead with his controversial plan to privatise the tournament. Euronews Culture looks back at what brought the world of football under FIFA to breaking point.

Cinema

'The Odyssey' debate rages on as author defends film from viral review

The cultural debate over Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ continues, with Pulitzer Prize-finalist Joyce Carol Oates defending the film following a scathing review by translator Emily Wilson, who wrote that the film had “nothing convincing to say.”

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Why are K-pop giants BTS boycotting the 2027 Grammys?

BTS, the best-selling musical act in South Korean history, will sit out the Grammy Awards next year. Their announcement is linked to a new Grammy category which fans have criticised as being an example of non-English language acts being "gatekept out of the main/general categories".

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Amy Winehouse’s father ordered to pay nearly £1million to her friends

Mitch Winehouse "knowingly and deliberately" made unfounded allegations against two of Amy Winehouse's friends, according to the judge.

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Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' daughter Suri drops her father's surname

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ daughter Suri is the latest celebrity child to drop their famous last name. Reports indicate she has legally changed her surname from Cruise to Noelle - Holmes' middle name.

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White House's AI-generated Rick and Morty parody sparks huge backlash

“People can’t afford gas, groceries, rent, and healthcare,” wrote former congresswoman and once Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene in response to Rick and Morty parody video posted by the White House.

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The Nolan effect: 'The Odyssey' drives book sales and Greek learning

The release of Nolan's 'The Odyssey' has sparked a huge surge in people wanting to read Homer's ancient poem and learn the Greek language. Some purists, however, aren't best pleased with the cinematic adaptation...

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'Nauseating': Boy George faces heated backlash for new pro-Israel song

The Culture Club frontman has released a song in solidarity with Israel on his X account, disputing how its offensive in Gaza has been characterised by the UN.