The Oscar noms are out but does anyone care?
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The Academy Awards have come to matter less
Alexander Larman is an author and the US books editor of The Spectator.
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The Academy Awards have come to matter less
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The former mistress of Prince Charles has been given a blessing by the current queen
When Prince Harry was unveiled as ‘chief impact officer’ at a tech start-up in California, many people were baffled. What did his job title mean? Well, now we know: his mission is to spout meaningless platitudes for wads of cash. Among the pearls of wisdom dished out by Harry in his appearance on a virtual panel
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The actress and model has confounded expectations and taken control of her own story
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Some of the acting has promise but the show is a reminder that Julian Fellowes has passed his prime
Prince Andrew isn’t known for his shy and retiring nature. That much has been clear, at least, from the saga of the Duke of York’s increasingly compromised public standing. And when a New York judge announced earlier this month that Virginia Roberts’s civil case against Prince Andrew could proceed, he was faced with two options: offer an out-of-court
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He was wrong and the Swifties swarmed him, but there’s value yet in his critique
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Sentence: Ten Years and a Thousand Books in Prison by Daniel Genis reviewed
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Let’s just hope Spider-Man doesn’t sweep all the Oscars and Golden Globes — then we’ll know we’re in real trouble.
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The singer once christened ‘the uncoolest man in the universe’ delivered Big Rock Drama in spades
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The talented writer-director is disgraced but Hollywood loves a penitent comeback
Since he was defeated by Boris Johnson in the 2019 Conservative leadership contest, Jeremy Hunt has had a quieter life as a backbench MP. He has campaigned for the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe from custody in Iran and has been an effective and interventionist chairman of the Health Select Committee, often calling out his own
Shortly after his abdication in 1936, the now-Duke of Windsor wrote a series of letters while in European exile, in which he complained vociferously about numerous perceived privations that he faced. Chief amongst these was the provision for their security. The British government saw this as now being the Duke and Duchess of Windsor’s responsibility,
If any single image epitomised the sacrifices that millions made during the pandemic, it was that of the Queen, masked, black-clad and entirely alone, in a pew at Windsor Castle on 17 April 2021, at Prince Philip’s socially distanced funeral. For those who regard Her Majesty as the exemplar of the public servant, who has
The final judgement, when it came, was phrased with admirable economy. This evening’s statement from Buckingham Palace said simply that: With The Queen’s approval and agreement, The Duke of York’s military affiliations and Royal patronages have been returned to The Queen. The Duke of York will continue not to undertake any public duties and is
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The Old Hollywood great once declared, ‘I am artist, man, American, contemporary’
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If the filmmakers are correct, debating the legacy of a 2021 comedy will be the last thing on anyone’s mind
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Substack gives authors an opportunity to take back control of their own careers and destinies
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Audiences may never leave their couches again — unless it’s for Spider-Man 7
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Ten years after his death, he remains an inspiration to those who applaud wit and freedom