The writer’s home was a regular haunt of African-American cultural giants In the Provençal town of Saint-Paul-de-Vence, the picturesque stone house beneath the medieval ramparts is known as “la maison de Jimmy”. The official records office lists it as the ancienne maison Baldwin. Here in the hills behind the Côte d’Azur, the Harlem-born writer and …
Cohen’s letter to Marianne Ihlen said ‘our bodies are falling apart and I think I will follow you very soon’ Leonard Cohen penned a poignant final letter to his dying muse Marianne Ihlen, a longtime friend of hers revealed on Canadian radio. Ihlen, whom Cohen wrote about in So Long, Marianne and Bird on a …
Hyde Park Picture House wins £2.4m grant while William Morris’s country home in Oxfordshire is one of 11 other recipients A tiny cinema that opened in Leeds within months of the outbreak of the first world war, now believed to be the only one in the world still lit by gas, has won a £2.4m …
Actor says experience ‘really, really sucks’ after being detained for a third time in seven years, this time in LA The Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan has expressed annoyance about being detained by US airport immigration authorities for a third time, saying the experience “really, really sucks”. The last time Khan, 50, was detained by …
The rapper and the doyenne of domesticity will host new unscripted show for VH1, which will see the pair hosting dinners attended by celebrity guests In what’s surely one of the unlikeliest pairings to ever grace the small screen, Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg have been brought together to co-present VH1’s new unscripted series, Martha …
London nightclub suspends operations amid investigation into recent deaths of two teenagers The London nightclub Fabric is to close this weekend after the drug-related deaths of two teenagers. The most recent incident took place on Saturday, when an 18-year-old male collapsed outside the venue at 8.20am and was pronounced dead shortly after. Another 18-year-old died …
The pair, who last collaborated on The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, are in talks to work together again on follow-up to the 2013 zombie thriller David Fincher is in talks to direct Brad Pitt in a sequel to the 2013 zombie thriller World War Z. According to Variety, Pitt is courting the Gone Girl …
Rapper, now 29-years-old started working aged 13, has made $20m and will turn his attention to acting and TV production US rapper Bow Wow has announced he is retiring from music, saying he just doesn’t see himself rapping as a 30-year-old. Bow Wow, 29, found fame at the age of 13 as Lil’ Bow Wow …
Ramin Djawadi, composer of the score of the HBO hit, is leading an orchestra on an audiovisual tour of the US that promises to ‘bring the Seven Kingdoms to life’ A live Game of Thrones concert experience has been announced. The 28-day tour, featuring music from the HBO television series, has been described as a …
Abel Tesfaye joins list of stars – including Beyoncé, Jay Z and Drake – who are making their support for the movement a matter of record R&B star the Weeknd has donated $250,000 (£193,000) to the Black Lives Matter network. The Fader reported the donation, which was later confirmed by his representatives, according to other …
Group of more than 30 documentarians, including eight Oscar winners, has called on the justice department to investigate ‘harassment’ of citizen journalists People who film police violence are citizen journalists. We stand with them A group of more than 40 documentarians, including eight Oscar winners, has called on the justice department to investigate the “harassment” …
Artists, poets, film directors and musicians call on Brazilian government and European companies to recognise the rights of the Munduruku people Some 48 musicians, poets, chefs, artists, film directors and other celebrities including Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Mark Rylance have called on the Brazilian government and European companies to recognise the rights …
The bassist/songwriter alleges Osbourne’s Blizzard Music ‘short-changed’ him in connection with hit song Crazy Train – a claim the company denies Ozzy Osbourne’s former bassist Bob Daisley has sued the musician and his company Blizzard Music Limited for unpaid royalties. The musician has accused Osbourne of withholding over $2m in unpaid royalties from the song …
Sheeran’s Grammy-winning hit Thinking Out Loud copied the ‘heart’ of Gaye song, says its co-writer Ed Townsend as he sues British artist in New York Ed Sheeran has been accused of copying elements of Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On for his hit single Thinking Out Loud. The track, which became the first to spend …
The Star Wars: The Force Awakens actor deleted her Instagram account shortly after using the social platform to address gun violence in America Daisy Ridley has left Instagram, and taken a break from social media after a backlash for sharing a post about victims of gun violence, on Monday. A day after attending the Teen …